Infosecurity News
Google Chrome OS: no viruses, malware or security updates…
As Google announced the future launch of its Google Chrome operating system (OS) based on an open source Linux kernel, it also claimed that “users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work”, but is that possible?
Facebook profiles ruin chances of becoming a spy
Facebook and other social networking sites are coming under fire for ruining the spy industry as finding new recruits without an online trail is becoming next to impossible, according to IT security specialist NCC Group.
Social security numbers guessable, say academics
Two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University claim that it is possible to predict a person's social security number by using statistical analysis, throwing the security of a key personal identifier into doubt.
Online game EVE sees virtual EBank robbed by CEO
The CEO of a virtual gaming bank within the space trading game EVE Online, has run off with 200bn of virtual credits trading them in for real world cash of £3115 (US$5100) through the black market.
Gartner expects IT spending to fall 6% in 2009
Worlwide IT spending could fall 6% to US$3.2 trillion in 2009, according to Connecticut-based IT research and advisory company Gartner.
Internet luring law to include sending of sexually explicit messages - 'sexting'
The state of Colorado has updated a law designed to protect children on the internet from sending of sexually explicit messages, known as 'sexting', to include cell phones too.
Waledec botnet sweeps web in July 4 campaign
The team behind the Waledec botnet mounted a new malware campaign over the July 4 weekend that has infected thousands of PCs.
BT assists Metropolitan Police in security enquiries
UK telecoms giant BT has secured a prestigious deal to provide officers and staff at London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) with new identity and access management services
Data leakage webinar coming up
Data leakage - one of the IT security hot topics of the moment - is on the agenda of a joint Cyber-Ark/Websense webinar being broadcast live at 3pm today, and available via the Infosecurity web site on a recorded basis after that time.
Iceman pleads guilty in Carders Market card data theft case
Max Butler - aka Max Vision and Iceman - has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with the theft of almost two million credit and debit card details, as well as an astonishing $86 million of allegedly fraudulent purchases.
Sanford's mistress: my Hotmail account was hacked.
The Argentinian woman at the centre of the Mark Sanford scandal has said that her Hotmail account was hacked.
Pirate Bay web streaming service - could it be legal?
The Pirate Bay - arguably one of the highest profile file-sharing indexing portals in the world - has hit the headlines with plans to launch a video streaming/sharing website ostensibly similar to Russian sites such as Movieberry.com
Java delays approval of Oracle’s Sun takeover
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) wants more time to consider Oracle's $7.4bn Sun deal before giving its approval.
Weekly Brief - June 30 2009
Danny Bradbury explores some of the more interesting stories in the security field from the last week.
Turning the spotlight on IT’s dirty little secret: Securing the common point of failure in IT risk controls
Check out BrookCourt's whitepaper on how the rise of identity and access management has revolutionised how the enterprise defines a key domain of IT risk control.
Interoute offers free desktop internet security barometer
Interoute, the internet backbone carrier, has released a free 'internet barometer' desktop application that displays the state of the global internet, as well as potential threats to the net's IP-based infrastructure.
Spammers use Michael Jackson's death to harvest email addresses
Spammers are using the death of music legend Michael Jackson to harvest unsuspecting computer users' email addresses for future spam campaigns.
SMEs hit by increasing spear phishing attacks
A European-based gang behind sophisticated and targeted phishing attacks on small and medium enterprises has returned after a five-month break, says security firm iDefense.
Google launches Anti-Malvertising.com site
Google have launched Anti-Malvertising.com to assist its advertisers in spotting potential providers of malicious advertisements. Finjan, specialising in secure web gateway products and unified web security for the enterprise market,have welcomed this launch.
ATM malware likely to spread
The malware that has been infecting automated teller machines in eastern Europe could be about to spread to other places in the world, according to the company that uncovered the fraud. Experts at SpiderLab, the research arm of security firm Trustwave, say that there is "increased activity" around this particular strain of malware in other parts of the world.
