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Australia needs cybersecurity czar, Senate panel told
Australia needs cybersecurity czar, Senate panel told
Australia needs a cybersecurity czar to coordinate its various governmental and industry efforts to improve cybersecurity, a private sector representative told a Senate panel.
March 22, 2011
HIPAA fines prompt action by health care firms on data storage
HIPAA fines prompt action by health care firms on data storage
With the recent fines imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rules, firms are starting to feel the pain and take steps to archive and secure patient data.
March 22, 2011
DoD works with industry on automated network intrusion defense system
DoD works with industry on automated network intrusion defense system
The Department of Defense (DoD) is working with the private sector to develop an automated network intrusion detection and prevention system for the defense industry, a Pentagon official told Congress last week.
March 21, 2011
Spam tapping Japanese disasters goes through the roof
Spam tapping Japanese disasters goes through the roof
Newswires are reporting that the volume of spam – leading to infected and scamware websites – has gone through the roof this week, but M86 Security says that it has seen a spam campaign that imitates a Twitter notification.
March 18, 2011
Skunx botnet discovered with C&C server in the US
Skunx botnet discovered with C&C server in the US
Arbor Networks claims to have discovered one of the first botnets with its command-and-control (C&C) servers located in the US. Dr Jose Nazario, the firm's senior security researcher, says that the Skunx botnet is unusual in not being active in the wild.
March 18, 2011
RSA's SecurID customers worried that breach affected seed record database
RSA's SecurID customers worried that breach affected seed record database
Customers of RSA’s SecurID two-factor authentication product, which was the target of a recent security breach, are concerned that the seed record database might have been compromised, said Andrew Kemshall, co-founder of SecurEnvoy and former RSA Europe executive.
March 18, 2011
MyTob tops list of most significant virus over last 40 years
MyTob tops list of most significant virus over last 40 years
The MyTob virus, which appeared in 2005 and was the first worm to combine features of a botnet and a mass-mailer, is the most significant virus to emerge over the last 40 years, according to Guillaume Lovet, senior manager of Fortinet’s Threat Response Team.
March 18, 2011
Olympic ticket sales website glitch affects Visa cardholders
Olympic ticket sales website glitch affects Visa cardholders
As applications for tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games opened, some Visa card users were unable to register after a payment system glitch on the ticket website.
March 17, 2011
BlackBerry users urged to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed
BlackBerry users urged to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed
Research in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser.
March 17, 2011
ICO says 40% of wireless home internet users have no knowledge of WiFi security
ICO says 40% of wireless home internet users have no knowledge of WiFi security
Research just published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) claims to show that 40% of people who have WiFi at home do not understand how to change the security settings on their networks.
March 17, 2011
Hacked Colorado highway sign warns of roving zombies
Hacked Colorado highway sign warns of roving zombies
A road sign used by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was apparently accessed by an unknown, unauthorized individual who changed the sign to warn of “ZOMBIES AHEAD”.
March 17, 2011
At last: Android devices to get full disk encryption
At last: Android devices to get full disk encryption
It looks like Google Android is going to be the first smartphone platform to get a near-native full disk encryption (FDE) app, thanks to work from renowned IT security researcher Moxie Marlinspike.
March 16, 2011