Incident Response
3 Big Mistakes In Incident Response
A posting from DarkReading from there Security monitoring section: The incident response specialist investigating a recent breach of a government services firm was convinced the attack he was investigating was the handiwork of a group of Chinese hackers. The type of malware he found was commonly associated with that group of attackers, so he concentrated his efforts on cleanup and analysis […]
Vudu resets user passwords after hard drives lost in office burglary
An posting from Cnet news: Video service Vudu began warning users today that it has instituted a systemwide password reset following an office break-in last month. A burglary March 24 resulted in the loss of hard drives that contained users' sensitive personal information, including names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, account activity, dates of birth, and […]
Fox News Politics Twitter Account Hacked, Reports President Obama Had Been Assassinated
On Monday July 4th, a hacker group called the “Script Kiddies” hacked into the Fox News Politics Twitter account and posted six tweets reporting that President Obama had been assassinated.
New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants
Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems.
Electric Grid Vulnerabilities Exposed
Computer networks controlling the electric grid are plagued with security holes says a new Energy Department report based on the findings of 24 assessments of computer-control systems performed between 2003 and 2009. Many are VERY basic.
85% of All Crimes Leaves a Digital Fingerprint
It has been stated that 85% of all crime leaves a digital fingerprint in electronic devices. This may occur from an Internet intrusion, identity theft and traditional crime like murder. Computer forensics has aided in the investigation of these crimes. Computer Forensics is the use of specialized techniques for recovery, authentication, and analysis of electronic data when a case involves issues relating to reconstruction of computer usage, examination of residual data, authentication of data by technical analysis or explanation of technical features of data and computer usage.