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IP Expo: Symantec talks up security threats to communications
IP Expo: Symantec talks up security threats to communications
At the IP Expo event in London this week, senior managers with Symantec were out in force, explaining to show visitors why communications and security technologies are now closely integrated. Alongside sponsoring a security theater at the show, the IT security vendor was also talking about the results of its 2011 threat management survey.
Oct. 21, 2011
Team SwaStika hacks hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts – kind of
Team SwaStika hacks hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts – kind of
Reports are coming in that a hacktivist group called Team SwaStika has hacked a group of Facebook accounts. However, according to Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's senior security researcher, the group may be attempting to take credit for compromising account details that they really had nothing to do with.
Oct. 20, 2011
Nemours loses data on 1.6 million patients and employees
Nemours loses data on 1.6 million patients and employees
Nemours, a children’s healthcare system serving the Eastern US, has admitted that three unencrypted backup tapes containing personal information on 1.6 million patients and employees have been lost.
Oct. 20, 2011
London Gatwick Airport introduces iris biometrics “at a distance”
London Gatwick Airport introduces iris biometrics “at a distance”
The world of biometric iris recognition without having to place your eye into a reader has been introduced at London Gatwick Airport, with border officials using Human Recognition Systems' Mflow track to read travelers' irises at a distance.
Oct. 19, 2011
US government on Libya: We disrupt air defenses the old-fashioned way – we burn them
US government on Libya: We disrupt air defenses the old-fashioned way – we burn them
Prior to the NATO airstrikes in March, the US government considered launching cyberattacks to disrupt the Libyan government’s air-defense systems, but decided to disrupt them the old-fashioned way, by blowing them up.
Oct. 19, 2011
Class action lawsuit seeks $4.9 billion over TRICARE data breach
Class action lawsuit seeks $4.9 billion over TRICARE data breach
A class action lawsuit was filed last week in US federal court seeking a total of $4.9 billion for the data breach involving patients treated through the Department of Defense’s TRICARE healthcare system.
Oct. 18, 2011
DDoS attacks against e-commerce sites last 40% longer, says VeriSign
DDoS attacks against e-commerce sites last 40% longer, says VeriSign
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against e-commerce sites last 40% longer than average DDoS attacks, according to VeriSign research.
Oct. 18, 2011
NoScript goes mobile on smartphones and tablets
NoScript goes mobile on smartphones and tablets
One of the most popular add-ons for Mozilla Firefox, and one that stops a lot of scripted malware from 'doing things' on your computer, has been ported to the Google Android and Maemo smartphone/tablet computing platforms.
Oct. 18, 2011
NIST provides guidance on information system security monitoring
NIST provides guidance on information system security monitoring
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued guidance to organizations on how to monitor the security of their information systems, which include computer networks, devices, and software.
Oct. 18, 2011
Hackers forums provide sense of community, information security intelligence
Hackers forums provide sense of community, information security intelligence
Hacker forums provide a sense of community for the hackers, as well as a source of intelligence for information security professionals, according to a new report by data security firm Imperva.
Oct. 18, 2011
RSA Europe: John Colley talks about the past, present and future of (ISC)²
RSA Europe: John Colley talks about the past, present and future of (ISC)²
Infosecurity got a chance to sit down with John Colley, managing director EMEA for (ISC)², at last week's RSA Europe, and we learned that one of his current aims is to encourage new members – who do not currently satisfy the membership criteria – to sign up for associate membership of the security association.
Oct. 17, 2011
WebView system used in Android app development may be flawed says US professor
WebView system used in Android app development may be flawed says US professor
A leading US academic will shortly publish a paper highlighting potential security problems with the WebView platform, the coding system used to create many of the most popular Google Android apps.
Oct. 17, 2011