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Siemens PLC vulnerability part of larger problem, says NSS Labs head
Siemens PLC vulnerability part of larger problem, says NSS Labs head
The vulnerability identified by NSS Labs researchers in Siemens’ programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is only a part of larger security issues, according to NSS Labs president Rick Moy.
May 20, 2011
VMware? There's an iPhone app for that
VMware? There's an iPhone app for that
VMware has released an iPhone app designed to manage identities across both cloud and virtual server environments. Known as the Horizon App Manager, the iOS app is one of the first results of Project Horizon, which VMware announced last summer.
May 19, 2011
Paying attention to basics is key to healthy security ecosystem, says panel
Paying attention to basics is key to healthy security ecosystem, says panel
Employee security awareness, firewalls, data leakage protection, and collaboration are all key components of a healthy information security ecosystem, according to a panel at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium held Wednesday.
May 19, 2011
Stolen card details advertised on Twitter
Stolen card details advertised on Twitter
It seems that cybercriminals are keeping up with the times by diversifying from so-called carder forums to sell stolen card credentials, and onto the Twitter micro-blogging service.
May 19, 2011
Trusteer warns on website-based financial malware
Trusteer warns on website-based financial malware
Browser security specialist Trusteer claims that a recent SpyEye-driven attack on Verizon highlights a new strategy by cybercriminals, who are using financial malware to specifically target online merchant's websites.
May 19, 2011
Massachusetts labor agency admits to data breach that could affect 210,000 citizens
Massachusetts labor agency admits to data breach that could affect 210,000 citizens
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has admitted belatedly that personal information on up to 210,000 unemployed residents may have been compromised as the result of a cyberattack.
May 18, 2011
Survey finds digital distraction in the workplace costs billions
Survey finds digital distraction in the workplace costs billions
Research just published claims to show that digital distraction is a very real problem in the workplace, with 45% of workers only working 15 minutes or less before getting interrupted.
May 18, 2011
Peak IP traffic in Europe dominated by P2P and streaming content
Peak IP traffic in Europe dominated by P2P and streaming content
The Q1 internet phenomena report from Sandvine claims to show that there is a growing appetite for on-demand applications that will continue to drive data consumption and network quality requirements.
May 18, 2011
Average cost of data breach for Australian firms reached $2 million
Average cost of data breach for Australian firms reached $2 million
The average cost of a data breach for Australian companies was $2 million in 2010, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Symantec’s Australia unit.
May 17, 2011
Security researcher warns on remote administration tools (RATs)
Security researcher warns on remote administration tools (RATs)
Security researcher Brian Krebs is reporting that malware-installed remote administration tools (RATs) are starting to arrive in the cybercriminal threats arena.
May 17, 2011
Security researcher warns over Google Doodle scareware infection
Security researcher warns over Google Doodle scareware infection
A German security researcher has warned on a new hacker methodology of infecting users by presenting poisoned web search results as a primary hit after they click on a Google Doodle.
May 16, 2011
FBI sucks in complete internet pipes in latest surveillance evolution.
FBI sucks in complete internet pipes in latest surveillance evolution.
It looks as though the FBI is quietly canning its long-standing Carnivore methodology of scanning internet users' sessions, and, where it is difficult to isolate a users' actual IP session, simply replicating and recording the entire IP data pipe.
May 16, 2011