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.