MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University claim that it is possible to predict a person’s social security number by using statistical analysis, throwing the security of a key personal identifier into doubt.

The team behind the Waledec botnet mounted a new malware campaign over the July 4 weekend that has infected thousands of PCs.

The state of Colorado has updated a law designed to protect children on the internet from sending of sexually explicit messages, known as ‘sexting’, to include cell phones too.

Worlwide IT spending could fall 6% to US$3.2 trillion in 2009, according to Connecticut-based IT research and advisory company Gartner.

The CEO of a virtual gaming bank within the space trading game EVE Online, has run off with 200bn of virtual credits trading them in for real world cash of £3115 (US$5100) through the black market.

UK telecoms giant BT has secured a prestigious deal to provide officers and staff at London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) with new identity and access management services

Data leakage – one of the IT security hot topics of the moment – is on the agenda of a joint Cyber-Ark/Websense webinar being broadcast live at 3pm today, and available via the Infosecurity web site on a recorded basis after that time.

Danny Bradbury explores some of the more interesting stories in the security field from the last week.

Max Butler – aka Max Vision and Iceman – has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with the theft of almost two million credit and debit card details, as well as an astonishing $86 million of allegedly fraudulent purchases.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) wants more time to consider Oracle’s $7.4bn Sun deal before giving its approval.