The war of words between the US and Iranian governments took a dark turn last week when an Iranian army chief – apparently responding to comments from US military chiefs’ previous threats of an internet war – said that Iran will respond to any form of …
Trend spots malware hidden within rogue copies of Opera Mini Java edition
A Trend Micro fraud analyst claims to have spotted rogue versions of Opera Mini, a Java (jar) mobile phone browser that can be downloaded and used on a wide number of mobile phones.
Betfair loses data on more than three million customers to hackers
Betfair has apparently admitted that data on more than three million of its customers – including 2.9 user names and almost 90,000 bank account details – was hacked by cybercriminals, possibly from Cambodia.
Is personnel turmoil behind DHS cybersecurity reorg?
High-level turnover at the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cybersecurity office may be a factor in the reorganization of the National Protection and Programs Directorate, which oversees the office.
Red Lambda develops auto-mining security intelligence software
Red Lambda has taken the wraps off an automatic data mining application that analyzes data on the organization’s IT resources and archives – as well as on the internet – and presents the information in a drill-down dashboard format to the user.
Red Lambda develops auto-mining security intelligence software
Red Lambda has taken the wraps off an automatic data mining application that analyzes data on the organization’s IT resources and archives – as well as on the internet – and presents the information in a drill-down dashboard format to the user.
ISF issues major update on Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has published a major update on its Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals, which is billed as the industry’s most business-focused, all-in-one guide to information security assurance.
ISF issues major update on Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has published a major update on its Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals, which is billed as the industry’s most business-focused, all-in-one guide to information security assurance.
Elcomsoft enhances password recovery software to crack encrypted BlackBerry media cards
Russian password recovery specialist has enhanced its Phone Password Breaker software to crack encrypted media cards for the BlackBerry smartphone. The password recovery specialist claims the software’s password recovery rate on the BlackBerry is in th…
Laptop heist exposes personal data on 16,000 patients at Minneapolis hospitals
Personal information of more than 16,000 patients at two health facilities in the Minneapolis area have been compromised as the result of a stolen laptop, the facilities admitted this week.