Former McAfee researcher Dmitri Alperovitch has successfully exploited a zero-day vulnerability in an Android smartphone and installed Nickispy malware that can control the device, record calls, access texts and emails, and pinpoint location.
FCC calls on service providers to step up efforts to combat online threats
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is urging internet service providers (ISPs) to take a more proactive approach in combating online threats.
Top-secret Anglo-French drone plans stolen
A briefcase reportedly containing top secret documents about an Anglo-French drone project was stolen from a senior Dassault Aviation executive on his way to London.
AlienVault’s Open Threat Exchange
National security strategies frequently stress the need and desirability for information sharing to counter cyber security threats. But while they have few concrete proposals, business is going ahead on its own.
Firms move ahead with mobility, despite security concerns
Although 71% of enterprises are considering deploying custom mobile applications, 41% are concerned about the security risks posed by mobility programs, according to a survey sponsored by Symantec.
The Electro-Magnetic Pulse threat to national infrastructures
The House of Commons Defence Committee has examined the UK posture towards EMP, and finds it wanting. “It is time that the Government began to approach this matter with the seriousness it deserves.”
Memphis police investigate tax preparer’s data dump
A tax preparer based in Memphis, Tenn., is accused of throwing out thousands of tax documents containing customers’ personal information, including driver’s license and social security numbers, in dumpsters at one of its offices, according to Memphis p…
The contradictions of password psychology
A new survey on attitudes towards passwords indicates an apparent contradiction: most people want stricter password security policies, but don’t bother changing their own default passwords.
End of the death grip court case
Apple has agreed settlement terms for the ultimate self-inflicted DoS: the ‘death grip’ that can cause the iPhone 4 to drop its signal.
TGIF: If you are a member of Anonymous, that is
Giddy with its recent successes against the FBI, Scotland Yard, the CIA, and US stock exchanges, Anonymous and its affiliates are vowing to launch cyberattacks every Friday.