Infosecurity News
Virtualization benefits also come with security risks
With the growth in the popularity of virtualization comes attendant security risks, noted a recent white paper from the global IT association ISACA.
Russia tops Kaspersky Labs’ list of global spammers
Russia has finally buried the US…in spam. Russia topped the list of sources of global spam, with the US a distant 18th, according to Kaspersky Labs’ October spam report.
Mass injection attack on WordPress blogs revealed
An IT security researcher claims to have uncovered a sophisticated mass injection attack that uses a polymorphic obfuscation attack vector, and has been used to target WordPress blogs at a US-based hosting provider.
Network access control still not taking off, says Forrester
Despite a lot of discussion in the media, it seems that only 10% of security organisations in Europe and North America are planning to implement network access control (NAC) technology in the next 12 months.
Internet responds to government attempts to tighten control
US and UK authorities are tightening their control of the internet in their fight against copyright pirates and counterfeiters. But their moves may reverse the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty, and open the way to censorship of online material such as the diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks.
Small-scale DDoS hack takes down WikiLeaks site
The hacker who took down the WikiLeaks site just hours before it was set to publish leaked US documents used a relatively small-scale, application-level distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, according to Craig Labovitz, chief scientist at Arbor Networks.
Iran confirms Stuxnet hit uranium enrichment centrifuges
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has confirmed that the Stuxnet computer worm affected centrifuges in the country's uranium enrichment program.
IBM launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers
IBM has launched an apprenticeship scheme for 15 school leavers in a bid to develop its current and future workforce.
Gartner predicts cyber attack will seriously damage G20 economy by 2015
A G20 country will be hit by major cyber attack by 2015, Garter predicts.
BAE Systems buys Australian cybersecurity consulting firm
UK-based defense firm BAE Systems has agreed to acquire stratsec.net, an Australian cybersecurity consulting firm, for around $23 million.
Eset security research fellow says Stuxnet reporting is OTT
Reporting on the Stuxnet malware has reached new heights - or lows, depending on your point of view. According to David Harley, a security research fellow with Eset, the Sky News video report on the malware of late last week was more 'planet fantasy' than anything else.
Branson and Murdoch launch iPad 'newspapers'
Entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Rupert Murdoch are to launch rival publications exclusively for Apple's iPad.
Symantec claims Cutwail Takedown cripples Bredolab trojan
Although it was thought that the Bredolab spamming botnet was brought down fully as part of a Dutch takedown last month, it appears that elements of the botnet have continued until this week.
PhishMe game educates online shoppers on Cyber Monday dangers
PhishMe, a provider of information security training software, is offering a free version of its “phishing game” to educate online shoppers about the increased threat from phishing attacks on Cyber Monday.
House bill would give DHS power to regulate firms for cybersecurity
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Ms.) has introduced a cybersecurity bill that would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to require critical infrastructure firms to submit cybersecurity plans to the agency.
(ISC)² launches application security advisory board
The non-profit infosec certification body, (ISC)², has announced the formation of an international Application Security Advisory Board to address the issue of insecure software development.
EnergyAustralia to conduct trial of LTE for its smart grid network
Australian utility EnergyAustralia plans to conduct a trial of long-term evolution (LTE) technology “as an alternative wireless technology” to the WiMAX technology currently being rolled out for its smart grid wireless broadband network, according to the utility.
Fallen giant Novell to be acquired by Attachmate for $2.2bn
Software supplier Novell, once one of the most influential companies in corporate IT, is to be acquired for $2.2bn by Attachmate, a software firm owned by a group of investment companies.
Security researchers identify possible successor to Zeus trojan
A new trojan called Ares has been identified as a potential successor to the notorious Zeus trojan that has been employed to steal credentials used in millions of pounds in theft.
Security researcher Moxie Marlinspike placed on federal watch list
Leading IT security researcher Moxie Marlinspike has reportedly been placed on a US federal watch list, possibly as a result of being friends with Jacob Appelbaum, the high-profile WikiLeaks volunteer and security researcher, who was detained on an international flight into the US in July of this year.
