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Hackers, the UK intelligence service is looking for you!
Hackers, the UK intelligence service is looking for you!
Hackers who want a job with the UK government’s GCHQ intelligence service need to crack a code to get an interview.
Dec. 1, 2011
One-quarter of firms hit by cybercrime, survey finds
One-quarter of firms hit by cybercrime, survey finds
Nearly a quarter of organizations around the world were victims of cybercrime in the last 12 months, according PricewaterhouseCooper’s 2011 Global Economic Crime Survey.
Dec. 1, 2011
Trusteer warns that cybercriminals are moving into fresh one-stop crime areas
Trusteer warns that cybercriminals are moving into fresh one-stop crime areas
Research published today by Trusteer claims to show cybercriminals have widened the services they provide as a one-stop-shop to third-party fraudsters.
Nov. 30, 2011
Pre-2009 HP printers vulnerable to hackers, say researchers
Pre-2009 HP printers vulnerable to hackers, say researchers
A security flaw found in, but not necessarily limited to, HP printers can be exploited by hackers to take full control of printer functions, according to researchers at Columbia University.
Nov. 30, 2011
ICO dishes out some of first public sector fines against two councils
ICO dishes out some of first public sector fines against two councils
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed some of its first fines against public bodies after staff with North Somerset Council and Worcestershire County Council sent highly sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients.
Nov. 29, 2011
Lyceum Capital acquires Clearswift
Lyceum Capital acquires Clearswift
Lyceum Capital, a private equity firm, has increased the total amount spent on IT industry investment this year to more than £100 million with the acquisition of data security vendor Clearswift.
Nov. 29, 2011
PCI DSS can provide information security roadmap for cloud computing
PCI DSS can provide information security roadmap for cloud computing
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) are basic information security practices that can be applied to the cloud environment in the same way as traditional environments, said Tabatha Greiner, executive consultant for global PCI quality assurance with Verizon.
Nov. 29, 2011
Breach at Korean gamer Nexon exposes data on 13 million subscribers
Breach at Korean gamer Nexon exposes data on 13 million subscribers
A data breach at South Korean online gamer Nexon has exposed personal information on 13 million subscribers.
Nov. 29, 2011
Four people arrested in connection with US terrorist-funded PBX hacking
Four people arrested in connection with US terrorist-funded PBX hacking
The FBI has revealed that four hackers were arrested in the Philippines last week in connection with an organized attack on the clients of telecoms giant AT&T in the US. Newswire reports suggest that the hacker crew was funded by terrorists linked to an Al Qaeda group that carried out the Bali bombings in 2002 and which killed 202 people.
Nov. 28, 2011
Solera head researcher slams malware authors for “lazy, repetitive malware scams”
Solera head researcher slams malware authors for “lazy, repetitive malware scams”
The director of security research with Solera Networks has called malware authors “mal-slackers” for their “lazy repetitive malware scams” they have created for this US Thanksgiving.
Nov. 25, 2011
BEAST-driven SSL attack not as bad as it seems claims Context
BEAST-driven SSL attack not as bad as it seems claims Context
Researchers at Context Information Security are playing down the level of risk to enterprises caused by the BEAST - Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS – that was identified by researchers in late September.
Nov. 25, 2011
Acuity releases free PCI DSS compliance analysis software
Acuity releases free PCI DSS compliance analysis software
Acuity has taken the wraps off a free PCI DSS compliance analysis application that can be downloaded from its web site. The software is billed as being able to identify, assess, manage and report on risks to cardholder data.
Nov. 25, 2011