Phishing, Social Networking Attacks on the Rise

The last year or so has seen a series of high-profile targeted attacks against corporate and government networks, including the Aurora attack on Google and others, the intrusion at RSA and the recent attack on the Sony PlayStation Network. But a new report from Microsoft shows that attackers...

After the Walkman

For a company that almost single-handedly created the consumer electronics industry with blockbusters like the Walkman, Sony has had its share of strategic and public relations face plants in the last decade, with IT security being just one flash point. From its infamous digital rights management...

Inside a Google Data Center

Google is well-known for its worldwide network of data centers, in which it holds not just the company’s own data, but the sensitive information of its corporate and consumer customers. In this video, Google gives a rare behind-the-scenes look at the physical and data security measures that the...

Forget Epsilon, Fear the Angry Bird

No doubt you read about the huge email security breach Epsilon announced earlier this month. You may have received letters from companies that use Epsilon services about the possible loss of your email information. A lot of people are justifiably concerned that spear phishing and other nefarious...

Image of the Day: SpamIt, Glavmed Models

Today’s image of the day comes from Brian Krebs’s blog, KrebsonSecurity. The image illustrates how Glavmed and other alleged players in the global spam game operate, and is part of a larger exposition of the Spamit operation that was reportedly shut down sometime last year as detailed by Krebs on...

Two men charged for Hacking into AT&T Website !

Two men were arrested on Tuesday and are facing charges of fraud and conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, following an investigation that started with last year's much publicized harvesting of e-mails and AT&T authentication IDs of 114,000 early-adopters of Apple's iPad. Accordi...

Windows 8 to run on smartphone chips !

In his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft's desktop operating system, will be able to run on much smaller mobile devices like phones. He revealed that Windows 8 will support...

With Autos At CES, Are Vehicle Hacks Far Behind?

Sometimes news events just come together in a way that opens a window – even if its a kind of cloudy window – onto the future. So it was this week, as stories about a coming generation of wired automobiles collided with some thought-provoking reports on the vulnerability of said cars to tradition...

Mobile Device Users More Susceptible to Phishing Scams

Mobile devices are making us dumber – at least when it comes to security, according to research conducted by security firm Trusteer. Research published by the company found that smartphone and computer tablet users are three times more susceptible to email phishing scams than traditional PC and...

UK's Cyber Cops Take Down 1800 Bogus Websites !

Detectives from London's Metropolitan Police Service's cyber crime unit have in the past year shut down 1,800 bogus websites, which were either fraudulent or advertising counterfeit goods, ranging from tickets to Premier League soccer games to Ugg boots and jewelry from Tiffany & Co. The...

Researchers Expose Security Flaw in Internet-Ready HDTVs

Researchers at Mocana, a security technology firm in San Francisco, recently demonstrated the ease with which they could hack into a popular Internet-ready HDTV model. They exploited a vulnerability in the software that displays websites on the TV, allowing them to control the information sent to...

Users Credit Card Information Stolen by Hackers from CitySights NY Website !

Most of us believe that by making online purchases through a secure website, with reputable companies, our credit card information is safe, right. That is not entirely true, as users of the popular website, CitySights NY recently discovered. You see, while the site itself may be secure, the...

Microsoft to Support ARM Chips in Upcoming Windows Version

Microsoft Corp., feeling pressure from popular products like Apple Inc.'s iPad, is developing a new operating system that marks a departure from the company's traditional reliance on Intel Corp.'s chip technology. This information comes from sources familiar with Microsoft's plans. Next month,...

Unfixed XSS vulnerability at www.pissedconsumer.com

Security researcher Sony, has submitted on 12/07/2010 a cross-site-scripting XSS vulnerability affecting www.pissedconsumer.com, which at the time of submission ranked 12629 on the web according to Alexa. We manually validated and published a mirror of this vulnerability on 13/12/2011. It is...

Enterprises Riding A Tiger With Consumer Devices

Like the old adage that ‘he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount,’ enterprises today are bounding along on the back of a particularly large and fearsome tiger. It’s called “consumer technology” and its shape is outlined by the myriad of devices and services that modern information workers are...

FTC Pushes "Do Not Track" Option For Web Browsers

The Federal Trade Commission introduced a framework today that aims to address privacy issues raised by consumers that directly affects how our activity is tracked online. The agency went on to advocate the creation of a “Do Not Track” mechanism that could help shape the future of browser securit...

Civil Liberties Grade Drops for Obama Administration in Latest Privacy Report

The Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC has released its annual Privacy Report Card for the Obama Administration. Compared to last year's results, the administration has retained its good grade in only one privacy subject: cybersecurity. "One of the most difficult subjects for any...

Fraud Advisory for Consumers Released: Involvement in Criminal Activity Through Work from Home Scams

As part of a joint effort, the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center FS-ISAC have released Fraud Advisory for Consumers: Involvement in Criminal Activity through...

Report: FCC May Push ISPs To Crack Down on Botnets

We’ve known for a long time that botnets are the Madwoman in the Attic at most major Internet service providers ISPs- an unseemly and occasionally embarrassing presence that is occasionally dealt with, but usually silently tolerated. But now, it seems, there’s pressure mounting on ISPs to do...

New Controls Needed to Improve Privacy

WASHINGTON, D.C.– As the speed of technological innovation has continued to increase in recent years, it has completely outpaced the ability of companies, consumers and regulators to keep up with the ways in which those changes affect online privacy, experts say, and in order to make real...