Infosecurity News
Web hosting firm creates website alert service
In a bid to help prevent websites being hacked without the owner's knowledge, a Singapore-based hosting service provider has created a service which will alert site owners to any major activity on their sites/pages.
Alleged Mariposa botnet conspirators seek employment with Panda Security
In an ironic turn of events, Luis Corrons, technical director with Panda Security, has revealed that two of the three techies allegedly behind the Mariposa botnet have requested jobs with Panda Security.
Sophos to sell majority stake to Apax Partners
UK IT security and data protection firm Sophos has agreed to sell a majority interest in the company to global private equity group Apax Partners.
Congressional Library won't store deleted Tweets
The US government has released further information about its plans to store every Twitter post ever produced, for perpetuity, in the Library of Congress.
IBM HR shake-up could see 299 000 permanent staff jobs axed
IBM is considering cutting three-quarters of its 399,000 permanent staff in the next seven years and re-hiring them for projects as part of an HR strategy due to end in 2017.
Green IT is more myth than reality says research
Research just released suggests that the public sector's move to green IT – which forms a central plank of many organisation's IT security strategies when moving to cloud computing – is more of a myth than reality.
Terry Childs convicted in San Fran network case
Things are not looking good for Terry Childs, the former San Francisco network administrator who compromised the city's network and essentially held it to ransom. Childs was convicted of computer tampering this week, and now faces up to five years in jail.
Storm worm returns to internet
Security researchers have identified a new version of the Storm worm that plagued the internet three years ago. The new version uses HTTP for command-and-control purposes instead of the original peer-to-peer approach, say reports.
FBI names new cybercrime director
The FBI has promoted Gordon M. Snow as assistant director of its Cyber Division, saying that the bureau’s highest priority in the criminal sphere is combating cybercrime.
Israel lifts Apple iPad ban
Israel has lifted a ban on imports of Apple's iPad, which was imposed because authorities said the device's Wi-Fi system was incompatible with Israel's wireless standard.
Kaspersky Lab host infosec student event in Poland
Kaspersky Lab has announced it will be hosting an IT security student conference in Krakow, Poland, on May 23/24. The event - titled 'IT Security for the Next Generation' - forms part of the Kaspersky academy education programme.
Blippy suffers credit card number leak
Shoppers’ social networking service Blippy suffered a security flaw late last week, after some of its users’ credit card numbers began appearing in search results.
Microsoft wins piracy battle in China
Microsoft has won its first big piracy battle in China against a Shanghai-based insurer.
McAfee blames QA process change for faulty update
Companies around the world have been forced to clean up thousands of computers after the flawed McAfee anti-virus update released on Wednesday caused chaos.
Flash-based client device identification on the way out
Gartner has warned that the use of Flash local storage as a means of verifying end-user devices for security purposes is coming to an end.
Lancashire Constabulary taps into secure virtual desktop technology
Lancashire Constabulary has implemented a secure virtual desktop environment to manage staff access to its restricted and confidential networks.
Researchers develop GPS-free phone tracking hack
Security researchers have discovered a way to track a mobile phone user's whereabouts without using a GPS signal, it was revealed this week. It is even possible to listen in on telephone voicemails, according to the information, divulged in a presentation at the SOURCE Boston security conference this week.
McAfee security software flags Windows kernel code as malware
Reports are coming in that McAfee's popular IT security software is tagging Microsoft Windows system files as malicious, causing serious stability problems, screen freezes and bootup loops for a large number of Windows XP users.
Google fixes Chrome flaws
Google has closed four high-priority vulnerabilities in version 4 of its Chrome browser for Windows.
McAfee's security software flags Windows kernel code as malware
Reports are coming in that McAfee's popular IT security software is tagging Microsoft Windows system files as malicious, causing serious stability problems, screen freezes and bootup loops for a large number of Windows XP users.
