Police requests DNS provider to take down criminal site, CEO asks for court order
Mark Jeftovic, the CEO of Toronto-based domain registrar and managed DNS provider EasyDNS, has published a (second) letter his company received from UK’s Police …
Bogus Facebook login page steals credentials, pushes malware
Symantec researchers have recently stumbled upon a phishing site that packs a double whammy: the site asks the user either to log into Facebook or to download an app in order …
Mobile security trends, concerns and misperceptions
PayPal and the National Cyber Security Alliance unveiled the results from a new Zogby Poll highlighting the latest trends, concerns and misperceptions around mobile security …
Brian Honan appointed Special Advisor to Europol Cybercrime Centre
BH Consulting, a specialist firm in information security consulting, today announced that its CEO Brian Honan has been appointed as a Special Advisor on Internet Security to …
Video: Weaponizing your coffee pot
As SoC price continue to drop and their implementation continues to rise, connected appliances (Internet of Things) will be become an attractive avenue for cyber criminals. …
Barracuda expands on Windows Azure
Barracuda Networks has expanded the number of its products available on the Windows Azure cloud platform. “The Barracuda Web Application Firewall, Barracuda NG Firewall …
Simplifying secure data migration to the public cloud
HighCloud Security announced new capabilities that enable enterprises to securely migrate data to and from the public cloud. This technology also lets customers leverage …
WhatsApp encryption flaw revealed, POC code published
A Dutch researcher says that the encryption solution implemented by popular cross-platform IM service WhatsApp is flawed. He claims that the company has not thought it out as …
Several IT workers among “Operation Payback” indicted suspects
The latest batch of Anonymous hacktivists who took part in the 2010 Operation Payback against copyright organizations, law firms, US politicians, and financial and e-payment …
Dangerous vBulletin exploit in the wild
vBulletin is a popular proprietary CMS that was recently reported to be vulnerable to an unspecified attack vector. vBulletin is currently positioned 4th in the list of …
The cost and frequency of cyber attacks on the rise
The cost, frequency and time to resolve cyberattacks continue to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a global study by HP and the Ponemon Institute. The 2013 …
What can we learn from ICS/SCADA security incidents?
Increasing numbers of recent security incidents against industrial control systems/SCADA raise questions about the ability of many organisations to respond to critical …
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