Identity and access management trends
Six major trends will drive the evolution of corporate management of identity and access management (IAM) and privacy management in 2012, according to Gartner. “In 2012, …
Protect sensitive data on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux
CoSoSys released EasyLock 2, their portable data protection solution. The enhanced new version offers full support for cross platform encryption between Windows, Mac OS X and …
Protecting Mac OS X from privacy threats
SecureMac.com released PrivacyScan, a utility designed for people who value privacy and want to keep their online and offline experiences private. Every time you surf the web …
Compromised Tumblr accounts sporting fake Starbucks gift cards
It is a well known fact that compromised legitimate websites are often used by cyber crooks to drive traffic towards their scammy sites. The latest example of this practice …
Protect your online image with tips from Microsoft
In observance of Data Privacy Day 2012, Microsoft is releasing new data about consumer behaviors online and is offering guidance and tips to help people better manage their …
Targeted attacks will change the economics of security
Today, European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, will unveil the new European Privacy Directive, designed to safeguard personal, identifiable information that is stored …
Data Privacy Day 2012 is upon us
Coordinated and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2012 will promote the importance of data privacy and encourage digital …
Twitter users targets of social spear phishing
Thousands of businesses and consumers are putting themselves at risk each day by publicly revealing their email addresses on Twitter. Websense monitored Twitter in January and …
Trojan steals e-cash vouchers from Facebook users
Recently, Trusteer came across a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan that targets Facebook users to commit financial fraud. Unlike previous Facebook attacks designed to …
Hackers breach T-Mobile Web server, leak staff data
A Web server hosting part of T-Mobile’s official website has apparently been compromised by TeaMp0isoN, a hacker collective associated with Anonymous, and some of the …
Zappos hacked, info of 24+ million customers may be compromised
Zappos, the shoe-and-apparel-selling division of Amazon, has been hit by cyber attackers and has had one of its servers compromised and information from it exfiltrated. The …
Google Docs hosted phishing schemes abound
Google Docs is a helpful office suite and data storage service that allows users to collaborate on documents with ease but, unfortunately, it is also a very useful tool for …