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Real-world ATM skimming techniques revealed
Real-world ATM skimming techniques revealed
Security researcher Brian Krebs has had a long-standing interest in the increasing problem of ATM skimmers - fraudsters who install hidden gadgets on cash machines with the intention of ripping off bank card customers. And he has posted an in-depth analysis of one such scam earlier today.
Feb. 16, 2011
RSA 2011: Terrorist groups pose most dangerous cyber threat
RSA 2011: Terrorist groups pose most dangerous cyber threat
While nation-states actively attempt to exploit the networks of the US government, critical infrastructure, and commercial networks, US Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn told the RSA Conference audience that terrorist groups are inevitably more likely to fire the most severe type of destructive cyber warfare salvos.
Feb. 16, 2011
Education programs are hardly a security ‘silver bullet’
Education programs are hardly a security ‘silver bullet’
User education is often touted as a cornerstone of any effective IT security program. But as Jack Daniel, community development manager with internet security firm Astaro contends, not every organization will reap benefits from educating its end-users.
Feb. 16, 2011
RSA: Fake AV Companies Making More Money than Security Vendors
RSA: Fake AV Companies Making More Money than Security Vendors
Having spoken on the ‘Public, meet private: Lessons learned in chasing cyber crooks’ panel at the RSA 2011 conference in San Francisco, Pedro Bustamante, senior research analyst at Panda Security, tells Infosecurity’s Eleanor Dallaway why geography is obstructing cyber legal justice
Feb. 16, 2011
Lumension releases beta version of its Application Scanner v2.0
Lumension releases beta version of its Application Scanner v2.0
Lumension has released a beta version of its free Application Scanner v2.0 that scans executable files and identifies all applications within the endpoint environment, along with its Endpoint Intelligence Center (EIC) that consolidates malware, vulnerability, patch, and application information with relational cloud-based intelligence.
Feb. 16, 2011
RSA Security: Commtouch intros unified security engine
RSA Security: Commtouch intros unified security engine
It's day two of the RSA Conference in San Francisco and Commtouch has taken the wraps off what it claims is the industry's first unified engine that combines three internet security technologies.
Feb. 15, 2011
New York City hospital system admits to massive data breach
New York City hospital system admits to massive data breach
The New York City Health and Hospital Corp. (HHC) said that personal information of nearly 1.7 million hospital patients, staff, vendors, and contractors was stolen from a GRM Management Information Services van.
Feb. 15, 2011
Interview: Matt Moynahan, CEO, Veracode
Interview: Matt Moynahan, CEO, Veracode
With mobile and application security on more agendas than ever before, Veracode’s CEO, Matt Moynahan, talked to Infosecurity’s Eleanor Dallaway about why Microsoft are doing security better than Symantec, why Apple will be raising their eyebrows in embarrassment, and why really good coders with security knowledge are in short supply...
Feb. 14, 2011
Mobile World Congress: F-Secure introduces Android and Symbian protection
Mobile World Congress: F-Secure introduces Android and Symbian protection
F-Secure has released version 7 of its Protection Service for Mobile (PSM 7) which extends the smartphone security software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to support Google Android and Symbian handsets.
Feb. 14, 2011
Australian ambulance dispatch system downed by malware
Australian ambulance dispatch system downed by malware
Reports are coming in the New South Wales (NSW) ambulance dispatch system was downed at 1pm local time on Saturday by a computer virus, forcing dispatch officers to move to a back-up paper-based system.
Feb. 14, 2011
Salesforce.com moves to ‘Cloud 2’ says its CEO
Salesforce.com moves to ‘Cloud 2’ says its CEO
As the keynote presenter at the Cloud Security Alliance Summit today in San Francisco, Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of salesforce.com, introduced his vision of ‘Cloud 2’. “The best days are still very much ahead of us in this industry”, he told the audience.
Feb. 14, 2011
DHS tells IT forensics investigators to go CyberFETCH
DHS tells IT forensics investigators to go CyberFETCH
The Department of Homeland Security is setting up an IT forensics clearinghouse called CyberFETCH to provide a secure collaborative environment for law enforcement, private industry, and academia.
Feb. 11, 2011