The war of disinformation surrounding the Syrian unrest and other political hot potatoes is continuing, with the Al-Jazeera news service falling victim in the latest attack.
Active authentication seeks to augment passwords
Passwords and access tokens, we are frequently told, are not enough. They can be broken, stolen or bypassed. DARPA is seeking a new approach – rather than authentication solely on access, it is looking for ways to maintain continuous biometric user aut…
‘Botnet Bandit’ gets 2+ years in prison
The Botnet Bandit, as he’s known, has been brought to justice after infecting thousands of computers and using them for profit. Joshua Schichtel has been sentenced in federal court in the District of Columbia to 30 months in prison and three years of s…
Hackers hold Mitt Romney’s tax returns for ransom
An unidentified hacking group claims to have hacked PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Franklin, Tenn., office to obtain access to Mitt Romney’s tax returns. It’s now attempting to hold the information for ransom, asking for $1 million, deliverable via Bitcoin, …
Cloud, mobile security top of mind for the Feds
The cloud is still just a nascent service environment for the US federal government, for which meeting security compliance requirements is the top concern. Meanwhile, mobile security is the most dynamic area for the government.
The creators of BEAST now present CRIME
From the producers of BEAST, Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong, comes a brand-new production: CRIME. CRIME will get its first showing at the Ekoparty security conference in Buenos Aires later this month.
The Elderwood project – it started with Aurora, but continues today
The Elderwood project is the name given by Symantec to attacks emanating from the same group implicated in the Aurora hack and Hydraq trojan used against Google two years ago. This group has never ceased being active.
Good Technology targets BYOD security with Copiun acquisition
Enterprise mobility software vendor Good Technology is looking to bolster security for the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend with the acquisition of mobile security firm Copiun.
Cambodia targeted by hacktivists over Pirate Bay arrest
Arrrrrgh: Cambodia is finding itself under attack from hacktivists protesting the arrest of one of the founders of The Pirate Bay file-sharing website. Cambodian authorities apprehended Gottfrid Svartholm Warg last week.
‘Warbiking’ enters the security lexicon
While the term is not new, the growth of WiFi is making it increasingly viable and attractive. It is the search for insecure WiFi access points by bicycle – and Sophos has been doing it around the streets of London.