Laws Can't Save Banks From DDoS Attacks
An posting from Information week in there security sections: The co-author of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) ought to know better. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who is also chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told NBC News on Wednesday that the Operation Ababil bank disruption campaign run by al-Qassam Cyber Fighters could be stopped, if only private businesses had unfettered […]
Facebook Home - Great if you think privacy is dead
An posting from naked seciuty about face book home: Is Facebook Home the long rumored Facebook phone? Nope. Rumors of a Facebook phone are nearly as common as OS X users who don't think they need anti-virus, but that doesn't make either one of them true. Facebook is avoiding the hassles of designing and manufacturing […]
WordPress blogs and more under global attack - check your passwords now!
An posting from naked security about word-press If you have a web service that supports remote users, you will know that malevolent login attempts are an everyday occurrence. Even on my own home-hosted SSH server, listening unassumingly on an IP number on a DSL line, I've seen thousands of login attempts from dozens of different IP numbers […]
Hacker pleads guilty to attacks on UK Police, Oxbridge university websites
A posting from Naked Security: A 21-year-old British man has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to bring down a number of websites, including those belonging to Oxford and Cambridge universities, as well as the site belonging to the Kent Police force who ultimately arrested him. Lewys Stephen Martin was charged last November, following an investigation by […]
Microsoft security update may break Windows 7
an posting from NBC news in there Technology section: A security update that Microsoft pushed out earlier this week crashes some Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista machines, forcing them into an endless cycle of reboots that can only be stopped by repairing the operating systems. Microsoft recommends that all Windows 7 users uninstall the security update. The update […]
Safe Browsing and Parental Controls (TODAY Show video) @MarioArmstrong
An interesting piece by Digital Lifestyle Expert Mario Armstrong on Safe Browsing and Parental Controls
Security B-Sides DC has Officially Opened its Call for Papers (CFP) for the Event Today
Security B-Sides DC has officially opened its Call for Papers (CFP) for the event today April 15, 2013 and will last until June 30, 2013.
Nicolas Maduro's Twitter account and Website hacked by @LulzSecPeru
Twitter Account of Venezuela Governing Party Candidate Nicolas Maduro has been hacked and not a single attack there are lots of attacks on Venezuela.
Data broker Acxiom to reveal what it knows about you
An posting from Cnet news in there Security and Privacy section: Acxiom, the company that tracks everything from your income to your politics, plans to introduce a service that will reveal what it knows about you, according to a new report. Consumer data broker Acxiom plans to introduce a service that will reveal to people what it knows about them, according to […]
Cybersecurity more of a priority in Obama budget
An posting from NBC NEW's in there technology section: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama proposed on Wednesday increased spending to protect U.S. computer networks from Internet-based attacks in a sign that the government aims to put more resources into the emerging global cyber arms race. Obama's budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, […]