Infosecurity News
Research shows “dramatic growth” in global cyber attacks
Data from Websense Labs has identified a dramatic increase in cyber attacks during 2012, led by an astounding 600% increase in malicious web links detected by the company’s ThreatSeeker monitoring network.
Infosecurity Magazine Launches Information Security Hub on The Guardian website
Information security is rapidly moving up the board agenda, particularly in light of proposed EU legislation that would compel companies to report cyber breaches. Neelie Kroes, Digital agenda commissioner has said that Europe needs to improve how it deals with cyber security. The concern for businesses is the impact that reporting breaches might have on their corporate reputation and the bottom line.
Former Symantec CEO joins FireEye board
Enrique T. Salem, former Symantec president and CEO, has joined the FireEye board of directors, the company announced today
Five-month malvertising campaign serves up silent infections
A large malvertising campaign has been serving up malware infections via web advertisements from online marketing services for at least five months, a Symantec investigation has revealed.
The biter bit – Bit9 hacked
On Friday whitelist security firm Bit9 admitted that it had been compromised, and that its code-signing certificates had been forged to attack a small number of its customers.
Globally, high-malware regions have less broadband
When it comes to malware infestations, it turns out that the most wired regions of the world are actually the least vulnerable.
Employees 'don't think twice' about stealing corporate data
Even though corporate cyber espionage is a perennial headline-grabber, it turns out that the greatest danger of losing trade secrets comes from within.
Visa reveals $11 million ATM heist
Some ring in the New Year with champagne, others with highly coordinated theft operations. In the latter camp, Visa has revealed that cybercriminals pulled off an $11 million ATM heist as 2012 wound to a close.
ESET releases new versions of anti-virus and internet security products
Slovakia-based security vendor ESET has introduced NOD32 Antivirus 6 and ESET Smart Security 6 with anti-theft, a dedicated anti-phishing module and social media scanner
Lucky 13 – a new attack against SSL/TLS
According to the SSL Labs website, “There is little doubt that SSL is the technology that protects the internet. By transforming insecure communication channels into opaque data streams, SSL allows sensitive data to reach its destination uncompromised.”
Malware takes a Nap to avoid detection
Everyone likes to catch some naptime shut-eye now and again – including, apparently, malware. FireEye Labs has encountered stealthy malware that employs extended sleep calls to evade automated analysis systems capturing its behavior.
Trust and Cooperation key to EU cyber strategy, says EC
The strategy and an accompanying proposal for a Directive on Network and Information Security (NIS) across the European Union is expected to be published today, February 7 2013.
Joint Microsoft/Symantec operation takes down Bamital botnet
Bamital is a click-fraud and search hijack operation that is estimated to have earned its operators around $1 million annually. Microsoft and Symantec have now identified and shut down all known components of the botnet.
Tridium vulnerability throws building controls wide open to hackers
Imagine if hackers were able to remotely control electronic door locks, alarms, lights, elevators, heating and thermostat systems, and other physical industrial facilities? Well it turns out that, thanks to a critical vulnerability in Honeywell industrial control systems, they can.
Juniper Networks acquires Accumuli’s Webscreen DDoS mitigation technology
The agreement, effective from February 4, 2013, gives the US networking giant the Webscreen technology plus some assets, while providing Accumuli with $10 million to invest in its core services.
ForeScout and AirWatch team up on enterprise-based BYOD solutions
Two vendors specializing in enterprise-based mobile security recently announced a partnership that will integrate their technologies for BYOD deployments
Malware monetization settles into four main vectors
When it comes to malware, threats are coalescing into four typical methods that cybercriminals are using today to extract money from their victims, according to Fortinet Labs. The research also showed increasing activity in mobile malware variants of the Android Plankton ad kit, as well as in hacktivist web server vulnerability scanning.
Visa to support generic EMV to bolster US smart card adoption
Card processing giant Visa is embracing the idea of a common US debit security approach by agreeing to partially open up the kimono on the technology behind its Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) chip card – hoping to facilitate EMV adoption in the process.
Chinese ties suspected in APT targeting aerospace and defense industries
An advanced persistent threat (APT) specifically targeting the aerospace and defense industries has been uncovered, with likely ties to Chinese hackers, security researchers say.
DroidCleaner: Android malware that infects PCs
DroidCleaner, an Android app that claims to free up smartphone memory but actually infects connected PCs, has been removed from Google Play but is still available from third-party app stores.
