A new report claims that computers from the world’s largest PC manufacturer, China’s Lenovo, have been banned from use within the interconnected intelligence networks of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
ATM Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies at Age 35
Well-known “ATM hacker” Barnaby Jack died on Thursday in San Francisco. He passed away just ahead of the Black Hat conference where he was planning to speak on “Hacking Humans,” including a man-killing compromise of heart implants.
US Authorities Indict 5 Men for Largest Ever Data Breach Conspiracy
Four Russians and one Ukrainian were yesterday charged with conspiracy in a worldwide hacking spree that stole 160 million credit card numbers and cost the victim companies hundreds of millions of dollars.
Major French Web-hosting Company Hacked
French web-hosting company OVH has admitted that it was hacked when the internal network at its offices in Roubaix was compromised. Customers in Europe and North America are affected.
ISACA Releases COBIT 5 Guide for Managing Vendor-based Security Risks
As enterprises increasingly rely on cloud service providers and other third-party vendors to provide fundamental services, the related security risk becomes more significant. Global IT association ISACA has released a new guide applying the COBIT 5 bus…
KPMG: Every FTSE 350 Firm is a UK National Security Threat
The companies on the London Stock Exchange pose a serious risk to the UK’s national security, according to KPMG, which found that all FTSE 350 firms are leaking data that can be used by a range of cyber attackers, including state-sponsored cyber-spies.
ICO Says Police License Plate Monitoring Must Stop
One week ago the ACLU revealed widespread US police license plate monitoring and complained of too few rules to prevent abuse. Yesterday the ICO used the UK’s data protection law to tell UK police to stop doing similar.
Kali Linux 1.0.4 Summer Update Release
In keeping with our tradition of publishing new releases during the annual Black Hat and DEF CON conferences, we are pleased to announce the availability of Kali Linux 1.0.4. The last few months since the initial release of Kali have seen a large numbe…
Mobile and Home Networking Malware Creep On
One would have to be living under a rock, or using two cans and a piece of string to communicate, not to be aware that mobile and WiFi security threats are escalating as wireless networking penetration rises. The latest numbers reveal that in the secon…
NIST Tweaks Digital Signature Standard
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a revision to the digital signature standard used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents, as well as the identity of the signer.