Google patches bug that allows attackers to slip past two-factor authentication
An article on Naked Security about authentication: Google's two-step verification, according to the company's ad campaign, isn't merely a bear guarding your home. It's a snake pit behind the bear guarding your home. Unfortunately, it turns out, application-specific passwords allow attackers to bounce right past the bear and to hop over the vipers. To read […]
General Dynamics aims to offer government-level security on smartphones
An interesting article from Computer world in there Security section: IDG News Service - General Dynamics is looking to bring U.S. government-level security to consumer smartphones, allowing organizations to benefit from the type of strong data protection only available on expensive and clunky mobile terminals. The company is already well versed in this area, as […]
india-to-have-national-cyber-security
An interesting article from Ehacking News: India will soon have National Cyber security Policy that will ensure appropriate measures to tackle cyber crime and cyber attacks, Indian Government officials said. "We are working on a cyber security policy. We need more work to curb cyber crimes," SiliconIndia News quoted Minister for Communications and Information […]
Suit: 185K spyware images sent to rental computersSuit: 185K spyware images sent to rental computers
An interesting article in Yahoo News tech section : PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spyware installed on computers leased from furniture renter Aaron's Inc. secretly sent 185,000 emails containing sensitive information — including pictures of nude children and people having sex — back to the company's corporate computers, according to court documents filed Wednesday in a class-action […]
Old School Malware Writers Resurface With 'MiniDuke' Cyberattack
an interesting article in Fobes about malwware: Have old school malware writers resurfaced? According to Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky they have, and they are behind the newest cyber attack against governments in Europe through a malware code the Russian internet security firm dubbed “MiniDuke.” In a statement on their Securelist website, Kaspersky said miniduke […]
FedRAMP is proving to be a tough test for cloud providers
FedRAMP is proving to be a tough test for cloud providers
A Closer Look at How FEDRAMP Certification Assures Cloud Security
A Closer Look at How FEDRAMP Certification Assures Cloud Security
Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program
Revealed: Stuxnet “beta’s” devious alternate attack on Iran nuke program
Smartphones, Foolish Security Choices
An Interesting article from information week in there Security section: People with smartphones could be smarter in their security practices. One smartphone user in every four, according to security firm AVG Technologies, stores intimate photos on a smartphone or tablet, a practice that makes a lost or stolen device a potential privacy problem. AVG didn't specifically […]
Lastline Report Finds Evasive Threats On The Rise
An Interesting article from Dark reading on Evasive Malware : SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lastline, Inc., a new provider of active malware defense solutions for businesses, has released a new report, "The Security Threat of Evasive Malware," that looks at how malware authors are able to exploit the limited visibility of automated malware analysis systems (sandboxes) […]