Five months to detect a breach
When it comes to cyber attacks and breaches, the hospitality industry has been the most heavily targeted industry in 2009. This surprising information is among the findings …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 24 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 24 has been released today. Table of contents …
The truth about identity theft
Over the past five years, identity theft has become a growing, nationwide concern annually affecting approximately 10 million Americans. It’s an issue that is difficult …
Using social networks inadvisable without proper protection
While the advantages of social networks are obvious after a short period of use, the risks resulting from them are generally disregarded by their users, according to …
Google applicants targeted by phony job application response
People who have applied for a position at Google are in danger of being duped by a malicious email purporting to come from Google, thanking the recipients for sending in their …
Twitter users asked to reset their passwords after phishing attack
Many Twitter users have been locked out of their accounts today, following a suspected phishing attack. They received a message stating: “Due to concern that your …
73% share online banking password
The vast majority of online banking customers reuse their login credentials to access non-financial and much less secure websites. Trusteer found that 73 percent of bank …
XSS vulnerability in Cisco Security Tools
Core Security issued an advisory disclosing a vulnerability that could affect large numbers of organizations using Cisco’s Secure Desktop security package and leave …
U.S. strategy for cyberwar and cyberterrorism
The Cyber Secure Institute published a whitepaper by Gen. Eugene Habiger USAF (ret.). who formerly served as Commander in Chief of United States Strategic Command. He also …
Man gets serious jail time for identity theft scheme
Martel T. Kirkland was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiracy, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, credit card fraud, wire fraud, uttering a forged security, …
Beware of Chinese bearing gifts
UK businessmen have been warned by the British security service against using “gifts” such as memory sticks or cameras given to them when attending exhibitions or …
SecretBox: Keep your secrets safe
An alternative to 1Password, App4Mac’s SecretBox lets you store all sorts of information: credit card details, SSN numbers, software licenses, e-mail account details, …