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Center for Internet Security updates information security metrics
Center for Internet Security updates information security metrics
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) released an updated version of its information security metrics developed through the consensus of 150 information security experts in the public and private sectors.
Nov. 3, 2010
Google wins court approval for $8.5m settlement of Buzz privacy case
Google wins court approval for $8.5m settlement of Buzz privacy case
Google has won preliminary court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit related to alleged privacy violations caused by its Buzz social networking service.
Nov. 3, 2010
Facebook developers who sold user identification suspended for violating privacy policies
Facebook developers who sold user identification suspended for violating privacy policies
Facebook has revealed it has suspended an unspecified number of developers for selling user identification numbers (UIDs) to an unnamed data broker.
Nov. 2, 2010
Google offers bounty for web application bugs
Google offers bounty for web application bugs
Google is expanding its reward program to compensate security researchers who find flaws in Google’s web applications, such as YouTube, Blogger, and Orkut.
Nov. 2, 2010
Webroot buys Prevx
Webroot buys Prevx
Internet security firm Webroot has acquired Derby, UK-based anti-malware cloud provider Prevx.
Nov. 2, 2010
Politically motivated denial of service attacks on the rise
Politically motivated denial of service attacks on the rise
A new distributed denial of service (DDoS) trojan, which attacks blogs and forums that criticize the Vietnamese Communist Party, is part of an increasing trend of politically motivated cyber attacks, according to Joe Stewart, director of malware analysis at SecureWorks’ Counter Threat Unit.
Nov. 2, 2010
BredoLab downed botnet linked with Spamit.com
BredoLab downed botnet linked with Spamit.com
A man arrested in Armenia last week in connection with the operation of the BredoLab botnet - which the Dutch authorities recently shut down - has been revealed to be a major affiliate of the Spamit.com group.
Nov. 1, 2010
Black Hat Abu Dhabi to demo ATM hacking and cellular phone phreaking
Black Hat Abu Dhabi to demo ATM hacking and cellular phone phreaking
Black Hat Abu Dhabi takes place at the Emirates Palace on November 8/11.
Nov. 1, 2010
Council launches "Neighborhood Watch" to stem identity theft
Council launches "Neighborhood Watch" to stem identity theft
The Identify Theft Council, a recently launched consortium of businesses, community groups, and law enforcement based in San Francisco, is proposing a “Neighborhood Watch” program for identity theft modeled on the programs designed to reduce neighborhood crime.
Nov. 1, 2010
LinkedIn September attack one of largest targetted spamfests ever
LinkedIn September attack one of largest targetted spamfests ever
Last month's spam attack on the LinkedIn business social networking site's members was one of the largest attacks of its type in history, according to the latest monthly spam report from Kaspersky Lab.
Oct. 29, 2010
Worldwide risk on the web is rising, says McAfee
Worldwide risk on the web is rising, says McAfee
The overall risk on the web is rising, with 6.2% of the 27 million websites surveyed by McAfee posing a security risk in 2010, up from 5.8% of the websites surveyed last year, according to the security firm’s Mapping the Mal Web report.
Oct. 29, 2010
Cyber security study reveals mismatch between awareness and preparedness
Cyber security study reveals mismatch between awareness and preparedness
Most organisations acknowledge they are part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI) and believe a cyber attack could disrupt their country's mission-critical systems in the next two years, but are not well prepared for it, a study has revealed.
Oct. 29, 2010