Infosecurity News
Oracle releases 66 new fixes across 28 product lines
Oracle has released a staggering 66 new fixes across 28 product lines in its January 2011 security advisory.
BlackBerry splits personal and corporate data
Research in Motion (RIM) will introduce partitioning software on its BlackBerry smartphone devices to allow users to separate personal and corporate data.
Hackers sell access to military and government websites
Dozens of military, government and education websites have been hacked and are up for sale, according to researchers from Imperva's Hacker Intelligence Initiative (HII).
McDonald's opinion poll phishing emails detected
Researchers from AppRiver are reporting 'opinion poll' emails arriving on the internet, supposedly from fast food outlet McDonald's, and offering recipients the prospect of a $250 reward.
Digital forensics arrives on the Apple iPad and iPhone 4
Guidance Software, the company behind the popular range of EnCase digital forensics software, has extended/ported the forensics application to support the Apple iPad, iPhone 4 and iPod touch.
Larry Page reclaims Google chief executive post from Eric Schmidt
Google co-founder Larry Page is to take over as chief executive in April from Eric Schmidt, who will then become executive chairman.
EC carbon credits scheme halted after hackers burn through 28 million euro worth of credits
The European Commission (EC) has suspended trading in carbon credits after unknown hackers compromised the accounts of Czech traders and reportedly siphoned off around 28 million euro worth of carbon credit certificates.
Insiders pose increasing fraud risk to financial institutions
Internal fraud poses an increasing risk to financial institutions, according to a report from the Aite Group.
NY Times: Stuxnet was a US-Israeli effort to disrupt Iran's nuclear program
The Stuxnet worm was an Israeli-US project developed at the highly secretive Israeli Dimona complex in the Negev desert to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program, according to a report in the New York Times.
Iran gets access to Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome
Google has announced that Iranians will be able to download Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome, available for the first time following the easing of US export controls.
Bohu attacks on cloud-based anti-virus prove need for new security approach
Bohu, a new type of malware, is attacking cloud-based anti-virus (AV) technology from popular suppliers in China.
CSC to provide Air Force with intrusion prevention services
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) will provide network intrusion detection and prevention services to the US Air Force’s 33rd Network Warfare Squadron under a five-year, $30 million contract.
Infosecurity adds Cloud Security Alliance as latest blog contributor
Infosecurity magazine is delighted to welcome the newest addition to our roster of bloggers – the Cloud Security Alliance.
Two men charged in AT&T iPad account hacking case
Prosecutors have filed charges against two men for hacking into AT&T’s website and stealing email addresses and other personal information of 120,000 iPad users.
Hackers are gambling that casino databases will have big payoff
Hackers are targeting Las Vegas casinos’ customer databases in order to gain access to personal financial information or steal players club points, according to gaming regulators.
Making sense of the threat of cyber war
Heavy lobbying, lurid language and poor analysis are inhibiting government planning for cyber protection, says a new report on Systemic Cyber Security published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Nine NHS trusts to collaborate on ID systems
Nine NHS trusts across Cumbria and Lancashire are to collaborate on the deployment of a single identity management system.
CompTIA revises industry certifications, introduces continuing education
Non-profit IT trade association CompTIA has amended its approach to professional education, as the group announced changes to its certification process that includes a continuing education program.
Attack toolkits enable even Luddites to steal money online
Symantec is warning that attack toolkits are making it easy for technically unsophisticated criminals to launch attacks against websites that result in the theft of millions of dollars.
Rapper's Twitter account shut down after second hack
It seems that Twitter is at last taking account security seriously, after apparently pro-actively shutting down rapper Lil' Wayne's microblogging account after it was hacked for a second time.
