Recent reports on the return of the Kelihos demonstrate the difficulty in keeping a good bot down.
Telecom execs warn Congress about excessive regulation in cyber bills
US telecom executives came out strongly against government regulation of cybersecurity in the private sector during a House hearing this week.
Vupen strikes again: French team cracks IE 9 in Pwn2Own hack contest
A team from the French security firm Vupen has cracked a second browser during the Pwn2Own hacking contest at CanSecWest – Internet Explorer 9 – after compromising Chrome on the first day of the competition.
SFIA Foundation maps ISACA certifications to IT skills framework
The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) Foundation has recognized two ISACA information security certifications as part of its IT skills framework.
McGill shuts down website that published confidential donor data
Canada’s McGill University has shut down a website that published confidential data on school donors, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and the amount they donated.
Rogue anti-virus up and Kelihos botnet is back
GFI Software’s report for February highlights two main issues: the incidence of rogue anti-virus is continuing to increase; and the Kelihos botnet ‘taken down’ last year is resurgent.
Today’s #FFF hack by Anonymous is a police equipment store
Anonymous has vowed to do a hack every Friday, calling it the #FFF campaign. Today AntiSec defaced the New York Ironworks, a police equipment supplier that describes itself as ‘NYC’s finest police equipment & tactical op’s gear store.’
Kaspersky perplexed by Duqu code
Kaspersky Lab researcher Igor Soumenkov is asking for help in identifying a mystery code in the Duqu virus, the follow-on to Stuxnet uncovered last year.
Heat wave: US administration tries to ‘simulate’ support for Senate cybersecurity bill
The Obama administration on Wednesday simulated a cyber attack on the New York City power grid during a summer heat wave in an effort to convince US senators to pass comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.
CPA may help local authorities reduce data loss
Becrypt’s DISK Protect full-disk encryption product is the first commercial product to be granted CPA certification. By encrypting local authority laptops, it may help prevent the continuous leakage of personal data.