http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2011-09-22 22:34:52 - Infosecurity USA Latest News : The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva's Hacker Intelligence Initiative HII report http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330472.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330472.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-22 20:32:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Intelligence officials names and email addresses were posted online by anti-security group Cryptome after receiving the membership list of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance INSA http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330439.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330439.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-22 20:32:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The number of new vulnerabilities in commercial web applications being reported is declining, while the number being found in production web applications is high, according to HP's research http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330438.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330438.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-22 20:32:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330437.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330437.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-22 17:32:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The global market for smartphone security products is predicted to grow at a 44pourcents annual rate, reaching 3 billion by 2016, according to a report by research firm MarketsandMarkets http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330398.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330398.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-22 17:32:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A pair of security researchers have identified some potentially serious vulnerabilities in the Android smartphone and tablet platform and apparently after previous experiences in dealing with Google have posted a YouTube video detailing the flaws http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330397.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330397.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-22 01:16:09 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Join our panel of experts tomorrow, as they discuss why passwords are one of the weakest links in the security chain, while exploring some remedies for the situation http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330306.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330306.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 22:25:24 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Massachusetts wants to reinvigorate the state's IT industry through the Advanced Cyber Security Center, which was launched this week at MITRE's Bedford, Mass, campus http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330274.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330274.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 22:25:24 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Adobe today patched critical flaws in Flash Player, a day after Google shipped its Chrome update that includes a patch for a zero-day flaw in Flash Player http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330273.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330273.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 21:26:17 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - On the opening day of the first ISC ² Congress, collocated with ASIS 2011 in Orlando, Florida, the information security professional body announced the formation of the ISC ² chapter programme http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330252.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330252.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 21:26:17 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST is seeking public comments on an update to its comprehensive risk assessment guidance for federal information systems http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330251.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330251.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 21:26:17 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Scammers and hackers are increasingly using online games to trick victims into installing malicious software onto computers, warns security firm BitDefender http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330250.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330250.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 21:26:17 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - On the first day of the ISC ² Congress 2011, ISC ² announced that it has formed the ISC ² Foundation - a new charitable organisation dedicated to delivering education and awareness programmes to communities around the globe to make the cyber world a safer place for everyone http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330249.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330249.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 21:26:17 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Blocking social media in the enterprise encourages bad behavior by employees but does not prevent access, according to Gartner analyst Andrew Walls http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330248.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330248.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 20:28:40 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The information security industry need to shift their focus away from prevention and towards rapid detection and response, agree information security professionals at the ISC 2 congress in Orlando, Florida http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330231.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330231.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-21 17:31:38 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - It's taken a while, but cybercriminals have started using complex scripting techniques to automate their attacks on the Facebook social networking platform http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330173.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330173.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 23:01:35 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 80pourcents of Americans are concerned about moving their healthcare information to an electronic form because of identity theft risk or invasion of privacy, according to SailPoint s Market Pulse survey http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330040.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330040.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 23:01:35 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - E-mail and end users are overlooked too often in security strategies, with IT professionals tending to take their eye off the ball in these two areas, warns M86 Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330039.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330039.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 21:09:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Businesses should consider self-encrypting drives SEDs for new installations that hold significant volumes of sensitive data, says Gartner http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330008.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330008.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 21:09:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Intelligence officials names and email addresses were posted online by anti-security group Cryptome after they swiped the data from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance INSA server http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330007.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330007.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 21:09:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Trojan attacks have lulled business into a false sense of security, says Don Smith, vice-president technology and engineering at Dell SecureWorks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330006.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330006.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 21:09:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Insurance giant Hartford is offering data breach insurance to small businesses as a rider to its Spectrum business owner's insurance policy http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330005.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/330005.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 19:13:54 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Dutch government has been caught by the old hacker tactic of URL numeric incrementing, with hackers stepping through numbers in a given URL to reveal hidden information on a website According to the Silicon Republic newswire, by swapping the digits 2011 for 2010 and applying them to the URL for last year's budget document on the Dutch government site, it has been possible to download the 2011 budget, which is still top secret http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329983.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329983.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 04:31:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Risk is key to enabling IT information security professionals to engage with the business and demonstrate business value to the board, according to Gartner http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329792.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329792.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 04:31:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Oracle has issued an out-of-band patch to plug a hole in its Apache web server product that could be exploited for denial-of-service DoS attacks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329791.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329791.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 04:31:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Google has released stable channel version 14 of its Chrome browser, fixing 32 security flaws and paying out 14,337 in bug bounties in the process http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329790.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329790.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-20 04:31:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 76pourcents of British workers whose companies have a policy on software piracy would not report misuse of software, according to a survey by the UK anti-piracy group Federation Against Software Theft FAST http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329789.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329789.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-19 16:14:36 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - It looks like the DroidDream malware which infected hundreds of thousands of Android users earlier in the year is back with a sting in the tail, as a Trend Micro threat analyst is reporting that a major recode has been spotted http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329674.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329674.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-19 14:16:13 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Microsoft has been dragging its feet for six months on fixing a problem with Internet Explorer IE 9 that is preventing keystroke encryption technology made by StrikeForce Technologies from working, according to the company s executive vice president of marketing, George Waller http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329647.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329647.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-16 20:53:29 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The FBI is currently investigating over 400 reported cases of corporate banking account takeovers in which cybercriminals have initiated unauthorized automated clearing house ACH and wire transfers from US-based organizations, an FBI official told a House panel this week http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329388.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329388.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-16 20:53:29 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Employees are increasingly responsible for data breaches at financial institutions, according to the US Computer Emergency Response Team US-CERT http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329387.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329387.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-16 18:44:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Despite security safeguards being installed by advertising aggregation firms over the last 12 months, it looks as though the old problem of third-party adverts serving up malware infections is back again, as a GFI Software security researcher claims that the Microsoft Bing and Yahoo search engines are now directing users to malicious content http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329362.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329362.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-16 18:44:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The US Department of Energy DOE released a report on Thursday that provides a roadmap for public-private sector initiatives designed to improve cybersecurity for the nation's energy delivery system http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329361.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329361.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-16 18:44:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Another case of the unauthorized activity of a trader at an investment bank has highlighted the need for real-time monitoring and control in the investment banking sector http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329360.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329360.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 23:12:40 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Cyber attacks are escalating from large-scale theft and disruption of computer operations to more lethal attacks that destroy systems and physical equipment, according to the head of the US Cyber Command http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329201.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329201.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 23:12:40 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 84pourcents Fortune 500 organizations surveyed have concerns about their incumbent network security vendors abilities to manage 10 gigabit per second Gb s throughput environments, according to a survey commissioned by network monitoring firm Endace http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329200.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329200.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 22:04:56 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Securing mobile devices is one of the biggest challenges facing IT security professionals as cyber criminals turn their attention to this platform, according to James Lyne, director of technology strategy at security firm Sophos http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329190.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329190.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 18:53:27 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Sen Richard Blumenthal D-Conn has introduced data breach legislation that would impose penalties of up to 20 million per violation on companies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329121.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329121.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 18:53:27 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Hackers are flipping filenames to create apparently 'safe' file extensions that in fact contain malware, according to Czech security firm Avast Software http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329120.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329120.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 17:47:51 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The rising ride of mobile security threats driven by the increase in use of smartphones and tablets in the workplace has been causing IT security managers a few headaches recently and Verizon's ICSA Labs operation has issued a number of tips for managers to help them develop appropriate security measures http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329095.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329095.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-15 17:47:51 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Research just issued predicts a boom time lies ahead for the nascent mobile phone-based biometric security market http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329094.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/329094.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 20:49:49 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Chief information officers naturally turn to large vendors for their information security needs in spite of the fact that smaller firms often are better at responding to the latest cyber threats, observed Ross Parsell, key account director for government and commercial with Thales e-Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328886.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328886.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 20:49:49 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - IT security in an increasingly complex threat environment needs to be more about management than technology performance, according to Eric Domage, program manager for IDC in Europe http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328885.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328885.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 20:49:49 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The consumerization of IT is one of the hottest trends of late, leaving many ITsec pros wondering how they can balance the demands of their users with the security of their enterprise networks It appears that one successful model has been under our noses all along lurking on college campuses http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328884.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328884.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 17:40:32 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Adobe has patched 13 vulnerabilities in its latest quarterly security update, including critical flaws in Reader and Acrobat http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328846.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328846.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 17:40:32 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - ENISA has published a report on app store security that advocates a baseline set of five lines of defense against malware http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328845.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328845.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 16:42:30 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - It seems that the long reach of the increasingly popular SpyEye malware has now reached the Android platform, with in-browser security specialist Trusteer reporting that the trojan has been extended into the portable computing environment http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328822.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328822.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 16:42:30 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The patch and pray system of cybersecurity is no longer sustainable in the current threat environment, judges a report prepared by the non-profit Intelligence and National Security Alliance INSA http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328821.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328821.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-14 02:12:05 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Companies should fix known access vulnerabilities in order to prevent disgruntled former employees from wreaking havoc on their systems, advises Adam Bosnian with Cyber-Ark Software http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328695.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328695.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-13 20:43:53 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Belgian web certificate authority CA GlobalSign is back online after investigating claims by the hacker who breached the Dutch DigiNotar CA that its systems had also been breached http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328621.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328621.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-13 19:46:29 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI is probing the hacking of the NBC News Twitter account http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328602.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328602.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-13 17:42:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Linux Foundation said that it discovered a security breach of its infrastructure, including LinuxFoundationorg, Linuxcom, and their subdomains on Sept 8 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328583.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328583.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-13 16:42:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The second Steve behind Apple Steve Wozniak has reportedly had his Twitter account hacked, with a message going out late last week saying I made 781 today working a few hour from home check this out http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328557.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328557.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-13 16:42:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Vacationland Vendors, a Wisconsin-based supplier of arcade equipment and vending machines, said credit and debits cards used in its card processing system over a two and a half year period may have been exposed http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328556.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328556.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-13 00:52:06 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The number of botnets running on compromised devices increased in the first half of 2011, despite the recent takedown of a number of high-profile botnets, according to Damballa s first half 2011 Advanced Threat Report http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328450.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328450.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-12 22:57:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 20,000 patients who visited the Stanford Hospital and Clinics emergency room had their personal information posted publicly online for a year, the hospital admitted last week http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328442.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328442.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-12 22:57:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of Microsoft s Patch Tuesday update is that the company published the five security bulletins early http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328441.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328441.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-12 20:51:49 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Malware for smartphones and tablets is up 273pourcents in the first half of 2011, compared with the same period in 2010, a study from G Data has shown http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328402.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328402.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-12 17:48:35 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Tomer Bitton, a reverse engineering specialist with Imperva, has successfully dissected the operation of the Morto worm, a malware executable that is notable for being the only worm seen to date that exploits Microsoft's remote desktop protocol RDP http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328373.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328373.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-10 01:47:21 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Apple and Adobe are removing DigiNotar certificates from their lists of trusted root certificates, the two firms announced separately http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328114.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328114.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 19:14:35 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Android application piracy is a significant problem that is dragging down revenues earned by Android developers, according to a survey by Yankee Group http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328044.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328044.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 19:14:35 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Over 70pourcents of healthcare providers have suffered patient data breaches within the last 12 months, according to a survey by consulting firm Veriphyr http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328043.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328043.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 18:16:44 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A pair of security researchers have reportedly customized the Firesheep browser add-in to expose a data leak on the Google search engine http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328029.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328029.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 18:16:44 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Meru Networks, one of the pioneers of 80211n technology, has acquired Identity Networks, a provider of secure guest and device access management technology, for an undisclosed sum http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328028.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/328028.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 15:18:10 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Cybercrime costs the world 388 billion per year, according to a new report by Symantec s Norton unit http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327986.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327986.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 02:54:12 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Mozilla has added explicit distrust to DigiNotar root certificates and intermediaries for its Firefox 602 browser, as well as other Mozilla products, according to a security advisory issued this week http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327892.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327892.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-09 02:54:12 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - More than 78 million people had their healthcare information compromised in 252 major data breaches during a 15-month period in 2009 and 2010, according to a recent report to Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services HHS http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327891.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327891.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-08 01:32:00 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Ben Franklin once said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure At least one VP at Tripwire would likely agree with this advice when applied to network security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327626.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327626.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-07 23:29:53 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - As the US government implements the Telework Enhancement Act and increases the number of employees who telework, the security risks associated with remotely working are likely to increase http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327601.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327601.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-07 21:22:45 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Car electronic systems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to hackers and cybercriminals, warns a new report by McAfee http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327580.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327580.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-07 18:20:55 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Microsoft has taken the inevitable step of revoking DigiNotar certificates from the Windows platform, a move that effectively prevents their usage on any Windows PC Linux and Apple Mac users, however, are still open to the security risk, Infosecurity notes http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327532.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327532.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-07 18:20:55 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The House Energy and Commerce Committee has identified improving cybersecurity of US critical infrastructure and online privacy as priorities for the fall http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327531.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327531.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-07 12:20:53 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Cyber attacks from nation-states can be divided into three categories political activism and espionage, industrial espionage, and cyberwarfare observed Kurt Bertone, vice president and security strategist at Fidelis Security Systems http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327462.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327462.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-06 19:13:38 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Department of Homeland Security DHS is warning the security community about possible attacks by Anonymous on the US intelligence community IC and critical infrastructure in the coming months http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327300.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327300.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-06 19:13:38 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Data breaches cost organizations 1567 billion over a six-year period, according to new data breach study by Digital Forensics Association http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327299.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327299.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-06 17:02:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Sony has appointed its first chief information security officer http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327266.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/327266.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-02 22:54:24 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Department of Homeland Security is warning computers users to be cautious about phishing scams and cyberattacks related to Hurricane Irene and the 10th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326842.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326842.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-02 22:54:24 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - CompTIA, an IT industry association, has expanded its Security Trustmark program to include two levels of business accreditation associate level and verified level http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326841.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326841.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-02 17:42:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - San Antonio is the US city at the highest risk of being digitally duped , according to a survey by AVG Technologies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326742.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326742.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-02 14:03:31 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Two more people have been arrested in the UK as part the on-going transatlantic crackdown on hacktivist group Anonymous and offshoot Lulz Security LulzSec http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326706.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326706.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-02 14:03:31 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Hacking group Anonymous has hit the website of the Texas Police Chiefs Association, despite a continuing clampdown on its members http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326705.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326705.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 22:16:02 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - One in three information security professionals admitted that they had violated their own internal security policies in order to complete a work-related task more quickly and easily, according to a survey by Tenable Network Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326591.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326591.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 22:16:02 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The bar has been lowered when it comes to organizations doing their own malware analysis in-house That was the sentiment of one forensic analyst from Norman, the Norway-based provider of anti-malware technologies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326590.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326590.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 17:19:08 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - North Korea is stepping up cyberattacks on South Korean businesses, according to an official with the country s National Cyber Security Center http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326523.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326523.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 17:19:08 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - California Governor Jerry Brown D signed into law a bill that requires companies, institutions, and government agencies to provide key details in data breach notification letters and to notify the state attorney general about the data breach http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326522.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326522.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 15:24:00 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The FBI has revealed a wide range of businesses - mostly in the US - have been carefully targetted in a DDoS attack originating from Russia http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326491.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326491.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 14:25:34 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Pakistani authorities have banned the use of virtual private networks in a crackdown on internet access http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326483.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326483.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-09-01 13:30:26 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - IBM has announced plans to acquire UK crime and fraud prevention software maker i2 to accelerate its business analytics initiatives http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326467.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326467.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 20:22:49 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A 43-year-old former finance department employee of web optimization firm Akamai has pleaded guilty to espionage charges in the US http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326331.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326331.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 19:19:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Data breaches caused by insiders, whether well-meaning or malicious, are a growing concern to businesses, according to a survey of 3,300 firms in 36 countries sponsored by Symantec http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326310.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326310.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 18:15:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Organizations should ensure that their information security, public relations, and legal departments coordinate their response to a hacktivist attack, recommends Greg Nowak with the Information Security Forum ISF http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326289.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326289.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 18:15:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Microsoft is warning about the Morto worm that is attacking weak passwords on Windows remote desktop protocol RDP http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326288.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326288.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 18:15:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - SparkyBlaze, a former hacktivist with Anonymous, offered some advice to companies to stop hackers, in an interview with Cisco s Jason Lackey http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326287.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326287.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 17:14:40 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A mysterious ATM heist involving just 22 pre-paid debit cards - and hackers allegedly altering the maximum daily withdrawal limits - has reportedly lost an American bank around 13 million http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326266.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326266.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-31 15:15:18 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Organizations should ensure that their information security, public relations, and legal departments coordinate their response to a hacktivist attack, recommends Greg Nowak with the Information Security Forum ISF http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326247.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326247.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-30 21:10:13 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has accidentally released confidential data containing the names of anonymous sources http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326109.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326109.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-30 18:16:43 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Personal information on 350,000 South Koreans was breached as a result of a hack of Epson Korea s website http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326067.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326067.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-30 17:18:03 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Apple has reportedly hired the iPhone jailbreak specialist known as Comex, the developer behind the popular Jailbreakmecom iPhone unlocking website http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326054.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326054.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-30 17:18:03 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Department of Defense DoD is working on improving security awareness for smartphones and other mobile computing platforms used by DoD personnel http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326053.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326053.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-30 15:27:49 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Facebook has revealed its security bug bounty initiative has paid out more than 40,000 in just three weeks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326026.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326026.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-30 14:34:22 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning of at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by root certificate authority CA DigiNotar http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326019.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/326019.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-29 22:26:42 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Finnish cell phone maker Nokia has suspended its developer forum website after a hacker gained access to the forum members information http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325900.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325900.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-29 22:26:42 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The conclusions reached by McAfee in its analysis of Operation Shady RAT are largely unfounded, said Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive of Kaspersky Lab http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325899.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325899.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-29 19:33:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Medtronic Paradigm insulin pump is vulnerable to a wireless cyber attack, enabling the attacker to remotely disable the pump or manipulate the dosage, according to security researcher and diabetic Jerome Radcliffe http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325839.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325839.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-29 18:36:12 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Medtronic Paradigm insulin pump is vulnerable to a wireless cyber attack, enabling the attacker to remotely disable the pump or manipulate the dosage, according to security researcher and diabetic Jerome Radcliffe http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325828.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325828.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-26 22:38:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A disturbing 90pourcents of organizations only have one to five employees handling information security, according to Digital Defense s Insight 2011 report http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325486.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325486.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-26 21:38:07 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Microsoft is fixing a number of bugs in recent updates to three of its Security Development Lifecycle SDL tools, which enable developers to build security and privacy into their applications http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325470.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325470.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-26 16:39:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Electricity companies are expected to invest 41 billion in cybersecurity for industrial control systems between 2011 and 2018, according to Pike Research http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325406.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325406.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-26 04:37:34 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - While high-profile distributed denial of service DDoS attacks by hacktivists have been grabbing the headlines, a more insidious threat targeting small and medium-sized companies has been developing, noted Eric Jackson of Arbor Networks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325322.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325322.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-26 04:37:34 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The social networking company recently advised Twitter users to enable SSL encryption on their accounts, while making HTTPS communication the default setting for a select group of account holders http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325321.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325321.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-25 17:43:02 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - It is time to develop a cybersecurity officer position at companies and organizations to focus solely on cybersecurity, argues Pat Clawson, chairman and chief executive officer at Lumension http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325201.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325201.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-25 16:44:57 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - After mounting pressure and rising levels of criticism, Facebook has significantly revamped its privacy settings and, while the general response has been positive, some critics are less than enthusiastic http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325181.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325181.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-25 16:44:57 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Maine s Central Voter Registration CVS has been breached, potentially exposing personal information on close to one million registered voters http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325180.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325180.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-25 12:21:31 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Steve Jobs has stepped down as Apple CEO after a second bout of medical leave since the start of the year http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325129.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325129.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-25 00:59:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76pourcents in the second quarter compared with the first, according to McAfee s latest threats report http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325061.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/325061.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-24 18:29:41 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Researchers with the Department of Computer Science at North Caroline State University claim to have spotted the first rookit malware DroidKungFu that affects Android devices http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324990.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324990.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-24 16:44:44 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Yale University is admitting to a 10-month long data breach that exposed the names and social security numbers of 43,000 faculty, staff, students, and alumni to the Google search engine http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324953.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324953.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-24 16:44:44 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Google has fixed 11 security flaws in its Chrome 13 browser, doling out 8,837 to researchers in the process, far short of its record 17,000 earlier this year http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324952.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324952.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-24 00:52:26 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The recent hacks of defense contractors, such as Vanguard Defense Industries and Lockheed Martin, have exposed the information security weaknesses in even the most secure companies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324786.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324786.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-23 21:12:48 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The SANS Institute has released Version 30 of its 20 critical controls, a prioritized baseline of information security measures designed to provide monitoring of cyber threats aimed at government and commercial computers and networks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324761.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324761.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-23 20:20:30 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Mozilla has released Firefox 6 with 10 security fixes for critical and high-risk vulnerabilities http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324746.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324746.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-23 18:28:51 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A leading security researcher is reporting that the suspected spammer behind the infamous Rustok spambot has had two of his luxury cars stolen by common street thieves http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324719.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324719.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-23 00:50:21 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Using third-party software to secure mobile devices has a number of drawbacks, observes AT T chief security officer Ed Amoroso http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324561.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324561.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-22 22:06:26 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Social media sites like Facebook are not always productivity drains In fact, for many organizations, social media is vital to operations Nevertheless, due to their popularity, many of these sites are rife with malware threats Infosecurity recently spoke with the director of IT operations for the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and gleaned some insight on how to achieve the balance of access and security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324531.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324531.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-22 21:11:25 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 61pourcents of online consumers click on links that take them to unexpected places, making them vulnerable to identity theft, theft of financial information, or theft of personal digital belongings, according to a survey by Trend Micro http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324519.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324519.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-22 21:11:25 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Department of Homeland Security s Inspector General IG recently conducted an audit of the Transportation Security Administration TSA , concluding that there were high-risk vulnerabilities involving patch and configuration controls for its wireless servers and routers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324518.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324518.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-19 18:58:17 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Consumer confidence in the security of online shopping has dropped 11pourcents over the last two years, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of security firm McAfee http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324110.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324110.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-19 18:03:22 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Indian banks lost on average Rs126 million 28 million last year as a result of data breaches, according to a report by Symantec http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324097.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324097.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-19 17:06:52 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 77pourcents of IT professionals said that they are concerned about smart grid cybersecurity, according to a survey by nCircle http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324084.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/324084.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-18 23:05:30 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The SANS Institute has expanded its NetWars challenge, which tests information security skills of IT professionals, to include the US military, noted Ed Skoudis, director of the SANS NetWars project http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323967.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323967.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-18 17:15:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Federal Trade Commission FTC has fined W3 Innovations, a mobile applications developer, 50,000 for illegally collecting and disclosing personal information on tens of thousands of children under the age of 13 without their parents consent http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323876.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323876.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-18 17:15:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Department of Defense DoD is expanding a pilot program that shares classified cybersecurity information with a number of defense contractors to the entire industry, William Lynn, deputy secretary of defense, told a defense industry conference in Baltimore this week http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323875.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323875.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-18 16:17:28 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A leading security researcher has warned smartphone users of the risk they run by charging their handset at one of the growing USB-linked 'power stations' that are popping up at airports, shopping malls and other locations across the US, Canada and Europe http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323865.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323865.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-17 18:35:02 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Some activists are turning to the use of malware to make their political points, noted Symantec researcher Kevin Haley http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323689.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323689.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-17 16:35:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Canadian government has launched a major IT consolidation effort intended to improve security and reduce costs http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323652.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323652.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-17 16:35:47 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The head of the Internet Security Alliance ISA , a coalition of Internet companies and researchers, is blasting the Obama administration s cybersecurity proposal for focusing too much on regulating and punishing companies rather than on improving cybersecurity http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323651.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323651.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-17 14:44:39 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A full 70pourcents of government IT professionals believe that security services policies will be a problem as they implement data center consolidation, according to a survey conducted by Meritalk and sponsored by Juniper Networks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323636.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323636.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-16 17:04:01 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - ISC ², the not-for-profit IT security association, has extended the reach of the ISC ² Foundation, a scheme that is designed to offer education scholarships and increase awareness of security issues in the community http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323446.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323446.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-16 16:06:46 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Organizations are predicted to invest 432 million in cybersecurity for the electric vehicle EV charging network between 2011 and 2015, according to a study by Pike Research http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323437.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323437.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-16 16:06:46 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Weak information security controls threaten the financial systems and databases of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC , which guarantees the US banking system, according to an audit by the Government Accountability Office GAO http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323436.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323436.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-16 13:19:50 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Hacking group Anonymous has defaced a website of San Francisco's rail transport company http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323407.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323407.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-15 23:47:44 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Sen Richard Blumenthal D-Conn plans to introduce yet another piece of cybersecurity legislation, one of many cybersecurity bills sponsored by Democratic senators http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323223.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323223.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-15 23:47:44 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The use of secure sockets layer SSL virtual private networks VPNs opens up networks to security risks, according to a white paper by NCP Engineering http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323222.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323222.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-15 17:00:29 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has unveiled a draft plan to promote cybersecurity education and develop a cybersecurity workforce for the 21st century http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323124.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/323124.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-12 21:28:41 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Out-of-date browser plug-ins are prime targets for cyberattacks against enterprise browsers, according to Zscaler s State of the Web report for the second quarter of 2011 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322804.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322804.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-12 19:29:30 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - LinkedIn has responded to criticism of its social ads feature over its use of members' names and photos in advertisements on its website http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322787.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322787.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-12 17:32:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The PCI Security Standards Council released today its security guidance for the use of tokenization to process payment card transactions http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322759.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322759.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-12 16:38:12 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UWM has notified 75,000 students and staff members that their personal information, including social security numbers, may have been compromised as the result of a data breach http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322752.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322752.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-12 00:45:19 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A new type of exploitation technique is making use of improper implementation of proprietary protocol specifications, warns an analysis by researchers from Alert Logic http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322618.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322618.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-12 00:45:19 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The International Organization for Standardization ISO has teamed up with the International Electrochemical Commission IEC to publish joint security and privacy standards regarding the use of biometric data for authentication http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322617.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322617.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-11 19:10:25 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Hong Kong Stock Exchange was forced to suspend afternoon trading in seven listed companies after the news portion of its website was hit by hackers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322552.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322552.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-11 17:19:10 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A malware-laden autowhaler application unleashed to infect cybercriminals stealing from phishers, and a rogue anti-virus product offering up a fake codec suite for sale after it disables users video players, top GFI Software s list of the most prevalent threats for July 2011 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322518.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322518.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-11 16:26:12 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Rep Mary Bono Mack R-Calif , who has authored a national data breach notification bill, wants a briefing from McAfee on the company s research into Operation Shady RAT http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322511.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322511.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-11 15:32:01 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The risk of downloading free apps from anywhere other than the official Android Market has been highlighted by a Trend Micro senior threat researcher in Japan, who says he and his team have spotted the so-called Love Trap malware in a number of third-party Android markets http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322500.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322500.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-11 00:27:22 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The smartphone, and increasingly the tablet, are fast becoming the primary device of choice for both personal and enterprise use Infosecurity spoke with Omri Sigelman, VP of marketing and products for AVG Mobile Solutions, at last week s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas to discuss the state of security in the rapidly changing post-PC era http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322376.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322376.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-10 23:32:13 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Myanmar has come out of nowhere to top the list of sources of malicious internet traffic in Akamai s State of the Internet report, the first time the country has ever appeared on the list http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322357.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322357.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-10 18:53:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Adobe has released patches for critical security flaws in Flash Player, Flash Media Server, Shockwave Player, and Photoshop CS5, as well as a patch for an important flaw in RoboHelp http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322293.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322293.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-10 16:57:42 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A leading IT security expert is warning companies that AV, firewalls and IDS technology may no longer be enough to defend company IT resources against attacks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322262.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322262.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-10 16:57:42 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - China was the victim of nearly 500,000 cyberattacks in 2010, almost half of those from overseas, according to the country s National Computer Network Emergency Response Co-ordination Center of China CNCERT CC http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322261.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322261.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-09 21:54:03 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Effective Oct 1, 2011, Visa is eliminating the requirement for US merchants to annually validate their compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard PCI DSS if 75pourcents of the merchant s annual Visa transactions originate from chip-enabled terminals http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322063.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322063.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-09 21:54:03 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Nearly 25pourcents of engineers said they personally knew about security problems in their company s smart devices that have not been disclosed to their customers and the general public, according to a recent survey by device security firm Mocana http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322062.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/322062.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-09 17:14:29 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - For the second time this year, Citigroup has suffered a major breach of its credit customers personal information this time the breach involved 92,400 customers at its Japanese unit http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321986.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321986.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-09 02:08:46 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Last Thursday, President Obama unveiled former Microsoft and FCC executive Steven Van Roekel as his choice to be the nation s second federal chief information security officer, replacing the departing Vivek Kundra http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321844.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321844.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-09 01:22:00 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - IT administrators will need their Labor Day break after struggling with 13 security bulletins covering a broad range of Microsoft platforms, to be released on Tuesday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321835.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321835.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-09 01:22:00 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - While more than one-half of IT budgets go toward security, 70pourcents of IT professionals have experienced data breaches and still struggle to mitigate attacks due to limited time and resources, according to a survey by NetIQ and Harris Interactive http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321834.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321834.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-08 18:41:42 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Cloud providers can demonstrate their adherence to industry-standard security practices by applying for listing in the Cloud Security Alliance s CSA new Security, Trust and Assurance Registry STAR http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321735.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321735.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-08 16:52:22 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Noted security researcher and hacker Moxie Marlinspike slammed the certificate authorities at last week s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, just before he introduced his own alternative for authenticating secure web communications http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321714.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321714.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-08 13:00:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Hacktivist group Anonymous and its offshoot LulzSec have published information stolen from rural US police departments in revenge for recent law enforcement actions http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321678.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321678.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-08 13:00:15 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A US energy industry standards body has warned suppliers to improve their defences against cyber attacks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321677.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321677.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-06 01:14:30 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Nearly half of organizations have lost sensitive or confidential information on USB drives in just the past two years, according to a survey by the Ponemon Institute and Kingston Digital http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321418.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321418.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-06 00:23:13 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The International Organization for Standardization ISO has published a new version of its information security standard designed to help organization better manage information security risks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321410.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321410.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-06 00:23:13 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The California Public Utilities Commission CPUC has adopted the first privacy and security protections for customer data on smart grid electricity networks in the US http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321409.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321409.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-05 02:07:48 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - When DARPA hired Peiter Mudge Zatko to be its newest program manager, it was viewed by many as an attempt to build a bridge between hacker researchers and the intelligence community Now Zatko is attempting to apply this on a larger scale via the Cyber Fast Track initiative he unveiled today at Black Hat in Las Vegas http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321196.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321196.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-04 22:31:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The rate of unique web malware more than doubled in the second quarter, from 105,536 unique encounters of web malware in March 2011 to 287,298 unique encounters in June 2011, according to Cisco s latest quarterly threat report http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321155.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321155.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-04 22:31:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A total of 70 organizations spanning 14 countries were victimized by a five-year operation, likely carried out by a foreign government, that stole intellectual property and other proprietary information, according to a new report by McAfee Labs http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321154.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321154.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-04 22:31:59 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - With organizations off all stripes seeking to defend against advanced persistent threats APTs , a team of researchers from iSEC Partners put the Mac OS X operating system head-to-head with Windows to see how each performs in the realm of enterprise security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321153.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321153.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-04 19:38:41 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Google has patched 30 security flaws in its latest Chrome 13 web browser update and paid out a hefty 17,000 in bug bounties http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321119.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321119.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-04 14:06:33 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Ambassador Cofer Black delivered the opening keynote at this year s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, where he predicted that any future conflict terrorist in nature or not will include a cybersecurity component http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321043.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/321043.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-04 00:50:06 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Jeff Moss, founder and conference chair of Black Hat, welcomed members of the security community from across the globe to this year s gathering in Las Vegas http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320935.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320935.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-03 23:02:20 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Group is offering over 250,000 in prize money for the best defensive computer security technology through its just launched BlueHat Prize contest http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320918.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320918.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-03 22:08:26 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The demand for information security professionals is expected to grow steadily for the remainder of 2011, predicts professional recruitment firm Barclay Simpson http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320910.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320910.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-03 22:08:26 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST is launching a pilot program to test the security of the Apple iPad and iPhone for government use http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320909.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320909.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-03 13:54:01 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The March data breach affecting RSA s SecureID two-factor authentication product has cost parent company EMC 66 million so far, the company admitted during its second-quarter 2011 earnings call http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320798.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320798.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-03 13:54:01 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The average annual cost of cybercrime for organizations increased to 59 million, a 56pourcents jump from the 38 million last year, according to the second annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320797.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320797.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-03 04:31:14 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - BlueCross BlueShield BCBS of Tennessee has invested 6 million to encrypt all data at rest within the organization in response to a 2009 data breach that affected one million members http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320731.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320731.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-02 17:41:09 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Security firm Sophos has identified an average of 150,000 malware samples a day in the first half of the year, a 60pourcents increase since 2010 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320592.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320592.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-02 00:19:12 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The ongoing arms race between anti-virus researchers and malware writers has spurred a significant increase in polymorphic malware activity in July, according to Symantec researcher Martin Lee http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320451.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320451.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-01 21:40:57 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Many federal agencies do not have policies in place to mitigate records management, privacy and security challenges posed by use of social media, according to the Government Accountability Office GAO http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320418.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320418.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-01 20:46:54 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - WellPoint has reached a preliminary settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in California Superior Court for the potential exposure of data belonging to more than 600,000 health insurance applicants on a company-run website http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320406.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320406.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-01 18:09:03 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Late last week Facebook unveiled its new security bug bounty program whereby the social network will offer security researchers payment for reporting certain vulnerabilities http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320361.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320361.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-01 17:16:45 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The EU's cybersecurity agency ENISA has proposed security improvements for 13 upcoming web standards to enhance browser security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320336.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320336.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-08-01 11:12:51 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - UK police have named the teenager they arrested in the Shetland Islands last week in connection with the LulzSec and Anonymous hacktivist groups http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320285.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320285.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-30 00:41:55 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - More than one out of five organizations do not have a security policy governing the use of personal mobile devices at work, even though two out of three said they allow personal mobile devices on the corporate network, according to a survey by Courion http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320089.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320089.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-29 20:06:21 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Although it may be two steps behind in terms of Windows releases, a study by AVAST Software indicates that Windows XP is still the main vector for rootkit infections http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320030.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/320030.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-29 18:21:25 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to consolidate efforts at drafting comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, two Democratic senators have introduced cybersecurity bills aimed at setting national standards for protecting personal information and notifying consumers when their information has been compromised http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319994.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319994.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-29 17:28:03 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Belmont Savings Bank has agreed to pay a fine of 7,500 for losing personal information of more than 13,000 customers, according to a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General s office http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319974.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319974.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-29 15:41:48 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Google has rolled out its two-step verification sign-in system to more than 150 countries in 40 languages http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319955.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319955.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-29 00:45:21 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - A majority of organizations are not applying information security best practices, according to a survey by Venafi, an enterprise key and certificate management firm, and research firm Echelon One http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319855.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319855.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-28 20:52:22 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - The Apple Safari 5, Mozilla Firefox 4, and Google Chrome 10 browsers each caught only 15pourcents of live socially engineered malware samples, according to NSS Labs tests of web browser protection for European users http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319810.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319810.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-07-28 19:57:46 - Infosecurity USA Latest News - Hackers have stolen personal data from 35 million accounts at a South Korean social networking site and a web services portal, in the latest of a series of cyber attacks on government and financial firms http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319791.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/319791.shtml