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Microsoft faces $7 billion fine by EU
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.
Oct. 1, 2012
Level 3 enters the managed security market
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 will be rolled out in a managed services environment.
Oct. 1, 2012
New Android trojan uses camera app to recreate user's physical surroundings
New Android trojan uses camera app to recreate user's physical surroundings
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 server.
Oct. 1, 2012
Businesses still lack confidence in the cloud
Businesses still lack confidence in the cloud
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA have issued their Cloud Market Maturity report, outlining the top 10 issues with cloud adoption by businesses. They found that confidence is lowest in government regulation as a factor in driving or securing the market.
Oct. 1, 2012
Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe
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.’
Sept. 28, 2012
Verizon joins Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance to focus on public sector threats
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 IT infrastructure.
Sept. 28, 2012
Adobe to revoke signing certificate after compromise of internal server
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 in fact contain malware.
Sept. 28, 2012
Private Facebook messages on Timeline? The social network says no
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.
Sept. 28, 2012
The ten security issues guaranteed to cause a flamewar
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.
Sept. 27, 2012
Two separate privacy concerns rock Facebook
Two separate privacy concerns rock Facebook
As Facebook shares continue their general downward trend, the social network giant is rocked by two new privacy concerns: a glitch that has started to expose old private messages; and the tie-up with advertising metrics company Datalogix.
Sept. 26, 2012
The VOHO campaign: Gh0st RAT spread by water-holing
The VOHO campaign: Gh0st RAT spread by water-holing
The VOHO campaign would appear to be a sophisticated and extensive APT-style attack targeting primarily political activists, the defense industrial base and education – especially in the Boston and Washington DC areas.
Sept. 26, 2012
IEEE data breach offers up 100K member logins
IEEE data breach offers up 100K member logins
The usernames and passwords of 100,000 members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have been found unencrypted on a FTP server by Radu Dragusin, a Romanian researcher.
Sept. 26, 2012