Information security: Understanding a global picture in a local context
“Think globally, act locally” is a phrase now cliche because it expresses an incontrovertible and immediately graspable truth. The global/local concept applies …
Cyber risk perceptions revealed
A survey of perceptions about cyber risk found that among corporate executives, more are concerned about cyber threats than about other major business risks. More than 85% of …
Researcher warns about critical flaw in D-Link routers
A security flaw in D-Link’s DIR-300 and DIR-600 routers could allow remote attackers to inject execute arbitrary shell commands via a simple POST request without being …
Nearly a third of all computers are infected with malware
PandaLabs released its annual security report which details an extremely interesting year of data theft, social networking attacks and cyber-warfare. The most devastating …
Banking Trojan posing as Avast AV
A banking Trojan masquerading as the popular free AV solution from Avast has been spotted on computers of Brazilian users, reports Kaspersky Lab Expert Dmitry Bestuzhev. The …
RedSeal 6.5 supports BYOD, SIEM and risk metrics
RedSeal Networks released the latest version of the RedSeal Platform to protect companies and government agencies from attacks across the network. “In an ideal world, …
U.S. Federal Reserve admits being breached by Anonymous
U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed the breach of one of its internal websites by the hands of Anonymous hackers, but denied that the file containing personal information of over …
Examining the Nap malicious downloader
We recently encountered a stealthy malware that employs extended sleep calls to evade automated analysis systems capturing its behavior. It further makes use of the fast flux …
List of products affected by the vulnerable Broadcom UPnP stack
Recently, DefenseCode researchers have uncovered a high-risk Broadcom UPnP stack remote root vulnerability. The vulnerability is located within the wanipc and wanppp modules …
Fear of government snooping hinders cloud adoption
Almost half of IT experts are deterred from keeping sensitive data in the cloud because of fear of government intervention and possible legal action, according to Lieberman …
U.S. President to decide on pre-emptive cyberstrikes
As the moment when U.S. President Barack Obama will issue a cybersecurity executive order slowly draws near, other questions that affect the nation’s cyber defense and …
None of the 100 largest e-commerce sites have fully implemented DNSSEC
The biggest brands in e-commerce are overlooking a critical security technology that could reduce the risk of identify theft and credit card fraud. An analysis of the 100 …
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