It’s an old face in a new place, as Adobe has promoted Brad Arkin to become the company’s first chief security officer.
Department of Labor website delivered malware to visitors
Europeans – not so much Americans – will not miss the irony of a US Department of Labor website serving malware apparently aimed at its own labor force on May 1: International Worker’s Day.
e-skills research demonstrates need for entry routes into cybersecurity careers
An information skills shortage in the UK is not disputed. Why that skills shortage exists and what can be done about it is the issue. Today a high-power (general) forum at The Spectator will seek answers, coinciding with a new (specialist) analysis pub…
Feds look to extend wiretapping mandate to online services
Even as online privacy continues to be in the spotlight, a government task force is reportedly prepping legislation that would enable law enforcement officials to intercept online communications in real-time, via companies like Facebook and Google, in …
Firefox sends FinFisher authors a cease and desist letter
FinFisher is a commercial spyware product produced by the UK’s Gamma International. It is widely implicated in government surveillance of national dissidents in countries with poor human rights records.
Kuluoz-loaded spam shines in April
As April draws to a close, its predominant malware distribution trend lies in the proliferation of spam email purporting to link to an invoice, receipt, airline ticket or other confirmation document for a large purchase. The initial payload of this cam…
Malicious Apache server and Blackhole provide stealthy backdoor
A modified version of an Apache web server is redirecting requests to the infamous Blackhole exploit kit. Researchers have unmasked a new bug being served up, dubbed Linux/Cdorked.A, as a sophisticated and stealthy backdoor meant to drive traffic to ma…
Fraud-as-a-service takes to Facebook to market financial crimeware
Fraud-as-a-service (FaaS) offerings have been knocking around since the release of the first commercial banking trojan, Zeus, in 2007, largely offered through postings in the shadowy world of underground hacking forums. Lately, though, FaaS operators a…
Smart meters – benefit or information security threat?
Smart meters are being ‘sold’ to the public as a benefit to the householder, leading to better electricity management, lower emissions, easier switching and an electronic connected home. But there are also growing concerns about the privacy and securit…
Asian RATs dominate the malware landscape
The malware epidemic has gone global, with 184 nations housing communication hubs and command-and-control (CnC) servers, new research has found. Of that, Asia and Eastern Europe account for the majority of activity.