It’s a potential publicity bomb that has yet to explode, apparently, but the Washington Post and the Guardian are reporting that both the US and the UK governments have been engaged in ongoing data collection of private information from web services, w…
Adware: the most pervasive mobile threat
A new examination of mobile threat data from the Lookout Platform in five countries has found that threats to consumers run the gamut, from annoying to extremely invasive. The study has uncovered that adware and malware threats like spyware, surveillan…
Connected TVs open up a host of threat vectors
In today’s world, everything from refrigerators to cars are beginning to get “connected” and given the ability to talk to you and to other things via broadband networks. Much of this still seems like science fiction, but when it comes to connected TVs,…
‘Beyond Orwellian’ – the FBI and NSA spy on all Americans
The Guardian newspaper has exposed a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) ‘top secret’ order requiring Verizon to provide the NSA with all ‘telephony metadata’ for communications within the USA and between the USA and abroad.
Secunia names new CEO
Secunia, the Copenhagen-based provider of security software, announced the appointment of Microsoft’s Peter Colsted as the firm’s new chief executive.
Human error and system glitches drive nearly two-thirds of data breaches
The Ponemon Institute today released the 2013 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis which reveals data breaches are often the result of poor processes, and the latest study from Ponemon Institute bears this out: Human errors and system problems ca…
The effect of BYOD on information security
A new survey outlines the practical experience of IT/security professionals over the increasing use of personal devices within their business environment during the last 12 months.
Adobe CSO: Fixing vulnerbilities won’t thwart hackers
For commercial software coders looking to thwart cybercriminals, finding and fixing vulnerabilities is all well and good. In reality, though, that approach to product security can be a colossal waste of time and resources, according to Adobe’s Brad Ark…
Americans concerned about data breaches, but split on government disclosure regulation
As the government continues to mull regulations on cybersecurity info-sharing, a survey shows that a majority of Americans (82.1%) are concerned about a data breach involving at least one of five organization types. However, they’re evenly mixed on whe…
NetTraveler spyware compromised 1,000 political and industrial targets
The malware behind a widespread cyber-espionage campaign against political and critical industry targets has been called out: NetTraveler, a malicious program used for covert computer surveillance, has successfully compromised at least 350 high-profile…