IT Managers Are Overconfident About Insider Breaches
While 63 percent think it’s easy to govern access rights, 42 percent admit they aren’t able to monitor or prevent insider breaches.
View ArticleZeus-Laden Parking Fines Affecting UK Citizens
Computer users in the United Kingdom are assaulted by phishing emails claiming penalties for unpaid parking and containing a variant of the Zeus Trojan disguised as a PDF file. Zeus Trojan, also known...
View ArticleIBM Discloses Details of Critical Android Flaw Patched by Google
IBM researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability affecting everyone not running the most up-to-date version of Google Android.
View ArticleSMS Worm Selfmite Makes an Entry, and an Exit
A new strain of Android malware has been discovered recently propagating through short text messages to different contacts in the list of thevictimsinfected smartphone. Unlike other forms of malware,...
View ArticleUS Begins ‘Unprecedented’ Auction of Silk Road Bitcoins
WASHINGTON – The bitcoin world kicked into high gear Friday as the US government began auctioning some of the virtual currency seized in an FBI investigation of dark Web bazaar Silk Road.
View ArticleEnterprises Need More Than MDM to Address Mobile Security Risks: Analysis
When it comes to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and mobile security, organizations are often shortsighted, focusing only on protecting corporate data stored on mobile devices. This narrow view prevents...
View ArticleDropbox Used by Trojan to Update Command and Control Settings
A variant of the PlugX RAT (remote access tool) has been discovered to use a Dropbox account to update the settings for the command and control server. Researchers at Trend Micro found that the new...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Says Saudi Govt Targeting Dissidents with Malware
DUBAI – Human Rights Watch on Friday demanded a clarification from Saudi Arabia over allegations from security researchers that the kingdom is infecting and monitoring dissidents’ mobile phones with...
View ArticlePayPal User Agreement Change – Phishing
Some users have received emails claiming to deliver news of the latest modifications regarding the PayPal user agreement. PayPal has not made any changes to the document, and the message is a phishing...
View ArticleMicrosoft to suspend certain email security notifications
Citing government policies, as of July 1 Microsoft will no longer use email to issue certain security notifications.
View ArticleAirport Breach a Sign for IT Industry to Think Security, Not Money
CSO – The two U.S. airports that had their computers compromised by an unknown group of hackers is a wake up call that America’s best IT talent needs to focus less on money and more on national...
View ArticleLongstanding Security Vulnerability Found in LZO Compression Algorithm
A serious security hole that has been plaguing the Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer (LZO) algorithm for the past 20 years has been finally patched.
View ArticleOne year after NSA revelations, DNI releases transparency report
The Director of National Intelligence has taken a cue from Silicon Valley giants with more transparency about data collection.
View ArticleTracy Morgan Died A Few Minutes Ago – Facebook Scam
Since cybercriminals spare no occasion to attract as many victims as possible, one of the recent scams on Facebook takes advantage of Tracy Morgans unfortunate car accident.The crooks are luring the...
View ArticleOil and Natural Gas Industry Forms New Information Sharing Initiative (ONG-ISAC)
The Oil and Natural Gas industry this week unveiled a new Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ONG-ISAC) to facilitate the exchange of information, help evaluate risks, and provide up-to-date...
View ArticleOverhauling data center security for the good of all
This week’s Great Debate put David Chernicoff and me into the virtual ring to discuss optimizing data center security either with an overhaul or with incremental changes. I took the overhaul side, but...
View Article‘Internet’s Own Boy’ explores hacker Aaron Swartz’s life, death
Documentary film director Brian Knappenberger in his downtown Los Angeles production office in advance of his new film, “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz.”
View ArticleNorway Does A Ctrl+Alt+Delete On E-Voting Experiment
During the 2013 elections, online voting was an option in Norway. Even so, Erna Solberg, chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway, casts an old school ballot.
View ArticleNew Bedford man pleads guilty to computer hacking
A New Bedford man pleaded guilty Friday to hacking into computer networks around the country – including networks belonging to law enforcement agencies, a local police department and a local college –...
View ArticleAre Digital Retailers Focusing Their Security in the Wrong Place?
CIO – High-profile data breaches have plagued retail this year – Target, Neiman Marcus, Michael’s and other U.S. retailers have seen headlines about their woes splashed across both digital and print...
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