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Russian hackers behind first successful US SCADA system attack
Russian hackers behind first successful US SCADA system attack
Russian hackers are reported to have been behind an attack on a water utility station in Springfield, Illinois, earlier this month, destroying a pump after gaining unauthorized access to the system.
Nov. 21, 2011
Data security analysts' salaries to rise 6%, says Robert Half
Data security analysts' salaries to rise 6%, says Robert Half
Salaries for data security analysts are predicted to rise 6% in 2012, while IT salaries overall are expected to increase 4.5% next year, according to research by Robert Half Technology.
Nov. 21, 2011
Border control specialist says more needs to be done with passenger history
Border control specialist says more needs to be done with passenger history
As the ongoing furore over the relaxation of security at UK border crossings continues with politicians name-calling the UK’s border control agency, a leading biometric and border control specialist says that more needs to be done behind the scenes to boost the UK’s security.
Nov. 18, 2011
EURid adds easy-signing DNSSEC technology to web site registration
EURid adds easy-signing DNSSEC technology to web site registration
EURid, the .eu top level domain registry, has taken the wraps off a new service for internet registrars that simplifies the signing and managing of .eu domain names enabled for the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) enhanced hosting facility.
Nov. 18, 2011
Norway’s oil, gas and defense industries hit by major data theft
Norway’s oil, gas and defense industries hit by major data theft
Reports are coming in of a major data theft involving a range of Norwegian organizations in the country’s oil, gas and defense arena. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the cyber-espionage case may the biggest in European history.
Nov. 18, 2011
Kaspersky Lab reports BIOS infections are making a cybercriminal comeback
Kaspersky Lab reports BIOS infections are making a cybercriminal comeback
The Q3 security threats report from Kaspersky Lab claims that all manner of new and varied threats are now heaving into view on the threats horizon. Threats such as hidden malware in QR codes all the way to targeted attacks on major firms are the latest problems on the internet, the security vendor notes.
Nov. 18, 2011
Facebook porn spam security breach raises concerns
Facebook porn spam security breach raises concerns
Facebook is investigating a huge wave of spam attacks that have caused violent and pornographic images to be posted on some users’ profile pages.
Nov. 18, 2011
Skype PayPal phishing campaign under way
Skype PayPal phishing campaign under way
Skype users are being warned about a phishing campaign designed to harvest their PayPal account credentials.
Nov. 18, 2011
Archiving email on webmail services exposes sensitive data
Archiving email on webmail services exposes sensitive data
Close to one-third of companies are archiving email on free webmail services such as Gmail and Hotmail, which exposes potentially sensitive information in those emails to breaches.
Nov. 18, 2011
White Hat Events Raise Over £500K For Childline/NSPCC
White Hat Events Raise Over £500K For Childline/NSPCC
White Hat events are pleased to announce that they have now exceeded £500k in their fundraising activities in support of ChildLine/NSPCC.
Nov. 17, 2011
For small and medium-sized firms, ignorance is not bliss
For small and medium-sized firms, ignorance is not bliss
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) do not consider themselves targets of cyberattacks, and thus are not implementing safeguards to protect their information, a Symantec survey concludes.
Nov. 17, 2011
Lieberman Software warns of more cyber-espionage cases in wake of EDF/Greenpeace saga
Lieberman Software warns of more cyber-espionage cases in wake of EDF/Greenpeace saga
Lieberman Software says it expects to see more case of cyber espionage after French energy giant EDF was fined €1.5m for hacking into Greenpeace computers to download the environmental group's plans to block four planned nuclear power plants in the UK.
Nov. 17, 2011