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.
IT security budgets are expected to increase this year
More than half of organizations expect to increase their information security spending in 2012, some by 8% of more, according to a survey by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).