Indiana University and the US Navy have created an experimental Android spyware trojan that takes over a device’s camera to take photos and build a 3-D model of the mobile user’s surroundings. The information is then gathered and uploaded to a central …
Level 3 enters the managed security market
Level 3 Communications has launched a new global security solutions portfolio meant to provide an integrated approach for enterprises, encompassing layered security services, Level 3’s communications networking and professional services. The solutions …
Microsoft faces $7 billion fine by EU
Microsoft will be fined for failing to comply with a 2009 ruling from the EU, which had objected to the way the company was using its dominant operating system position to the advantage of its own browser.
Europe says ICANN’s proposals are illegal
ICANN is in the process of renegotiating the basis of the WHOIS database. Last week it reported that it “and the registrars are much closer to reaching a negotiated position on Whois verification and data retention.” But now Europe has said you can’t d…
Private Facebook messages on Timeline? The social network says no
Are private Facebook messages from the years 2007–2009 showing up on people’s public Timelines? Users say yes, but Facebook says the rumors are false.
Adobe to revoke signing certificate after compromise of internal server
Adobe is planning to revoke an Adobe code signing certificate, after hackers broke into an internal server to compromise the digital certificate. This allows the attackers to create files that appear to be legitimately signed by the software maker, but…
An Address from Theresa Payton, CEO, Fortalice & Former White House CIO
Taken from our recent US Summer Virtual Conference, Theresa examines the current threat landscape
Verizon joins Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance to focus on public sector threats
Verizon Enterprise Solutions has become the newest member of the Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance, a collaborative effort to address national cyber defense challenges – including the growing threat posed by cyber attacks against the US’ critical…
Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe
Sandwiched between its proposed new Data Protection Regulation earlier this year and the new cyber security strategy expected later comes the EU’s new cloud strategy document: ‘Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe.’
The ten security issues guaranteed to cause a flamewar
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, “If you put two security experts in a room, you get two opinions, unless one of them is a user, in which case you get three opinions.”