Software Obfuscation Mechanism Hampers Reverse Engineering

Researchers at UCLA said they’ve developed a game-changing obfuscation mechanism that will put a dent in hackers’ efforts to reverse engineer patches and understand how an underlying piece of software works. “You write your software in a nice, reasonable, human-understandable way and then feed th...

Hollywood wants Right to use Malware to hack the computers of Pirates

In the constant battle between illegal file sharers Pirates and the entertainment industry Hollywood supplying the protected digital materials, the pirates have been staying one step ahead, although the industry may soon have a powerful new weapon in their arsenal. A new report released by the...

Chinese hackers access major U.S. weapon system Designs

According to report published by for the Defense Department and government and defense industry officials, Chinese hackers have gained access to the designs of many of the nation's most sensitive advanced weapons systems. The compromised U.S. designs included those for combat aircraft and ships, ...

Hollywood wants Right to use Malware to hack the computers of Pirates

In the constant battle between illegal file sharers Pirates and the entertainment industry Hollywood supplying the protected digital materials, the pirates have been staying one step ahead, although the industry may soon have a powerful new weapon in their arsenal. A new report released by the...

Report Says Active Recovery Efforts Could Deter IP Theft By Foreign Attackers

An independent commission focused on the threat of intellectual property from U.S. companies says that between 50 percent and 80 percent of all IP theft originates in China and, in a new report, urges the government to take stronger action against government-sanctioned IP theft. The Commission on...

CMS Cameron McKenna 2013 Cross Site Scripting Vunlerability

CMS Cameron McKenna 2013 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability. The vendor has been notified of this issue. Note that this advisory has site-specific information. Product: CMS Cameron McKenna Web:http://www.cms-cmck.com Versions: CMS 2013 Date: 25/04/2013 Vendor Notified: 24/04 - 25/0...

Malware More Globally Distributed, Still Made in China

In an attempt to better evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly configuring their command and control infrastructure in such a way that initial malware callbacks communicate with a server located in the same country as the newly infected machines. This emerging trend is among the vast an...

Verizon DBIR 2013 Quantifies Cyberespionage Attacks

Targeted cyberespionage attacks have dominated discussions within the security community and outside of it from the mainstream media to the halls of the executive and legislative branches of government. But until now, discussions about attacks stemming from China that target intellectual property...

Tallinn Manual Interprets International Law in Cyberwar Context

When nations eventually adopt ground rules for conflict in cyberspace as they apply in an actual kinetic war, the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, is likely to be their key reference material in doing so. The Tallinn Manual, officially released late last week, ...

Experts Tell Congress Serious Deterrence Needed to Impede Foreign Cyber Attacks

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats typically is more concerned with economics and political issues than cyber attacks, but the members spent this morning in a hearing trying to come up with an answer to a fairly straightforward, but thorny question: Wh...

APT1-Themed Spear Phishing Campaign Linked to China

Researchers at Seculert have discovered a link between spear phishing campaigns targeting Japanese and Chinese journalists, post-Mandiant’s APT1 report, and domains connected to the Aurora attacks on Google and the Shady RAT campaign. In particular, in the attacks against the Japanese, the malwar...

U.K. Internet service providers ordered to block three filesharing websites

The UK High Court has ordered BSkyB, BT, Virgin Media and three other UK broadband providers to block access to three music and movie file-sharing websites Kickass Torrents, H33T and Fenopy. Judge Richard Arnold said that these websites infringed 10 music companies copyrights on an industrial...

UPDATE: Ongoing Malicious Cyber Activity Against U.S. Government and Private Sector Entities

UPDATE: The United States Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other partners, has released a second Joint Indicator Bulletin JIB through secure channels. Confirmed members of the cybersecurity community of practice, which may include...

Malware attack on Apple employees by hackers who targeted Facebook

The same ring of hackers that are responsible for hacking into at least 40 companies including Facebook and Twitter are reportedly also infected the computers of some Apple employees, the company acknowledged Tuesday. The purpose of hack considered an effort to steal company secrets, research and...

Mandiant revealed Chinese APT1 Cyber Espionage campaign

Few weeks after the discovery of the sophisticated cyber espionage campaign against principal US media The Mandiant® Intelligence Center™ released an shocking report that reveals an enterprise-scale computer espionage campaign dubbed APT1. The term APT1 is referred to one of the numerous cyber...

Howard Schmidt

Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity coordinator and Microsoft CSO, said executives need to be aware of the threats their companies face. “We have to understand that theft of intellectual property is different from trying to turn the lights out,” he said...

Faux, Hacked Apps Continue to Litter Google Play Marketplace, Developer Alleges

Phony, potentially malicious apps are continuing to make their way into Google’s Play marketplace, triggering debate over whether applications are being properly vetted for adhering to the company’s marketplace policies. Developers at the Root Uninstaller Team have called out another app publishe...

Government Report Warns of 'Persistent, Pervasive' Economic Espionage Attacks on U.S.

Attempts by foreign governments, individuals and government-associated groups to steal intellectual property, state secrets and other sensitive data from U.S. companies and government agencies are ratcheting up and government officials say the threat has become especially “persistent, pervasive,...

Ignore Supply Chain Security and Risk Management at Your Peril

No CFO thinks that his signature approving a purchase order for a new five-figure piece of hardware could ultimately cost his company seven-figures, or maybe force them to shut their doors forever. But that’s the reality many companies need to face when it comes to supply chain security and risk...

IP Theft, Supply Chain Security Major Worries for Government, Former Cybersecurity Czar Says

ANAHEIM, CALIF.–The theft of intellectual property through attacks on U.S. networks, both government-owned and private, has become one of the major concerns for officials at the top level of the federal government, not just among security staffs, but at the upper echelons of the White House and...