Point-of-sale (PoS) systems that process debit and credit cards for retail stores and restaurants are in the dubious limelight these days thanks to high-profile hacks at Target and elsewhere. But PoS malware has been lurking around for a very long time…
Interview: Trey Ford, Global Security Strategist, Rapid7
If you know of Trey Ford, it will probably be as former General Manager at Black Hat. But as of January 2014, he became global security strategist at Rapid7. At Infosecurity Europe, Infosecurity editor Eleanor Dallaway sat down with him to talk about t…
Cybercrime Boss Offers Ferrari Prize for Most Lucrative Online Attack
New video highlights the problem legitimate organizations have in recruiting the best talent
Cybercrime Boss Offers Ferrari Prize for Most Lucrative Online Attack
New video highlights the problem legitimate organizations have in recruiting the best talent
Heartbleed Bug Hits Industrial Control Systems
The Heartbleed saga continues, this time with an industrial control element. ICS vendor Digi International has identified five products that are vulnerable to the bug, where attackers could obtain user credentials and cryptographic keys used to access …
Bitly Compromised; Users Warned to Reset Accounts
Cyber-danger can be found in many places, including, apparently, basic social networking utilities. Link-shortening service Bitly has warned its users that their account credentials may have been compromised; specifically, users’ email addresses, encry…
Mobile Ransomware Gives Android Porn Fans the Willies
Reveton-like malware tricks users into downloading from insalubrious sites. Experts say it could presage a more sophisticated campaign targeted at mobile users.
Spammers Target Mobile Messaging Users in New Malware Blitz
Kaspersky Lab reports increase in spam aimed at Whatsapp, Viber and Google Hangouts users
Saudi Aramco Cyber Attacks a ‘wake-up call’, Says Former NSA Boss
Gen. Keith Alexander warns of threat to CNI systems, but experts question whether 2012 incident was a game changer.
World’s Most Advanced Hackers are in Russia and Eastern Europe
At Infosecurity Europe 2014, Eleanor Dallaway caught up with Ross Brewer, vice president and managing director for international markets, and Mike Reagan, CMO at LogRhythm to talk insider threats, and the global threat landscape…