Chinese Army unit is behind cyber espionage campaigns, researchers claim
Mandiant, the computer forensic and incident response firm that got called in following the recent breaches of the New York Times‘ and Wall Street Journal‘s …
The sophistication of risky apps, mobile misbehavior and spyware
McAfee released the results of a new report, documenting sophisticated and complex risky apps containing multi-faceted scams, black market crimes, drive-by downloads and …
Most Americans think cyber warfare is imminent
A national survey of Americans shows a majority fear that cyber warfare is imminent and that the country will attack or be attacked in the next decade. Despite the threat, …
Successful ways of undermining cybercrime ecosystems
Most cybercrime is carried out by a loose confederation of independent contractors who work together when necessary through online forums and “partnerkas” that …
Infosec pros don’t trust their own networks
A SafeNet survey of 230 United States security professionals, revealed that, despite continued investments in network perimeter technologies, respondents are not confident …
Do APTs present a credible threat to national security?
A global cybersecurity survey of more than 1,500 security professionals found that more than one in five respondents said their enterprise has experienced an advanced …
Highlights from 450 global data breach investigations
Trustwave released details form a report that highlights details and trends from 450 global data breach investigations, 2,500 penetration tests, nine million Web application …
Data protection practices in EU and Asia
Research undertaken by Field Fisher Waterhouse into the existing legal framework mandating encryption of personal data in the EU and Asia details legal requirements and …
Cybersecurity concerns of online dating
ThreatMetrix announced several ways for consumers to stay protected from online dating fraud and malware as Valentine’s Day approaches. According to Fast Company, online …
Children turning into malicious code developers
In a world filled with laptops, tablets and smartphones, today’s children become digitally fluent far earlier than previous generations. Now, AVG has found evidence that …
Despite concerns, smartphone hotspot adoption grows
Sixty-two percent of smartphone users leverage their devices’ hotspot capabilities, an increase of nine percent since May 2012, according to a new uSamp survey of more …
BYOD is increasing IT frustration and loss of control
IT is concerned about rising mobility costs and feeling frustration and loss of control over BYOD, according to iPass and MobileIron. The majority of survey respondents (57 …
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