Focused Black Hat 2013 Trainings Examine Incident Response, Malware
A posting from Dark Reading In there Security management section: Verizon's 2013 DBIR indicates that 40% of breaches involved malware, and rapid analysis often falls to incident responders. Malware Analysis: Black Hat Edition provides a rapid intro to the tools and methodologies of Windows malware analysis. Attendees will learn how to observe malware's actions through disassembly and debugging, extract host […]
BIOS Bummer: New Malware Can Bypass BIOS Security
A posting from Dark Reading in there Vulnerability and Threat section: As more hardware vendors seek to implement the new NIST 800-155 specification that was designed to make the start-up BIOS firmware on our PCs and laptops more secure, they may need to rethink the security assumptions upon which the standard depends. A trio of researchers from […]
Twitter launched "Login Verification" feature after the Non-Stop Hijacking of accounts by Pro-Assad Hackers
Twitter launched "Login Verification" feature after the Non-Stop Hijacking of accounts by Pro-Assad Hackers
10,000 Facebook accounts hacked by Hackers through distributed Malicious links
Hackers always in search for some tricks to hijack social media accounts but now hackers pointed out a city in INDIA (Jaipur City).
NYPD detective charged with hiring email hackers to break into colleagues' personal accounts
New York City police have arrested a NYPD detective for hiring an email hacking service to pinch the login details for at least 43 personal email accounts and one cell phone belonging to at least 30 individuals. Edwin Vargas, 42, of Bronxville (a part of New York City), is accused of having paid $4,050 via […]
Why Twitter's two-factor authentication isn't going to stop media organisations from being hacked
A posting from Naked Security on Why Twitter's two-factor authentication isn't going to stop media organisations from being hacked: Twitter has announced the availability of two factor authentication (2FA) for its service, meaning that users can opt-in to something stronger than just a username and password to protect their accounts. In a blog post, Twitter explains how the […]
Controlling The Risks Of Vulnerable Application Libraries
A posting from Dark Reading in there Application Security section: During the past decade, developers have increasingly leaned on third-party components, such as open-source libraries, to dramatically lighten the load during coding. These components can help reduce time spent adding basic or universal features and functions so that developers can focus their work on the innovative […]
New Focus On Risk, Threat Intelligence Breathes New Life Into GRC Strategies
A posting Dark Reading in the Risk Management section: A growing need for security discipline and the availability of better threat data are changing the old, monolithic Governance, Risk and Compliance concept into a near-term enterprise risk management project, experts say. GRC, a methodology for building global IT policies, priorities and practices around key risk and […]
Guantanamo Wi-Fi shuttered after Anonymous hacking threat
A posting from CNet News in there Security and Privacy section: After the hacking collective Anonymous launched a Twitter campaign pledging to go after the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, the U.S. military barred all Wi-Fi access on the base, according to the Associated Press. All social media, including Facebook and Twitter, also has been banned. […]
Breakfast malware at Tiffany's? Trojan horses spammed out widely
A posting from Naked Security : Did you open your email inbox this morning to find an email like the following? Kindly open to see export License and payment invoice attached, meanwhiole we sent the balance payment yesterday. Please confirm if it has settled in your account or you can call if there is any […]