When it comes to malware, the spawning rate of new threats does not appear to be slowing down at all: In the first quarter of 2013 alone, more than six and a half million new malware samples were created, according to Panda Security’s latest malware re…
58% Information Security Incidents Attributed to Insider Threat
The consumerization of computing has changed the IT landscape. Employees can and do now access corporate data from a multitude of devices in a multitude of locations. Where the ‘insider threat’ was once posed only by the occasional malcontent employee,…
Video interview: NAC, BYOD, and advanced threat protection
Drew Amorosi, deputy editor of Infosecurity, interviews ForeScout’s Scott Gordon at last week’s Infosecurity Europe 2013 show in London.
Adobe adds security post to its executive management team
It’s an old face in a new place, as Adobe has promoted Brad Arkin to become the company’s first chief security officer.
Department of Labor website delivered malware to visitors
Europeans – not so much Americans – will not miss the irony of a US Department of Labor website serving malware apparently aimed at its own labor force on May 1: International Worker’s Day.
e-skills research demonstrates need for entry routes into cybersecurity careers
An information skills shortage in the UK is not disputed. Why that skills shortage exists and what can be done about it is the issue. Today a high-power (general) forum at The Spectator will seek answers, coinciding with a new (specialist) analysis pub…
Feds look to extend wiretapping mandate to online services
Even as online privacy continues to be in the spotlight, a government task force is reportedly prepping legislation that would enable law enforcement officials to intercept online communications in real-time, via companies like Facebook and Google, in …
Firefox sends FinFisher authors a cease and desist letter
FinFisher is a commercial spyware product produced by the UK’s Gamma International. It is widely implicated in government surveillance of national dissidents in countries with poor human rights records.
Kuluoz-loaded spam shines in April
As April draws to a close, its predominant malware distribution trend lies in the proliferation of spam email purporting to link to an invoice, receipt, airline ticket or other confirmation document for a large purchase. The initial payload of this cam…
Malicious Apache server and Blackhole provide stealthy backdoor
A modified version of an Apache web server is redirecting requests to the infamous Blackhole exploit kit. Researchers have unmasked a new bug being served up, dubbed Linux/Cdorked.A, as a sophisticated and stealthy backdoor meant to drive traffic to ma…