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Network access control, not perimeter security, should be priority, says Cyber-Ark exec
Network access control, not perimeter security, should be priority, says Cyber-Ark exec
Organizations are wasting money beefing up security at the perimeter when they should be focusing on securing access within the network, said Adam Bosnian, executive vice president Americas and corporate development at Cyber-Ark Software
April 15, 2011
Libyan rebels successfully hack the country's eastern cellular network from the inside
Libyan rebels successfully hack the country's eastern cellular network from the inside
A group of
April 14, 2011
Report recommends removing admin rights from end users
Report recommends removing admin rights from end users
Research just released claims that in order to increase security on an organisation's network, managers should remove admin level rights for end users.
April 14, 2011
Cyber-Assisted Physical Attacks are Here and Now says John Bumgarner, US Cyber Consequences Unit
Cyber-Assisted Physical Attacks are Here and Now says John Bumgarner, US Cyber Consequences Unit
At the World Cyber Research Summit in Belfast on March 16th, Infosecurity’s Eleanor Dallaway had the opportunity to interview John Bumgarner of the US Cyber Consequences Unit.
April 14, 2011
Feds take down Coreflood botnet
Feds take down Coreflood botnet
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI announced this week the shutdown of the Coreflood botnet that infected more than 2 million computers worldwide with keylogging malware designed to steal financial information from victims.
April 14, 2011
DARPA working on full disk encryption for iPhone and Android
DARPA working on full disk encryption for iPhone and Android
The US military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced it is researching into the area of full disk encryption (FDE) on Google Android and Apple iPhone handsets.
April 13, 2011
Organizations deploying smart devices without understanding security risks
Organizations deploying smart devices without understanding security risks
Close to half of IT professionals surveyed by smart device security firm Mocana said that they did not believe their organizations could adequately manage the security risks posed by smart devices.
April 13, 2011
ICO finds NHS Liverpool Community Health breached Data Protection Act
ICO finds NHS Liverpool Community Health breached Data Protection Act
The medical history of 31 children and their mothers was lost by NHS Liverpool Community Health during a premises move in October last year.
April 12, 2011
ATM hacks: can you trust external cash machines any more?
ATM hacks: can you trust external cash machines any more?
It looks like cybercriminals have moved their ATM skimming game to its logical conclusion and developed wireless plus miniaturised cash machine add-ons that are indistinguishable from the real thing.
April 12, 2011
Barracuda Networks website hit by SQL injection attack
Barracuda Networks website hit by SQL injection attack
Barracuda Networks has become the latest IT security vendor to be hit by an SQL injection attack, but the company has moved swiftly to mitigate the fallout from the attack, as well as confirming that all active passwords for applications remain secure.
April 12, 2011
Sony settles code cracking legal spat with George Hotz
Sony settles code cracking legal spat with George Hotz
Sony Computer Entertainment America has settled its PS3-related legal spat with the infamous code cracker George Hotz. Also known as Geohot, Hotz is well known for being the first person to jailbreak the Apple iPhone in his mid-teens.
April 12, 2011
Justice Department questions Google's FISMA certification claims
Justice Department questions Google's FISMA certification claims
The US Department of Justice said in court documents that the Google Apps for Government cloud-based IT suite was not certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), despite claims by Google that it was.
April 12, 2011