In a deal unanimously agreed by the AuthenTec board, but not yet by its shareholders, Apple Inc is to buy the mobile security firm at a price valuing shares at $8.00 – a 58% premium on the earlier closing price.
Black Hat 2012: Pappas bounces his way to $200,000 Microsoft BlueHat prize
Vasilis Pappas has won Microsoft’s $200,000 BlueHat defensive computer technology research prize for his kBouncer, an efficient and fully transparent return-oriented programming (ROP) mitigation technique.
Black Hat 2012: FAA’s new air traffic control system vulnerable to cyber attack
The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new air traffic control system could be vulnerable to cyber attack, warned researcher Andrei Costin at the Black Hat conference this week in Las Vegas.
Russian websites pushing Olympics malware for Android
On the day of the official launch of the 2012 London Olympic Games, GFI Software warns Android gamers about fake 2012 apps being offered from Russian websites.
YouView: business and security issues
YouView, an internet-connected variant of Freeview – chaired by Lord Sugar and supported by all the major UK TV channels, and ISPs such as BT and TalkTalk – has finally launched in the UK, but to more criticism than praise.
Mahdi malware campaign resurrected
After having its command-and-control server shut down, the Madhi (Messiah) malware is back with improved features, warns Kaspersky Lab.
NIST: You can’t tell software misuse without a scorecard
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a scoring system for computer security managers to assess the severity of security risks caused by software misuse.
BlackHat 2012: Microsoft Incorporates BlueHat ROP Mitigation Technology into EMET
One of the three finalist entries for Microsoft’s first-ever BlueHat Prize for building new security defense technologies is now part of the software giant’s free Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET).
Software-related medical device recalls raise security, privacy concerns
Close to 15% of medical device recalls by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between January 2009 and May 2011 involved software problems, which could pose privacy risks to patient data, according to a study funded by the US Department of Health…
Siemens patches security flaws in SCADA systems
Siemens has patched a number of security holes in its SIMATIC supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, according to the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT).