Bogus Facebook apps could lead to Android malware
Bitdefender researchers have recently spotted something that could be the beginning of paid promotions through Facebook, and believe that the approach can very easily be used …
Instant decryption of MS Office 2010 documents now possible
Passware announced Passware Kit Forensic 11.7, which includes live memory analysis and subsequent decryption of MS Word or Excel 2007-2010 files. In addition, the new version …
Mistakes that led to the massive Utah data breach
A little over a month ago, the largest data breach in Utah history resulted in the compromise of Social Security numbers of some 280,000 Medicaid and Children’s Health …
Fake BBC website serves malware and a scam
Online scammers and malware peddlers know that the more afraid and desperate their targets are, the more likely it is that they will fall for their tactics, so their repeated …
Policy-based automation of storage provisioning
iWave Software announced iWave Storage Automator version 6, a storage automation software product that lets enterprise IT organizations and service providers deliver Storage …
Organizations struggling to enforce policies for managing records
Despite greater investments in their information management programs, most organizations still struggle with properly implementing those programs and getting employees to …
Fake Amex ID verification email leads to malware
A bogus American Express account ID verification email is currently doing rounds, trying to trick users into following the offered links: The email might look like a phishing …
Microsoft embraces CVRF format for its security bulletins
A year has passed since the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI) introduced the first version of the Common Vulnerability Reporting …
Cloud Security Alliance announces EMEA congress
Building on the success of the Cloud Security Alliance Congresses held in the USA, the inaugural CSA EMEA Congress (Amsterdam, 25-26 September 2012) will provide practical …
Fake Pinterest pages scam users
Pinterest continues to draw both users and scammers in search for easy targets. Trend Micro fraud analyst Paul Pajares has recently delved into the world of Pinterest scams, …
IEEE introduces standard for body area networking
IEEE, the world’s largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, today announced a new standard, IEEE 802.15.6TM-2012, optimized to serve wireless …
Week in review: Vulnerable CCTV systems, Pinterest scam toolkits, and top three security concerns for CSOs and CIOs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, videos and articles: IT candidates should shift career perspectives Enterprises seem to …
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