First embedded Linux OS to be accepted for EAL4+ certification
Wind River Linux Secure, a secure embedded Linux, is in evaluation by the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) to be certified to Common Criteria Evaluation …
Cloud security spotlight at Black Hat
The Cloud Security Alliance will be hosting the second “Cloud Security Alliance Summit at Black Hat”. The CSA Summit at Black Hat will be presented as a half-day …
Employees bypass security roadblocks to engage in social networking
Even though more workplaces are regulating social networking sites, employees are finding ways around security roadblocks, making social networking a way of office-life around …
Metasploit Framework 3.4.1 released
The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration …
Increased safety for young Facebook users
Young Facebook users across the UK are the focus of a new initiative being launched today by the UK’s national centre for child protection – the Child Exploitation …
Big ISPs challenge the U.K. Digital Economy Act
The UK Digital Economy Act is supposed to usher Britain into the digital age. Despite having many opponents (certain MPs, law enforcement agents, ISPs, companies like Google …
Microsoft unveils Windows Azure platform appliance
Microsoft announced the limited production release of the Windows Azure platform appliance, a turnkey cloud platform for large service providers and enterprises to run in …
When identity theft is not your fault
Not a month goes by that we don’t hear of a theft of a laptop, external hard drive, USB stick or CD belonging to a company and containing sensitive personal information …
Week in review: YouTube, iTunes, The Pirate bay hacked, Facebook scams and Twitter kits
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Most cyber attacks target the U.S. SecureWorks announced the findings of …
U.S. Senator’s email hacked and used to sent out scam emails
The Yahoo email account of Bob Dvorsky, Iowa State Senator, has been compromised by unknown individuals who used it to send a variation of the “friend in need” …
Technical support – they’re not always the good guys
Recently, we’ve noticed that the rogue AVs being spread are all equipped with an “Online Support” button. See the top right corner: Pressing Support takes …
Perfect Citizen: U.S. infrastructure protection against cyber attacks
“Perfect Citizen” is the code name for a new government-sponsored program aimed at detecting cyber attacks targeting private and government agencies that run the …