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Security researcher claims ID theft now more profitable than car theft
Security researcher claims ID theft now more profitable than car theft
A leading IT security researcher claims that hackers are now electronically breaking into US car dealerships – not to steal cars, but the IDs and other credentials of car purchasers, most of whom buy on finance.
Oct. 11, 2011
ATM industry association issues anti-reverse engineering recommendations
ATM industry association issues anti-reverse engineering recommendations
The ATM industry association – the ATMIA – has published a best practice manual on cash machine security. And a new feature of its recommendations is for developers to help prevent reverse engineering of cash machine software.
Oct. 11, 2011
Ministry of Defence drops another Adobe PDF blunder; reveals radar defense secrets
Ministry of Defence drops another Adobe PDF blunder; reveals radar defense secrets
The UK's Ministry of Defence has once again demonstrated its lack of understanding of how Adobe PDF format files function as, according the Daily Star tabloid newspaper, anyone with a simple knowledge of page formatting can 'unblack' apparently censored data from a release on radar defense issues on its website.
Oct. 11, 2011
Chaos Computer Club warns on “German government” communications trojan
Chaos Computer Club warns on “German government” communications trojan
Rumors of a series of German government-developed spyware trojans have been bouncing around for several years, but now the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) claims to spotted one in the wild.
Oct. 10, 2011
Context discovers reverse web proxy security loophole; advises on remediation
Context discovers reverse web proxy security loophole; advises on remediation
Context Information Security has warned of a back door threat to the Apache platform that could allow unauthorized access to internal or DMZ systems.
Oct. 7, 2011
ISACA publishes COBIT process assessment model
ISACA publishes COBIT process assessment model
Now into its 15th year, the COBIT 5 framework is in the final stages of ratification by ISACA and, as part of this evolution of the GRC (governance, risk and compliance) framework, the association has issued a new process assessment model.
Oct. 7, 2011
Weather report: Cloudy, with a chance of data leakage
Weather report: Cloudy, with a chance of data leakage
Almost half of organizations said their IT staffs are not ready to adopt the cloud, with data security cited as a top concern, according to survey sponsored by Symantec.
Oct. 6, 2011
Plusnet migrates anti-spam systems to Cloudmark
Plusnet migrates anti-spam systems to Cloudmark
Plusnet, the Sheffield-based ISP, has announced it is migrating its several million customers from their existing IronPort based anti-spam / anti-virus email security platform and over to a new solution provided by Cloudmark.
Oct. 6, 2011
£30 graphics card can brute-force crack any eight character password in just four hours
£30 graphics card can brute-force crack any eight character password in just four hours
A £30 graphics card can now process as many as 158 million passwords a second
Oct. 6, 2011
Check Point introduces blades to tackle botnets
Check Point introduces blades to tackle botnets
Check Point has taken the wraps off its 33rd software blade technology, which is an anti-botnet platform designed to counter the problems of botnets and advanced persistent threats (APTs).
Oct. 6, 2011
Stanford Hospital faces $20 million lawsuit over patient data breach
Stanford Hospital faces $20 million lawsuit over patient data breach
A class-action lawsuit for $20 million has been filed against Stanford Hospital & Clinics over a patient data breach in which personal information on 20,000 emergency room patients was posted on a public website for a year.
Oct. 6, 2011
Earl Eugene Schultz: 10 September 1946 – 2 October 2011
Earl Eugene Schultz: 10 September 1946 – 2 October 2011
It it with deep regret that Infosecurity has to report that Eugene Schultz – arguably one of the founding figures of the IT security industry – passed away on Sunday after a short illness.
Oct. 5, 2011