The consumerization of IT is one of the hottest trends of late, leaving many ITsec pros wondering how they can balance the demands of their users with the security of their enterprise networks. It appears that one successful model has been under our no…
IT security should be about good management, not tech performance, says IDC
IT security in an increasingly complex threat environment needs to be more about management than technology performance, according to Eric Domage, program manager for IDC in Europe.
ISACA announces cloud/PCI-DSS conference for November
ISACA has announced that its Information Security and Risk Management Conference – which takes place in Barcelona on November 14 to 16 – will feature cloud computing and PCI DSS guidance at its heart.
Thales director says DigiNotar hack means that CA security needs to go down the hardware route
The fallout from the hack of the DigiNotar certificate authority in the Netherlands means that SSL certificates can no longer be trusted, says Mark Knight, director of product management with Thales e-Security.
Employers beware: Fix known flaws or risk retaliation
Companies should fix known access vulnerabilities in order to prevent disgruntled former employees from wreaking havoc on their systems, advises Adam Bosnian with Cyber-Ark Software.
GlobalSign web certificate authority back online after hacker breach
Belgian web certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign is back online after investigating claims by the hacker who breached the Dutch DigiNotar CA that its systems had also been breached.
Hacker accesses 40,000 credit and debit cards processed by arcade vendor
Vacationland Vendors, a Wisconsin-based supplier of arcade equipment and vending machines, said credit and debits cards used in its card processing system over a two and a half year period may have been exposed.
Russia’s UK embassy reports DDoS attack on website
The Russian embassy in London has complained that its website mysteriously crashed over the weekend, after being hit by a DDoS attack. The site downing reportedly coincided with Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Moscow.
Android keylogger app – powered by accelerometer/gyroscope movements – revealed
An associate professor in the computer science department of the University of California has developed a proof-of-concept app that uses the smartphone/tablet’s on-device accelerometer/gyroscope technology to interpret – and record – users’ keystrokes.
More botnets using the same compromised devices, Damballa finds
The number of botnets running on compromised devices increased in the first half of 2011, despite the recent takedown of a number of high-profile botnets, according to Damballa’s first half 2011 Advanced Threat Report.