Linoma Software’s Crypto Complete data encryption solution is breaking ground on IBM i by providing automatic encryption of files stored on the operating system’s integrated file system (IFS).
Computer Animation Snares 1000 Sex Predators
Terre des Hommes is a network of ten international organizations that work for the rights of children. TDH Netherlands, Monday, published a dossier on, and a call to action to stop, the web cam sexual exploitation of children.
CryptoLocker Most Current Prolific Malware
CryptoLocker is a new breed of ransomware that encrypts victims’ data with public key encryption, and demands payment for the decryption key – the only way that infected victims can regain access to their data.
Privacy International Calls on OECD to Investigate Telecoms Relationships with GCHQ
Following its involvement in taking the UK to the European Court over GCHQ’s mass surveillance program, Privacy International has now raised formal complaints with the OECD against the telecoms companies that have co-operated with GCHQ.
Snapchat the Bait; Adware the Delivery
Researchers have discovered a ‘Snapchat’ link that provides many things – mainly advertisement-serving adware – but the one thing it doesn’t deliver is Snapchat itself.
US Government Agency Compromised by Social Engineering
Two researchers have demonstrated that lessons have not been learned from Robin Sage, a fictitious character created on social media in 2009, who went on to collect friends in the FBI and CIA and get job offers from Google and Lockheed Martin.
Amount of Mobile ‘Madware’ Spikes in Google Play
Mobile malware focused at Google’s Android operating system is proliferating at a prodigious rate. But increasingly, a particularly unsavory brand of malicious adware – dubbed “madware” – has been making significant inroads to Google Play. Volume-wise,…
(ISC)² Recognizes Excellence in Government Cybersecurity
(ISC)² has announced the recipients of its annual US Government Information Security Leadership Awards (GISLA) program, including the inaugural Lynn F. McNulty Tribute GISLA award, which went to Dr. Ronald “Ron” Ross, senior fellow at the National Inst…
Contactless Payment Details Can Be Intercepted with Inexpensive Equipment
A paper published this week by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) demonstrates that contactless payment card data can be intercepted at more than four times the distance laid down by standards.
Finnish Government Network Hacked
Finnish foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja yesterday confirmed reports that the country’s government networks had been breached by hackers. Local TV station MTV3 had earlier claimed that Chinese or Russian agents may have been involved.