http://www.net-security.org Help Net Security - your homepage for all the information security news en-us Copyright since 1998 by HNS staff Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:01 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/kS05eGScACQ/malware_news.php At least 65 different sites serving ads that ultimately led to malware have been spotted by Zscaler researchers. The massive malvertising campaign started with injected code into the ads served on ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:46:30 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2519 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/wLWq_OlhaXQ/secworld.php Despite Google announcement that it won't allow facial recognition on Google Glass (yet) and Facebook turning it off (just in Europe), every person should be aware that it is only a matter of time unt... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:41:47 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15101 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/wz56yB_yezI/secworld.php US mobile spammers are using cell phone users’ personal data to launch invasive, highly targeted attacks, according to AdaptiveMobile. For the first time, mobile spammers can use such information... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:39:51 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ATue887VesQ/secworld.php Despite British small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) providing training in IT and security, employees fail to prevent breaches and data leaks, according to McAfee. Even those with training in ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:59 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15099 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ypMQqktJaSs/secworld.php For several hours on Tuesday, regular Tor users have been taken aback by the fact that Facebook was blocking connections from the Tor network. The Onion Router allows users to keep their browsing... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:06 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15098 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/2CRhkit17xQ/secworld.php (IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 38 has been released today. Table of contents:Becoming a computer fore... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:02 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15097 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ceK5FR8Greg/secworld.php Google's open letter to U.S. Attorney General Holder and the Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Muller last week obviously produced some results, but the company in not satisfied. As Facebook, M... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:05 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15096 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/5YI1cdIE6ks/secworld.php SMBs are losing critical business information as a result of failed backups, and have suffered significant impacts as a result, according to GFI Software. Many IT administrators surveyed revealed t... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:51:33 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15095 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/ks-TnNTBa-4/secworld.php Oracle released 40 new Java security fixes. 37 of the vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication. This was described as the possibility of being exploited over a network withou... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:43:06 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15094 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/AU-TYRssu0E/secworld.php Following the discovery of a new Android Trojan that uses several errors and vulnerabilities in the Android OS to make analysis harder for researchers and to remain hidden from users and practically i... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:57:02 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15093 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/uwM1tb_3KE0/secworld.php There's some very good news for users of CyanogenMod, one of the most popular modified Android firmware on the market: its founder and main developer Steve Kondik (aka Cyanogen) has announced that he ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:02:39 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15092 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/3wPA3nYZuso/secworld.php Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed and thusly put into effect HB 2268, a bill that legislates that law enforcement agents must get a search warrant to access "electronic customer data held in electr... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:13:16 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15091 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/O9ujuF17R2E/secworld.php Many U.S. small businesses are taking a passive approach when it comes to protecting their data leaving themselves vulnerable to data loss and possible financial and reputational damage. Small bu... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:06 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15090 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/SqqImstb6HI/secworld.php Checkmarx’s research lab identified that more than 20% of the 50 most popular WordPress plugins are vulnerable to common Web attacks, such as SQL Injection. Furthermore, a concentrated research i... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:52 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15089 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/Hp_Vm_gtPDU/secworld.php Cloudmark announced the latest version of Cloudmark DesktopOne for Mac, an anti-spam solution that users can use to filter email to eliminate messaging threats, protecting them against spam, phishing... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:22:02 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15088 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/mPCcq5zCTtg/secworld.php Microsoft has announced the release of version 4.0 of its popular Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), a free utility that helps prevent memory corruption vulnerabilities in software from be... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:54 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15087 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/4RING_Uoj-Y/secworld.php There's a lack of mobile working policies can lead to destructive consequences for businesses, according to Ping Identity. On a regular basis, 44% of employees access up to five applications via ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:07:31 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15086 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/OoH3OIyWMI4/secworld.php EU cybersecurity agency ENISA has received a new Regulation, granting it a seven year mandate with an expanded set of duties. ENISA’s Executive Director, Professor Udo Helmbrecht, said: “The new ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:05:45 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15085 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/mPnJuf5sDy4/secworld.php Drawing on data gathered from a total of 3,037 individuals – 1,944 technicians and 1,093 executives – in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany France and Japan, a Ponemon Insti... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:52:33 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15084 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/V2rIgpPVp8I/secworld.php Exploitation of software vulnerabilities has become one of the most popular ways to gain access to users’ machines, but F-Secure is reinforcing its exploit defenses with enhanced proactive protection. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:47 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15082 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/hF0meF6gNCg/secworld.php A recent report by Bloomberg's Michael Riley has revealed that a great many U.S.-based companies are voluntarily sharing sensitive information with the U.S. national security agencies (both intelligen... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:06:07 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15081 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/yHZSSCgK3zg/secworld.php The hacker that goes by the online moniker "Guccifer" continues his crusade agains U.S. current and former government officials, and his latest victim is Neile Miller, acting administrator of the U.S. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:07:35 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15080 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/PYpcF82ifW0/secworld.php The disclosure of details about the controversial PRISM program set up by the NSA has indubitably damaged the reputation of the companies involved in it, and some of them are naturally trying to rebui... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:53:23 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15079 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/WKy__-O3Xz8/secworld.php The British GCHQ has monitored computers and intercepted phone calls made by the foreign participants of two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 and provided crucial information in near-real time to... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:23:00 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15078 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/i0Xpm-P2qxw/conference.php Many advancements have occurred in the landscape of cyber resilience. However, cyberspace remains a mysterious terrain. A realistic perspective on unknowns must be established to combat and ward off t... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:49:03 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/conference.php?id=500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/N6C-SA2WpFw/article.php George Baker is the Director of Information Security at Exostar. In this interview he talks about the challenges in working in a dynamic threat landscape, offers tips for aspiring infosec leaders, dis... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:30:09 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1852 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/oEmOBzsTymc/secworld.php ThreatMetrix announced its Cybercrime Index, a series of Web fraud data aggregated from 1,500 customers, 9,000 websites and more than 1.7 billion cyber events. In a recent six-month snapshot ending... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:17:46 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15077 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/GSCx4yhKhlY/secworld.php Businesses are vulnerable to security breaches due to their inability to properly analyze or store big data, according to McAfee. The ability to detect data breaches within minutes is critical in p... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:36:41 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15076 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/CSfPd2NPcaw/secworld.php Cisco introduced new developments with security partners and information-sharing techniques under its Cisco Security Technology Partner Ecosystem. Enabled by a new context information-sharing framewor... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:33:15 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15074 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/eUCeayCuo88/secworld.php Imation launched its next generation object store, the Nexsan Assureon secure automated archive solution. It brings secure automated archiving to mid-sized organizations and enterprises to optimize st... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:03:36 -0400 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15073