Britain is targeted by cyber attacks every hour
This week, Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed that “not an hour goes by when a system in the UK is not being attacked”, and not only do the hackers attempt …
Shortened .gov URLs lead to scams
The fact that cyber crooks often misuse URL shortening services in order to trick users into following dangerous links is not news, but Symantec researchers have lately …
First European Cyber Security Month going well
Halfway through the first European Cyber Security Month (ECSM), the pilot campaign has already reached 1,986,270 people on Facebook Europe-wide. In addition, a special …
Week in review: miniFlame, Apple kills Java browser plug-in, and how to get promoted in IT security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: miniFlame discovered, designed for targeted cyber espionage miniFlame, also known as …
French hacker arrested for creating, spreading SMS Trojan
A 20-year-old from Amiens, France, has allegedly managed to steal around half a million of euros (over $650,000) by creating and distributing a Trojan disguised as legitimate …
Newest Apple Java update kills the Java browser plug-in
Determined not to fall behind on its Java updates, Apple has issued the latest one on Tuesday, the very same day that Oracle pushed out its own. But the big news isn’t …
Multi-platform attack site discovered via fake Lookout Android app
Researchers from security firm TrustGo have recently spotted on Google Play a bogus app that supposedly automatizes the updating of a batch of other apps. What piqued their …
Fake KLM e-tickets lead to malware
If you have recently booked a flight with KLM, please be careful when reviewing emails that appear to have been sent from the airline carrier, as rather legitimate-looking …
Data security and privacy stopping cloud implementations
Data security, privacy, residency, and compliance issues continue to hinder cloud adoption, with 66 percent of organizations reporting at least one cloud project that has been …
Enterprise IT supply chains will be compromised
Enterprise IT supply chains will be targeted and compromised, forcing changes in the structure of the IT marketplace and how IT will be managed moving forward, according to …
Self-service password management in the cloud
Ilantus released Password Express, a self-service password management solution with security and enterprise integration. It can be deployed in the cloud or on premise to meet …
Tips for protecting your privacy
Every month more than 5,000 people take to Twitter to complain about how their mobile device has been snooped on or their visual privacy invaded. Who can’t resist …