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Black Hat: General Michael Hayden unsurprised at cyber warfare
Black Hat: General Michael Hayden unsurprised at cyber warfare
In his keynote at Black Hat, 29th July 2010, retired General Michael Hayden, who served as director of the CIA and deputy director of National Intelligence, says cyber warfare was inevitable considering the internet has not been built with defense in mind.
July 30, 2010
McAfee bolsters mobile offerings by acquiring tenCube
McAfee bolsters mobile offerings by acquiring tenCube
The world’s largest dedicated IT security firm became just a little bit bigger today, as McAfee announced plans to purchase tenCube, the privately owned provider of the WaveSecure mobile security service.
July 30, 2010
Facebook 'hack' releases 100 million user details onto filesharing sites
Facebook 'hack' releases 100 million user details onto filesharing sites
A privacy storm is brewing following the collation and publication on filesharing services of the details of around 100 million Facebook users by a security researcher.
July 29, 2010
Black Hat 2010: Qualys releases BlindElephant application analysis security tool
Black Hat 2010: Qualys releases BlindElephant application analysis security tool
Qualys has taken the wraps off BlindElephant, an application security utility that analyses web applications running on company systems and is billed as allowing security professionals and systems administrators to identify everything running on their servers, including any web applications users may have downloaded.
July 29, 2010
Apple iPhone jailbreaking is 'okay under EU law'
Apple iPhone jailbreaking is 'okay under EU law'
Jailbreaking Apple iPhones to bypass code aimed at limiting the applications and carriers owners can use is unlikely to violate EU copyright laws.
July 29, 2010
ISF shares its security risk predictions
ISF shares its security risk predictions
Rather than consulting a crystal ball, the Information Security Forum (ISF) looked to experts in the field – including those from its member organizations – to develop a set of security risk predictions for 2012 and beyond.
July 29, 2010
Commerce Secretary looks to improve cybersecurity in commercial sector
Commerce Secretary looks to improve cybersecurity in commercial sector
Speaking at a cybersecurity symposium in Washington yesterday, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called on commercial, academic and public sector interests to submit their ideas on mitigating cyber threats in the commercial sphere, without stifling innovation in the internet economy.
July 28, 2010
Suspected Mariposa botnet author arrested
Suspected Mariposa botnet author arrested
A 23-year-old Slovenian man – thought to be the author and creator of the infamous Mariposa (butterfly) botnet – has been arrested by Slovenian police, working in concert with their colleagues from Spain and a team from the FBI.
July 28, 2010
Black Hat 2010: Microsoft and Adobe collaborate to share vulnerability information
Black Hat 2010: Microsoft and Adobe collaborate to share vulnerability information
At Black Hat Las Vegas, 28th July 2010, Microsoft announced that it will extend its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) to include vulnerability information sharing from Adobe Systems.
July 28, 2010
88% of UK IT managers concerned over customer online security fears
88% of UK IT managers concerned over customer online security fears
Research just released claims to show that IT staff are spending their resources on security to ease customer concerns and establish better levels of online trust.
July 27, 2010
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check the effectiveness of their frauds
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check the effectiveness of their frauds
The increasing automation of online frauds has been extended into the field of fraud effectiveness checks, as virus authors and botmasters are said to be using automated tools to verify the effectiveness of their fraudulent activities.
July 27, 2010
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check fraud effectiveness
Cybercriminals tap online automated services to check fraud effectiveness
The increasing automation of online frauds has been extended into the field of fraud effectiveness checks, as virus authors and botmasters are said to be using automated tools to verify the effectiveness of their fraudulent activities.
July 27, 2010