Mobile carriers fined $10M for making private user info accessible via Google search
The FCC intends to fine TerraCom, Inc. and YourTel America, Inc. $10 million for several violations of laws protecting the privacy of phone customers’ personal …
57% increase in Backoff malware from August to September
Damballa released a new report highlighting the extent to which malware infections, such as Backoff malware, are able to bypass network prevention controls. The report reveals …
Week in review: Widespread malvertising, iCloud users under attack, and protecting yourself from electronic spying
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The Software Assurance Marketplace: A response to a challenging problem The growing …
How Facebook prevents account hijacking when old email addresses are recycled
Remember when last summer Yahoo announced they will recycle inactive accounts and offer them to other users? The scheme was more or less successful. Some measures that Yahoo …
How-to guide to protecting yourself from electronic spying
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched its updated Surveillance Self-Defense report, a comprehensive how-to guide to protecting yourself from electronic spying for …
Ebola-themed emails deliver malware, exploit Sandworm vulnerability
US CERT has recently issued a warning about malware-delivery campaigns using users’ fear of the Ebola virus and its spreading as a bait. One of the most prolific …
Widespread malvertising campaign targets high-profile sites, delivers ransomware
A newer version of the Cryptowall ransomware has been delivered to unsuspecting Internet users via malicious ads shown on a considerable number of high-profile websites, …
100 million cloud file analysis reveals shadow data threat
Elastica conducted a security analysis of more than 100 million files being shared and stored in leading public-cloud applications. Research revealed that 20 percent of …
40% of enterprise employees use personal devices for work
Approximately 40 percent of U.S. consumers who work for large enterprises said they use their personally owned smartphone, desktop or laptop daily for some form of work …
Open source NAC solution PacketFence 4.5.0 released
PacketFence is a free and open source Network Access Control (NAC) solution. It can be used to effectively secure small to very large heterogeneous networks. Among the …
ISSA launches professional development framework
ISSA launched an industry-wide program to solve the global cybersecurity workforce gap. The ISSA Cybersecurity Career Lifecycle (CSCL) is a professional development framework …
INTERPOL World launches partners program
INTERPOL World has launched a Strategic Partners Program with private-sector security solutions providers to jointly create solutions to real-world security challenges faced …
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