Is the US government helping cyber crooks?
As the U.S. government defends our interests and technology in the escalating global cyberwar, could it inadvertently be handing cyberweapons to criminals?
Last week, security firm Kaspersky hinted that such a nightmare situation may have taken one step closer to reality. Kaspersky revealed that a sophisticated program had been used to record instant messaging and social networking logins and bank account information and passwords — including targets such as Citibank and PayPal accounts — on some 2,500 infected PCs.
Hackers leak 1 million Apple device IDs
To cap off a summer of devastating corporate data breaches, hackers yesterday posted online what might be the crown jewel of 2012 data dumps: 1 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch’s, all purportedly stolen from the FBI.
There may also be an additional 11 million Apple device IDs yet to be released, many with users’ full names, addresses and telephone numbers attached.
The SecurityOrb Show Aug 22, 2012
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Vulnerabiltiy Management in the Cloud
| Vulnerabiltiy Management in the Cloud Andrew Wild, Chief Security Officer at Qualys
Live September 6, 2012 10 AM EDT and afterward on demand Vulnerability management is a key component of a strong information security program. And that’s making sure that with everything you’re doing – in the cloud, on the desktop, browsers and server environments – you can reduce the vulnerabilities so that no matter what threats are out there, they are less likely to be successful. While vulnerability management is well understood, virtualization and cloud computing bring about sweeping changes to many areas including vulnerability management. Join Andrew Wild, Chief Security Officer at Qualys as he will provide insight and solutions for effective vulnerability management in the cloud. Make sure to bring all your questions!
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Website “WeKnowYourHouse.com” Threats Your Privacy and Safety
A new website known as WeKnowYourHouse.com combinations tweets by users who write about being home and sifts through those posts to find ones that also include the users’ location data. Having those two pieces of information, which are publicly available, the site also incorporates Google Streetview to post an image of the person’s home.
An already established website “PleaseRobMe.com” uses a similar technique, but to do the opposite by letting people know when you are not at home, such as vacationing or at an event.
This is a reminder, as entertaining and engaging social networking can be, there are dangers and it should be used as responsibly as possible.
If you do not want anyone to find out where you live on WeKnowYourHouse.com or any other social media platform turning off your location data is the best bet.
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