Infosecurity News
FBI chief warns Congress that hackers will become greatest national security threat
The top G-man is warning Congress that hackers will pose a greater danger to US national security than terrorists in the not-too-distant future.
Science and Technology Committee publishes Malware and Cyber Crime report
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has today published its Malware and Cybercrime report – a recommendation to the UK government on how to tackle online threats.
Audit reveals Maryland inmates had access to social security numbers
Prison inmates in Maryland had access to social security numbers of patients who received treatment under the state’s Medicaid program, according to a recent state audit.
Major UK companies still not blocking porn namesakes
The XXX domain suffix was launched last September to provide a voluntary ‘responsible’ home for adult sites; but daily.co.uk has noted that 90% of the UK’s fastest growing companies have not yet protected their brands.
Update: Windows Media Player vulnerability
New research from M86 Labs adds further insight on the MIDI exploit first highlighted by Trend Micro last week.
Dr. Strangelove in cyberspace: Experts warn of cyber arms race
More than half of policy makers and global cybersecurity experts believe that an arms race is taking place in cyberspace, according to a new report by McAfee and the Security and Defence Agenda think tank.
FBI may have used spyware in making case against MegaUpload
The FBI likely employed its CIPAV spyware to eavesdrop on Kim Dotcom and other managers of MegaUpload, according to a report by CNET.
Trymedia breach exposes credit card numbers of 12,000 digital game customers
Trymedia’s ActiveStore web-based storefront application, which processes digital game purchases made by customers on its partners’ websites, was recently breached, exposing credit card numbers and other personal information of more than 12,000 customers
A call for a new standard in infosec training and awareness
A talk at the Information Exploitation Conference at the Home Office’s Security and Policing Exhibition 2012 today addresses the disconnect between user and professional, and calls for a new standard that focuses on training and awareness.
IE6 users: no longer caught between a rock and a hard place
As Microsoft seeks to wean users away from the aging and insecure Internet Explorer 6, companies with IE6 legacy applications are stuck – they can’t upgrade to a newer OS because IE6 is no longer supported; and they still need IE6.
Get your free iPhone 5 here...NOT!
The iPhone 5 is expected to hit the market sometime this year, but scammers are looking to give you one for "free" right now.
I'm not behind Kelihos botnet, claims Sabelnikov
Andrey Sabelnikov, named in Microsoft court papers as controller of the Kelihos botnet, declares his innocence in a LiveJournal post.
Warining issued for exploit of patched flaw in Windows Media Player
Trend Micro researchers are warning that a recently patched flaw in Windows Media Player is being used by remote hackers to launch malware.
Technical controls not enough to ensure real cyber security
A new report from the Information Security Forum (ISF) proposes the evolution from simple data defense to cyber resilience.
Is Carberp poised for global expansion?
New research from anti-malware company ESET shows how easy it is to tailor Carberp to attack new and different targets.
O2 apologizes for security breach
Mobile operator O2 has apologized for a technical problem that resulted in subscribers' phone numbers being included in header information sent to websites they visited.
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms
European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes a new regulation and a new directive.
Pacific Northwest train signals disrupted by hacker, says TSA
Hackers, possibly from abroad, attacked a Pacific Northwest railway company’s computer system, disrupting railway signals in December, according to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
O2 investigates security risk allegation
UK mobile operator O2 is investigating claims it is putting customer security at risk by sending their phone numbers as header information to websites they visit.
NIST issues guidelines for public cloud computing security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in the public cloud.
