Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has confirmed that the Stuxnet computer worm affected centrifuges in the country’s uranium enrichment program.
IBM launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers
IBM has launched an apprenticeship scheme for 15 school leavers in a bid to develop its current and future workforce.
Gartner predicts cyber attack will seriously damage G20 economy by 2015
A G20 country will be hit by major cyber attack by 2015, Garter predicts.
BAE Systems buys Australian cybersecurity consulting firm
UK-based defense firm BAE Systems has agreed to acquire stratsec.net, an Australian cybersecurity consulting firm, for around $23 million.
Eset security research fellow says Stuxnet reporting is OTT
Reporting on the Stuxnet malware has reached new heights – or lows, depending on your point of view. According to David Harley, a security research fellow with Eset, the Sky News video report on the malware of late last week was more ‘planet fantasy’ t…
Branson and Murdoch launch iPad ‘newspapers’
Entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Rupert Murdoch are to launch rival publications exclusively for Apple’s iPad.
Symantec claims Cutwail Takedown cripples Bredolab trojan
Although it was thought that the Bredolab spamming botnet was brought down fully as part of a Dutch takedown last month, it appears that elements of the botnet have continued until this week.
PhishMe game educates online shoppers on Cyber Monday dangers
PhishMe, a provider of information security training software, is offering a free version of its “phishing game” to educate online shoppers about the increased threat from phishing attacks on Cyber Monday.
House bill would give DHS power to regulate firms for cybersecurity
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Ms.) has introduced a cybersecurity bill that would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to require critical infrastructure firms to submit cybersecurity plans to the agency.
(ISC)² launches application security advisory board
The non-profit infosec certification body, (ISC)², has announced the formation of an international Application Security Advisory Board to address the issue of insecure software development.