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Michigan healthcare providers turn to biometrics for patient data security
Michigan healthcare providers turn to biometrics for patient data security
Michigan healthcare providers will soon be implementing new biometric protections for identity access management to patient care records.
Sept. 26, 2012
New Islamist hacker collective emerges to protest 'Innocence of Muslims' video
New Islamist hacker collective emerges to protest 'Innocence of Muslims' video
A new Islamist hacker collective has amassed to protest the “Innocence of Muslims” YouTube video, via attacks on several low-level Western websites. It promises continued action in the wake of the film.
Sept. 25, 2012
Mobile malware up 2,180% in 2012
Mobile malware up 2,180% in 2012
The rise of mobile malware is becoming an industry meme, and no wonder: As mobility starts to permeate every aspect of consumer and business lives, malware vectors are increasing.
Sept. 25, 2012
Android app piracy sees triple-digit growth
Android app piracy sees triple-digit growth
Thanks to a lack of comprehensive content protection, Android developers are finding themselves at major risk for piracy, and it’s significantly impacting their business, according to a new survey from Protection Technology Research (PTR).
Sept. 24, 2012
What is Microsoft doing with Hotmail passwords?
What is Microsoft doing with Hotmail passwords?
Costin Riau, a security expert with Kaspersky Lab, tried to log into his old hotmail account with his old hotmail password – all 36 characters. It failed, with an error message saying, “Microsoft account passwords can contain up to 16 characters.”
Sept. 23, 2012
Facebook’s $9.5 million class action settlement confirmed
Facebook’s $9.5 million class action settlement confirmed
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled by 2-1 that Facebook’s class action settlement of $9.5 million over its defunct Beacon service must stand, concluding that the sum was “substantial in this case.”
Sept. 21, 2012
EU’s Clean IT is being anything but clean in its intentions
EU’s Clean IT is being anything but clean in its intentions
Digital rights groups have long claimed that the online terrorist threat is used by governments as a reason for imposing wide-ranging control of the internet. A newly leaked document from the EU Clean IT project seems to confirm such mission-creep.
Sept. 21, 2012
ICO and Ofsted agree encryption needed in schools
ICO and Ofsted agree encryption needed in schools
As the new academic year begins, two UK regulatory bodies have issued new guidelines that raise the bar for school security: the ICO advises on data protection while Ofsted indicates it will include schools’ e-safety in future inspections.
Sept. 20, 2012
An analysis of DDoS attack methodologies
An analysis of DDoS attack methodologies
What stands out most from Imperva’s new analysis of DDoS attack methodologies, is that DDoS is easy, growing in use and probably more prevalent than commonly perceived.
Sept. 20, 2012
IBM: Top threats include data breaches, BYOD, browser exploits
IBM: Top threats include data breaches, BYOD, browser exploits
When it comes to trends in security for 2012 so far, the landscape has seen a sharp increase in browser-related exploits, like recent ones for Internet Explorer and Java, along with renewed concerns around social media password security and continued disparity in mobile devices and corporate bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs.
Sept. 20, 2012
Peter the Great beats Sun Tzu in cybercrime
Peter the Great beats Sun Tzu in cybercrime
Despite the hoohaa about the ‘Chinese cyberthreat’ (in reality, read east Asia), Russia’s Peter the Great (in reality, read east Europe) is beating Sun Tzu in modern cyber wargames. Eastern Europe has better cybercriminals than eastern Asia.
Sept. 19, 2012
Microsoft: Pre-installed malware not from factory lines
Microsoft: Pre-installed malware not from factory lines
The pre-installed malware found on fresh-from-the-factory PCs by Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit was not implemented on the factory line, a Microsoft spokesperson has confirmed.
Sept. 19, 2012