Infosecurity News
Stonesoft's CEO predicts Apple OS-targeted viruses and more Stuxnet-alike malware in 2011
Joona Airamo, the CISO at Stonesoft, a Scandinavian IT security vendor, is predicting that the coming year will see a malware infection that targets the Apple operating system.
8.5 million reasons to secure portable devices in the workplace
Virgin Media says that its research suggests that consumer gadgets topped the Christmas stocking gift list with millions shifting from the shelves before the VAT increase.
Honda admits to data breach affecting 2.2 million customers
American Honda Motor Co. is warning around 2.2 million customers that an email database containing personal information was hacked, according to reports.
RIM offers India lawful interception of BlackBerry data
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has offered lawful interception in its security architecture through cloud computing from Indian operators, according to the India Times.
FireEye reveals more security problems with Adobe PDF
A US security researcher has revealed a number of new security flaws in the Adobe PDF file format. The flaws, says Julia Wolf, a researcher with California's FireEye, have been around for some time, but have not been reported on.
Cybersecurity a fundamental weakness for Australia, report warns
Cybersecurity has become a “fundamental weakness” in Australia’s national security, and the threat is not well understood by political leaders and the public, according to a report by a leading Australian think tank.
Geinimi trojan targets Android smartphones
The Geinimi trojan is attacking Android smartphones and stealing personal data from them, according to mobile security firm Lookout.
Row breaks out over alleged Chip and PIN security flaw censorship
A row that has been brewing between the payment card 'establishment' and researchers with Cambridge University, who have previously claimed that the Chip & PIN security system seen in UK bank payment cards is flawed, has spilled out into the open.
Phoenix exploit hacker kit methodology explained
Websense has posted a detailed analysis of the Phoenix Exploit kit, which is used by hackers to seed and infect users' PCs across the internet, and then monitor the results for data harvesting.
Husband faces five years in jail for hacking wife’s email account
Computer technician Leon Walker faces five years in jail for hacking into his wife’s email account to confirm suspicions that she was having an affair with her ex-husband.
Mozilla admits to possible leak of user information
Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox browser, admitted that it accidentally posted sensitive information about the users of its addons.mozilla.org site to a public web server.
Germany to set up cyber defense center in response to growing threats
Because of a major increase in cyber attacks this year, the German government plans to set up a national cyber defense center in 2011.
BAE to buy Danish cybersecurity firm ETI for $212 million
British defense firm BAE Systems has agreed to acquire ETI A/S, a Danish cybersecurity firm, for approximately $212 million.
Incoming House speaker taps Thornberry to lead cybersecurity initiative
Incoming Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), has tapped Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) to lead a cybersecurity initiative in the next Congress.
VA facilities violate prohibition on using online tools to share patient data
A number of VA facilities have violated the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prohibition on using online tools to share patients’ information among facilities.
$4.99 256-bit encrypted VOIP application arrives on the iPhone
Although military-grade encrypted VOIP software for the iPhone has been around for while, the highly specialised software has been quite expensive, typically running into three figures. Now a Florida-based firm has released a 256-bit encrypt VOIP app for the iPhone costing just $4.99.
FTC clears $7.7bn Intel acquisition of McAfee
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved Intel's $7.7bn acquisition of security software giant, McAfee.
BitTorrent links with BitDefender for integrated IT app security
IT security software vendor BitDefender has linked up with peer-to-peer data development company BitTorrent – which developed the file-sharing protocol of the same name – to offer the 80 million estimated users of the protocol an integrated malware detection service.
Inadvertent data disclosure by employees poses growing risk
Inadvertent disclose of sensitive information by well-meaning workers will pose the greatest information security threat to organizations in the coming year, according to Frank Kenney, vice president of global strategy at Ipswitch.
Google says sorry, deletes all UK Street View WiFi data
Google has deleted all UK payload data collected by its Street View cars from unsecured British WiFi networks, the company has confirmed.
