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This week's cybersecurity update highlights the increasing relevance of AI-generated code, which poses new risks of vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. The economic implications of cybersecurity measures are also a focus, particularly in sectors like solar energy, which are becoming attractive targets for cyber threats. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on the importance of real-time alerts and protections against rogue JavaScript to prevent breaches. Organizations are urged to adopt proactive measures to safeguard their systems as cyber threats continue to evolve. Stay vigilant against emerging trends and invest in robust security solutions to mitigate these risks.
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Infosecurity got a chance to sit down with John Colley, managing director EMEA for (ISC)², at last week's RSA Europe, and we learned that one of his current aims is to encourage new members – who do not currently satisfy the membership criteria – to sign up for associate membership of the security a...
The indictments of 111 people in New York for operating a massive credit card fraud ring is just the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to credit card fraud, judged Paul Rodgers, chairman of UK payment card industry group Vendorcom.
Commtouch is reporting that a new DLL hijacking technique has been spotted being used by cybercriminals in the wild, even though the use of DLL loading has been falling by the wayside in recent times.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has failed to notify close to 32,000 people that their social security numbers were mistakenly disclosed on the SSA’s death master file, a public database that provides information on deceased US citizens as a death verification tool.
According to Ira Winkler, president and acting CEO of the Internet Security Advisory Group, social engineering – as a means of hacking people – is actually a far wider term than many people are aware of.
Hard on the heels of last week's arrest of more than 100 people suspected of being part of a $13 million card crime ring, a leading security researcher has analysed the shady shipping centres that take a pivotal role in these types of frauds.
The FBI has arrested a Florida man in an email hacking probe, codenamed "Operation Hackerazzi", that involved disclosure of personal information and photos of Hollywood celebrities, including Mila Kunis, Christina Aguilera, and Scarlett Johansson.
The ingenuity of cybercriminals has reached a new level, with a leading IT security researcher reporting on the re-tasking of a mini-MP3 player as the mainstay of an ATM skimmer.
It appears that hackers are taking advantage of the interest in Netflix – the California-based IP streaming firm that offers services on specific smartphones in North and South America – by releasing a general Android edition of the software that runs – or so it claims – on any Android-powered smart...
Continuing our own brand of a ‘commitment to excellence’, Infosecurity writers took home two awards at this year’s BT Information Security Journalism Awards in London.
A leading IT security researcher claims that hackers are now electronically breaking into US car dealerships – not to steal cars, but the IDs and other credentials of car purchasers, most of whom buy on finance.
The ATM industry association – the ATMIA – has published a best practice manual on cash machine security. And a new feature of its recommendations is for developers to help prevent reverse engineering of cash machine software.
The UK's Ministry of Defence has once again demonstrated its lack of understanding of how Adobe PDF format files function as, according the Daily Star tabloid newspaper, anyone with a simple knowledge of page formatting can 'unblack' apparently censored data from a release on radar defense issues on...
Reports that air traffic control data has been found on network kits sold on eBay comes as no surprise, says Philip Lieberman, president of Lieberman Software.
Rumors of a series of German government-developed spyware trojans have been bouncing around for several years, but now the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) claims to spotted one in the wild.
Context Information Security has warned of a back door threat to the Apache platform that could allow unauthorized access to internal or DMZ systems.
Now into its 15th year, the COBIT 5 framework is in the final stages of ratification by ISACA and, as part of this evolution of the GRC (governance, risk and compliance) framework, the association has issued a new process assessment model.
A class-action lawsuit for $20 million has been filed against Stanford Hospital & Clinics over a patient data breach in which personal information on 20,000 emergency room patients was posted on a public website for a year.
Check Point has taken the wraps off its 33rd software blade technology, which is an anti-botnet platform designed to counter the problems of botnets and advanced persistent threats (APTs).
A £30 graphics card can now process as many as 158 million passwords a second