Singapore-based TalariaX, and its sendQuick appliance-based SMS gateway, will continue as a SecurID partner for RSA Authentication Manager 8
One-in-Five 9–11 Year-Old Children Admit to Meeting a Stranger They Speak to Online
Today is the first day of Get Safe Online Week 2013, “an annual awareness campaign organized by Get Safe Online (GSOL) to reinforce the fact that people can stay online safely just by following some simple precautions.” But neither adults nor children …
The RU:8080 Gang Kicks Off a New Dropbox Password Reset Campaign
Email scams are often given away by poor grammar and typos. AppRiver, however, has discovered a new scam that looks more than usually professional. It’s an email that says, “You recently requested a link to reset your Dropbox password. The old one is n…
2014 SANS Training Calendar Announced
The SANS Institute has announced an enhanced calendar of training events across Europe for 2014.
Data Breach at Royal Vet College Prompts ICO BYOD Warning
In the wake of a data breach at the Royal Veterinary College, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning organizations they must make sure that their data protection policies reflect how the modern workforce are using personal devices …
Cyber Security Challenge and WSS Celebrate Female Code-breakers at Bletchley Park
On Friday 11th October 2013, veterans, women in top security positions and the next generation of cyber defenders met at the home of British code-breaking, Bletchley Park.
Oracle Update Adds Java and Patches 120 Flaws
Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2013, incorporating, for the first time, Java, which was heretofore patched on a separate cycle every four months. The update is massive, fixing 120 flaws across most of Oracle’s product f…
DDoS Attacks Getting Harder to Detect
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are getting harder to identify, and they will most likely be found to originate in Indonesia or China, new research has shown.
A Q&A with Charlie Miller, Computer Security Researcher at Twitter
At the recent Hacker Halted conference in Atlanta, Infosecurity Editor Eleanor Dallaway, spoke to Twitter’s computer security researcher, Charlie Miller, also known for his public hacks on Apple products and his tenure at the NSA. They talked about mob…
Hackers Target Mandiant CEO Via Limo Service
Hackers are apparently stalking Kevin Mandia, chief executive of the cybersecurity company Mandiant.