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ISF issues major update on Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals
ISF issues major update on Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has published a major update on its Standard of Good Practice for IT security professionals, which is billed as the industry’s most business-focused, all-in-one guide to information security assurance.
Sept. 29, 2011
Red Lambda develops auto-mining security intelligence software
Red Lambda develops auto-mining security intelligence software
Red Lambda has taken the wraps off an automatic data mining application that analyzes data on the organization's IT resources and archives – as well as on the internet – and presents the information in a drill-down dashboard format to the user.
Sept. 29, 2011
Is personnel turmoil behind DHS cybersecurity reorg?
Is personnel turmoil behind DHS cybersecurity reorg?
High-level turnover at the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) cybersecurity office may be a factor in the reorganization of the National Protection and Programs Directorate, which oversees the office.
Sept. 29, 2011
Superbotnet poised to be unleashed by cybercriminals
Superbotnet poised to be unleashed by cybercriminals
A cybercriminal organization is creating a superbotnet by sending out billions of malware-laden emails for an unknown purpose, according to Commtouch researcher Avi Turiel.
Sept. 28, 2011
Laptop heist exposes personal data on 16,000 patients at Minneapolis hospitals
Laptop heist exposes personal data on 16,000 patients at Minneapolis hospitals
Personal information of more than 16,000 patients at two health facilities in the Minneapolis area have been compromised as the result of a stolen laptop, the facilities admitted this week.
Sept. 28, 2011
MySQL.com web site hacked to serve up malware
MySQL.com web site hacked to serve up malware
Reports are coming in that the MySQL.com site was hacked and booby-trapped to serve up malware earlier this week – unconfirmed reports from security researcher Brian Krebs suggest that hacked access to the site was sold by cybercriminals for $3,000.
Sept. 27, 2011
Avast acquires Android software vendor ITAgents
Avast acquires Android software vendor ITAgents
Avast, the central European IT security vendor, has acquired ITAgents, an Austrian developer of Google Android apps, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has already completed, Infosecurity understands.
Sept. 26, 2011
Apple OS X Lion passwords cracked
Apple OS X Lion passwords cracked
It looks as though the security of the password system on Apple's OS X Lion operating system has been compromised, with a security researcher claiming that there is a workaround that allows users to crack the password on a Mac system that has been password-protected.
Sept. 26, 2011
Trend Micro expert calls new Facebook interface a 'stalker enabler'
Trend Micro expert calls new Facebook interface a 'stalker enabler'
If you use Facebook, you'll undoubtedly have noticed a series of major changes to your web interface over the last few days. According to a Trend Micro solutions architect, users should not lose sight of the fact that the underlying data remains intact, and there are still security issues that need to be addressed.
Sept. 26, 2011
Arrested LulzSec suspect was looking for position with US Department of Defense
Arrested LulzSec suspect was looking for position with US Department of Defense
As reported elsewhere over the weekend, a 23-year-old Arizona man was arrested late last week in connection with the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in May and was, according to security researcher Brian Krebs, a model student who saw himself one day defending networks at the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency.
Sept. 26, 2011
Go Daddy goes phishing
Go Daddy goes phishing
The breach of websites hosted by Go Daddy was likely the result of a phishing attack, said Nicholas Percoco, head of Trustwave SpiderLabs.
Sept. 26, 2011
Dutch government revokes DigiNotar's CA root certificates
Dutch government revokes DigiNotar's CA root certificates
The Dutch government is revoking the DigiNotar’s subordinate certificate authorities (CAs) under the Staat der Nederlanden root certificates.
Sept. 26, 2011