MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

The world of security threats is changing, as the smartphone is now entering the frame as a vehicle for security attacks. That’s the underlying message from the latest Fortinet threat landscape report, which claims that a new Android botnet has been se…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a pilot program to test the security of the Apple iPad and iPhone for government use.

Webroot has extended its mobile security applications to its partners in banking in order to protect their customers who use tablets and smartphones to conduct mobile banking.

A leading security researcher claims that the volume – and profitability – of fake anti-virus software is now on the wane. But, he adds, there is still a lot of activity in the market, so users cannot breathe that easily just yet.

Following on from the hacking of the Sun newspaper’s website last month, in which false news stories were posted, it appears that thousands of customer’s details were downloaded during the hack.

A Computer Associates researcher has spotted a trojan for the Google Android platform that quietly records user’s phone calls for later possible cybercriminal usage.

F-Secure’s research team claim to have spotted a fake FlashPlayer.pkg installer for the Apple Mac. When executed, the ‘installer’ reveals itself to be a Bash/QHOst.WB trojan.

Late last week Facebook unveiled its new security bug bounty program whereby the social network will offer security researchers payment for reporting certain vulnerabilities.

A 19-year-old sales clerk in Australia has successfully retrieved her iPhone 4 after it was stolen from a cash register at work. What makes the case unusual is that the handset was sold on by the original thief, yet it was still traceable using the onb…

Although it may be two steps behind in terms of Windows releases, a study by AVAST Software indicates that Windows XP is still the main vector for rootkit infections.