Cutting through the Weekly Mobile Security Noise: Past, Present and Future Threats

This weekly cyber security briefing reports several serious issues: a sophisticated White House intrusion linked to Russian hackers via a compromised State Department email account exposing sensitive scheduling information; continued global exposure to the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw despite patching efforts; the emergence of 'drive-by-logins' that abuse website vulnerabilities to install malware without phishing; and FBI alerts about attackers exploiting vulnerable WordPress plugins (including groups claiming ISIS ties) to target religious, government, and media sites.