The dangers of reporting on matters of a darker nature in the world of IT security were thrown sharply into focus today when security researcher Brian Krebs revealed he had experienced a sustained DDoS attack on his news servers.
More than 150 data breaches uncovered in Norfolk and Suffolk, England
A Freedom of Information request has uncovered more than 150 breaches of the UK Data Protection Act (DPA) since 2008 at police departments, city and county councils, and hospitals in Norfolk and Suffolk, England.
Data security analysts’ salaries to rise 6%, says Robert Half
Salaries for data security analysts are predicted to rise 6% in 2012, while IT salaries overall are expected to increase 4.5% next year, according to research by Robert Half Technology.
Russian hackers behind first successful US SCADA system attack
Russian hackers are reported to have been behind an attack on a water utility station in Springfield, Illinois, earlier this month, destroying a pump after gaining unauthorized access to the system.
Customisable version of the Android Spitmo malware ported to the Symbian platform
F-Secure’s research team claims to have discovered a recode of the Spitmo malware for the Symbian smartphone platform.
Archiving email on webmail services exposes sensitive data
Close to one-third of companies are archiving email on free webmail services such as Gmail and Hotmail, which exposes potentially sensitive information in those emails to breaches.
Skype PayPal phishing campaign under way
Skype users are being warned about a phishing campaign designed to harvest their PayPal account credentials.
Facebook porn spam security breach raises concerns
Facebook is investigating a huge wave of spam attacks that have caused violent and pornographic images to be posted on some users’ profile pages.
Kaspersky Lab reports BIOS infections are making a cybercriminal comeback
The Q3 security threats report from Kaspersky Lab claims that all manner of new and varied threats are now heaving into view on the threats horizon. Threats such as hidden malware in QR codes all the way to targeted attacks on major firms are the lates…
EURid adds easy-signing DNSSEC technology to web site registration
EURid, the .eu top level domain registry, has taken the wraps off a new service for internet registrars that simplifies the signing and managing of .eu domain names enabled for the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) enhanced hosting facility.