Japanese defense contractor breached
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has revealed that its networks have been breached in what is considered the first cyber attack to hit Japan’s defense industry. According to …
Week in review: Windows 8 security features, the end of DigiNotar and BIOS rootkit in the wild
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news: Linux Foundation suffers security breach A few weeks after the discovery of the compromise of the …
Leaked psychological profile of Anonymous leaders is a fake
The FBI has confirmed that the recently “leaked” psychological profile of Anonymous/Lulzsec leaders supposedly compiled by the Bureau is fake, and likely a prank …
Spammers exploit confusion over revoked SSL certificates
It was only a matter of time until cyber crooks would begin taking advantage of the DigiNotar breach and the news of the revocation of many of its certificates to trick users …
Most dangerous celebrities in cyberspace
Heidi Klum has replaced Cameron Diaz as the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web, according to McAfee. For the fifth year in a row, McAfee researched popular …
Bing, Yahoo! serving malware for popular search terms
Bing results for popular search terms such as “Firefox/Skype/AdobePlayer/uTorrent download” have been poisoned with bogus websites pushing a variety of malware. On …
Evolving cyber threats continue to drive security strategy
43 percent of global companies think they have an effective information security strategy in place and are proactively executing their plans, placing them in the category of …
NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones will “open doors”
HID Global plans to support the company’s iCLASS digital keys and mobile secure identity on NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 and …
Data mapping and masking requirements
A new study of 3,765 publicly disclosed breach incidents shows they resulted in financial losses of more than $156 billion. Published by the Digital Forensics Association, the …
Data loss management SaaS
Co3 Systems announced an automated, repeatable way to prepare for data loss events, assess their potential impact, and generate and manage incident response plans more …
When scammers socialize
A sophisticated, seemingly broadly orchestrated online scam that promises bogus prizes like iPads or gift cards in order to dupe Internet users into giving up their …
Security case for iPhone 4
BungeeAir is based on a wireless technology that instantly creates a connection between your iPhone and a compact key fob to create a security tether keeping your phone and …
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