MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

A hacker associated with an Anonymous affiliate has released source code for Symantec’s pcAnywhere security software onto the Pirate Bay file-sharing website after an apparent attempt to extort $50,000 from the security vendor.

The commercialization of cybercrime continues, with Trusteer describing what it calls ‘Factory Outlets’ for the sale of stolen user credentials.

With ‘privacy’ such an emotive and complex issue, Canadian companies should note that an action for tort (civil action) for ‘intrusion upon seclusion’ has been recognized by the Ontario Appeal Court.

The hacktivist group Anonymous apparently gained control over the Boston Police Department’s community policing website in retaliation for the police crackdown on the Occupy Boston protests.

The volume of cybersecurity job ads declined in the fourth quarter in the US, compared to a four-year high in the third-quarter of 2011, according to a survey by WANTED Analytics.

Two US lawsuits, both involving producers of adult content, raise interesting questions: is the owner of an unsecured WiFi responsible for all downloaded material, and can you copyright pornography?

Spammers are targeting QuickBooks users in a tax-related scam that links to a BlackHole exploit kit.

Australia’s central bank is seeking help from information security providers to beef up its protection against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Adobe has announced the release of a beta version of a Protected Mode (sandboxed) Flash Player for Firefox running on Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Rootkits are on the rise and traditional security software will not protect you, warns a Symantec white paper.