> TODAY'S SUMMARY (5 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights significant developments in the ongoing battle against cybercrime and privacy issues. Microsoft has successfully dismantled a large criminal marketplace responsible for distributing over 1 billion phishing messages, showcasing the escalating threat of phishing-as-a-service. Meanwhile, Flock's CEO continues to advocate for surveillance technology despite mounting public concern over privacy implications, emphasizing its potential crime-fighting advantages. In product updates, Sophos has enhanced its ITDR capabilities to improve identity protection in an AI-driven landscape, focusing on Microsoft integration and quicker response times. These trends underline the dual challenges of combating cyber threats while navigating privacy and ethical considerations in technology deployment.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 04:00
At the Check Point Experience in Barcelona on 4th May 2011, John Vecchi, head of product marketing for Check Point, shared his thoughts on the top information security trends and challenges for 2011.
It looks as though cybercriminals are starting to get to grips with the advanced persistent threats (APT) attack strategies first outlined by Stonesoft late last year. And, says one security researcher, they are linking the strategy with zero-day attacks for maximum effect.
Following on from the release of the first full disk encryption app for Google Android back in March, Whisper Systems is now also developing a dynamic firewall app for the smartphone platform.
The latest monthly research from Kaspersky Lab claims to show that hackers are expanding their horizons in terms of the attack vehicles being used to insert malware onto users' computers.
Still reeling from the PlayStation Network data breach, Sony has admitted to a second security breach that may have resulted in the theft of personal information of 24.6 million Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) customers.
Secunia has updated its free patch/update utility – Personal Software Inspector (PSI) – to v2.0, increasing the range of applications that are auto-updated to include web browser add-ins and a variety of other utilities.
After a quiet period since the takedown of the Rostock botnet servers at the start of the year, it looks like malicious spam is back on the increase again. According to Rodel Mendrez, a security researcher with M86 Security, whilst the industry had a distinctly quiet period from October 2010 to Marc...
There is a lack of evidence to support the rhetoric of “cyber doom” employed by proponents of increased federal intervention in private sector cybersecurity, warns a new report by George Mason University (GMU) researchers.
Many organizations do not understand the increasing security risks posed by voice-over-IP (VoIP), warns Forrester analyst John Kindervag.
Many of the cyber agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) field offices do not have the training, skills, and support to investigate national security-related cyberattacks, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General (IG) found.
Sony has reiterated its statement that there is no evidence that credit card data was taken by hackers who forced the company to suspend its PlayStation Network in the wake of a security breach.
Research just published by HTK, a mobile messaging and interactive voice response services firm, claims to show that 90% of organisations surveyed have had problems with password resets. In addition, the firm says, 60% of organisations have no out-of-hours support for password resets.
The head virus researcher with Avast claims to have discovered a new Adobe PDF attack vector used by hackers. The attack vector, he reports, centres on the misuse of a filter normally used to encrypt text data for black and white images.
Around 20 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympics were applied for on Tuesday night despite a surge in demand causing the site to crash.
Around 20 million tickets for the Olympics were applied for on Tuesday night despite a surge in demand causing the site to crash.
The US Congress will hold a hearing about mobile phones and privacy after claims that Apple (and Android) devices have been secretly tracking users' location data.
Congress will hold a hearing about mobile phones and privacy after claims that Apple (and Android) devices have been secretly tracking users' location data.
One of the many reasons for securing your WiFi access point were rammed home recently after a New York man woke up to be surrounded by armed police early one morning.
Sony has warned users of its PlayStation Network (PSN) that their personal information, including payment card details, dates of birth, and addresses, may have been stolen.
The extensible code at the heart of the Zeus malware has spawned a new type of fraud designed to lure unsuspecting internet users into clicking through and infecting their machines. This time, reports Trusteer, the malware is targeting investment fraud, with rates of return reaching the 32% mark.