Infosecurity News

(ISC)2 Opens GISLA Nominations
This year’s GISLA program will recognize government information security professionals who see opportunity in crisis, whether in federal or state/local service.

Hackers Spend 200+ Days Inside Systems Before Discovery
M-Trends report notes drop in average detection time but plenty to keep security teams busy

McAfee Warns of Persistent Mobile MITM Flaws
Unpatched SSL vulnerabilities could be exposing millions to attack

Telegram's 'Encrypted' Mobile Chats Easily Hacked
A critical vulnerability exposes more than 50 million users who believe the app provides the security to chat freely.

Google Wallet, CloudPay Take Aim at Mobile Payment Ubiquity
Options for turning mobile devices into payment mechanisms are making their way to the mainstream market.

Norton Update Breaks Internet Explorer
Security giant forced to do emergency repairs over the weekend

Lenovo Releases Superfish Removal Tool
Users finally have means to uninstall controversial adware

American Sniper Takes Home the Award for...Most-Pirated Film
Oscar nominations sparked a triple-digit uptick in piracy, costing studios as much as $40 million in lost revenue.

Google Gives Developers a Helping Hand with Cloud Scanner
New tool will help weed out cross-site scripting and mixed content flaws

Power-Off Malware Stays Awake to Take Over your Phone
AVG warns of new threat to smartphone users

Lenovo Claims Superfish Preloads Stopped in January but Fears Persist
Users urged to uninstall adware which launches Man in the Middle attacks against them

UK Worst in Europe for Cookie Volumes
But ICO study does claim British sites are best at explaining cookies to visitors

UK Government Admits Lawyer-Client Spying Broke Rights Laws
Shock admission puts intelligence services in the dock again

Microsoft Pushes New Security Features on Outlook App
Redmond claims it’s making application more business-friendly

RedTube Becomes Second Major Porn Site to Serve Malware to Millions
A malicious code injection in the homepage redirected to the Angler Exploit Kit.

Desert Falcon Group Swooped on One Million Files
Kaspersky Lab claims Arab cyber-mercenaries attacked over 3000 victims

RBS and NatWest to Allow Mobile Banking via Touch ID
Apple iPhone users will get one-swipe access to their accounts

Trend Micro: Arid Viper Could be the Start of Something Big
Researchers find evidence of ‘supra organization’ supplying attack infrastructure

Kasperky Lab Unveils ‘Equation’: the Grand Daddy of APT Groups
Sheer scale, sophistication and lifespan of the group puts all others in the shade

Carbanak Hackers Target Banks in $1bn Attack Campaign
Multi-national gang stayed hidden for two years



