While IT security professionals recognize the threat posed by unwitting employees, many still admit to allowing administrative privileges to go unmanaged, making organizations increasingly vulnerable to malware exploits and unauthorized software, accor…
New version of Zbot/Zeus found in the wild
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks, says the old saying. Maybe you can, suggest security researchers after discovering a new self-propagating Zbot variant in the wild.
Pirate Bay founder wanted for Danish hack
Gottfrid Svartholm, one of the original founders of The Pirate Bay and currently awaiting a verdict for the hack of Logica in Sweden, is now wanted for another hack in Denmark: this time on CSC.
The EU’s hacker legislation mirrors the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
“This directive,” says rapporteur Monika Hohlmeier, “introduces much-needed common rules for criminal law penalties, and also aims to facilitate joint measures to prevent attacks and foster information exchange among competent authorities.”
Car thieves found using handheld fobs to hack automatic car locks
A mystery technology is allowing car thieves to pop open automatic car locks over the air using a hand-held device – but police have no idea how they’re managing to do it.
Technical Skills Not Important for Future CISOs Declares Forrester
In a session titled ‘Becoming the Future CISO’ at the Forrester Forum for CIO’s in London, England, June 6 2013, Andrew Rose declared the current role of CISO a dying breed.
CESG publishes identity proofing guidelines
Access management is designed to allow only authorized digital identities to gain access to a system. But a digital identity is nothing more than “a collection of attributes that uniquely define a person or organization.” Proofing is the process of ens…
Operation PRISM: NSA and FBI monitoring activity at Facebook, Apple, Google, and other tech firms
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,…