A hacker group called ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ hacked Twitter for an hour early on 18 December, redirecting users to a website containing a green flag and Arabic writing.
Businesses migrate to virtualised security appliances
A study from IDC Research shows that virtualised security appliances (VSAs) are becoming more and more popular amongst a growing number of companies.
Adobe admits to another PDF security vulnerability
Adobe has announced its latest zero-day security vulnerability in what has become a litany of such flaws this year – and this one won’t be patched until halfway through January.
US military drones video feeds hacked by Iraqi terrorists
The US military is reported to be in quiet uproar after it emerged that Iraqi terrorists have hacked and monitored the video feeds from Predators, pilotless aircraft used for unmanned surveillance.
AppGate and Signify team up on cloud-based two-factor authentication
AppGate and Signify have announced they are able to offer clients unified secure access to protected information with strong, cloud-based, two-factor authentication.
Secure USB sticks help to defend Royal Marsden hospital data
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, whose hospital was one of the first to develop cancer treatments back in the 1850s, is using secure USB sticks as part of a managed security solution to protect patient records.
Webroot reports zero-day malware generating forged Microsoft security certificates
The zero-day malware exploit against Adobe Acrobat and Reader reported earlier this week appears to have escalated, with Webroot Software noting that the payload from the exploit is generating a cluster of files designed to look like Windows system fil…
Botnet numbers growing fourfold each year
The number of computers infected by botnet malware has almost quadrupled each year since 2004, according to a report to be released by Project Honey Pot next week.
Spam volumes exceeded pre-McColo levels this year
One year after the McColo shutdown, spam volumes have not only recovered, but have grown beyond what they were before the rogue ISP was taken offline.
Two-factor authentication technology being compromised says Gartner
Just when the UK banks have started issuing two-factor authentication devices to a growing number of account holders, a report from the Gartner group claims to show that fraudsters have started to raid user accounts by beating the same technology.