A new app for Google Android and jailbroken iPhones allows users to make calls with their own choice of caller ID. Known as SpoofPro, the app routes calls via the company’s servers in the US, allowing any caller ID to be generated.
Feds take down Coreflood botnet
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI announced this week the shutdown of the Coreflood botnet that infected more than 2 million computers worldwide with keylogging malware designed to steal financial information from victims.
Cyber-Assisted Physical Attacks are Here and Now says John Bumgarner, US Cyber Consequences Unit
At the World Cyber Research Summit in Belfast on March 16th, Infosecurity’s Eleanor Dallaway had the opportunity to interview John Bumgarner of the US Cyber Consequences Unit.
Report recommends removing admin rights from end users
Research just released claims that in order to increase security on an organisation’s network, managers should remove admin level rights for end users.
Libyan rebels successfully hack the country’s eastern cellular network from the inside
A group of “expatriate executives and engineers” have quietly wrested control of Libyan’s cellular network in the rebel-held areas of the country, allowing officials with the transitional government in the East to communicate wirelessly with each other…
Organizations deploying smart devices without understanding security risks
Close to half of IT professionals surveyed by smart device security firm Mocana said that they did not believe their organizations could adequately manage the security risks posed by smart devices.
DARPA working on full disk encryption for iPhone and Android
The US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced it is researching into the area of full disk encryption (FDE) on Google Android and Apple iPhone handsets.
Justice Department questions Google’s FISMA certification claims
The US Department of Justice said in court documents that the Google Apps for Government cloud-based IT suite was not certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), despite claims by Google that it was.
Sony settles code cracking legal spat with George Hotz
Sony Computer Entertainment America has settled its PS3-related legal spat with the infamous code cracker George Hotz. Also known as Geohot, Hotz is well known for being the first person to jailbreak the Apple iPhone in his mid-teens.
Barracuda Networks website hit by SQL injection attack
Barracuda Networks has become the latest IT security vendor to be hit by an SQL injection attack, but the company has moved swiftly to mitigate the fallout from the attack, as well as confirming that all active passwords for applications remain secure.