Infosecurity News
HP completes Fortify acquisition
HP has announced it has completed its acquisition of security firm Fortify Software.
One million malware-infected spam HMTLs appearing every day says Barracuda Networks
Hackers are using an increasing variety of sophisticated attack vectors to infect internet users PCs, and it seems that infected spam HTML is now being used as a carrier. In its latest attack vector analysis, Barracuda Networks claims that it is now seeing more than a million instances a day of unwanted emails containing malicious HTML attachments.
Microsoft helps to create opportunities for young jobseekers
Microsoft today launched the second phase of Britain Works, its three-year plan to get half a million people into employment by 2012, reports Personnel Today.
Cybersecurity bill would give president emergency powers
Proposed cybersecurity legislation, a combination of existing bills circulating on Capitol Hill, would give the president power to declare an emergency if there is an imminent cyber threat to the nation’s critical infrastructure.
Google tackles rogue pharmacies in court
Google has joined the fight against online sales of counterfeit drugs by taking legal action against rogue pharmacies that advertise on its sites.
Czech Republic halts Google’s Street View cameras
The Czech Republic has banned Google from extending its use of the Street View mapping service due to privacy concerns.
Nosey NHS staffer looked at patient records 330-plus times
An NHS IT manager in Yorkshire has been warned he faces a prison term after he admitted illegally spying on medical records of patients. Data security specialist Imperva says the fact that he was able to do this highlights the need to lock down private data in large organisations, and only allow viewing on a need-to-access and auditable basis.
BAE Systems to provide FBI information security safeguards
UK-based BAE Systems received a $40 million order to provide certification and accreditation services, as well as information security risk assessments, for FBI computer networks.
Apple acquires Polar Rose face recognition software firm
Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.
Apple acquires Polar Rose face recognition software firm
Apple is to acquire Swedish face recognition software firm Polar Rose for an undisclosed amount.
Twitter hit by XSS attack
The Twitter micro-blogging service website was apparently hit by an XSS, or cross-site scripting, attack today that took advantage of a mouse rollover vulnerability.
Aggressive plug-and-play malware campaign returns
There has been a recent resurgence in plug-and-play (PNP) malware campaigns by spammers after a two-week period of inactivity. The spammers are using what appear to be stolen emails as templates to send out millions of new virulent messages, according to St. Bernard’s Red Condor team.
Microsoft confirms zero-day vulnerability in ASP.NET
Microsoft has issued a security advisory confirming exploits of an unpatched vulnerability that affects web applications built on ASP.NET.
Intel investigates how anti-piracy HDCP protocol was exposed
Intel is investigating how a master key for its High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) anti-piracy protocol was published online.
Microsoft confirms zero-day vulnerability in ASP.NET
Microsoft has issued a security advisory confirming exploits of an unpatched vulnerability that affects web applications built on ASP.NET.
ArcSight offers $49.00 entry-level audit logging package
Data security and compliance specialist ArcSight has taken the wraps off a slew of product updates - Enterprise Security Manager 5.0, Identityview 2.0 and Logger 5.0 - with the offer of a $49.00 version of Logger, its universal log management software.
Intel investigates how anti-piracy HDCP protocol was exposed
Intel is investigating how a master key for its High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) anti-piracy protocol was published online.
Adobe rushes emergency security patch for Flash Player
Adobe has issued an emergency update to address a critical security flaw in its software for the second time in two weeks, this time for its Flash Player.
Interpol chief admits Facebook ID theft
Interpol chief Ronald Noble has admitted that criminals have stolen his identity by setting up two Facebook accounts in his name.
Europe calls for global internet treaty
Europe has proposed a global internet treaty to protect the net from political interference and place into international law its founding principles of open standards, net neutrality, freedom of expression and pluralistic governance.
