surveillance
Who are the enemies of the Internet?
In their latest report on online surveillance, Reporters Without Borders have named Bahrain, China, Iran, Syria and Vietnam as “state enemies” of the Internet due …
Bank of America says leaked data did not come from their systems
Bank of America has confirmed that some of the data included in the massive leak by Anonymous-affiliated group “Par:AnoIA” does belong to them, but that it …
Encryption no longer seen as just an IT issue
There has been a steady increase in the deployment of encryption solutions used by organizations over the past eight years. The percentage of overall IT security spending …
China-based hackers infiltrated New York Times’ network
The New York Times’ computer systems and network has been breached and its journalists’ private computers and email correspondence spied on for a period of four …
FISAA legalizes surveillance of EU citizens and their cloud data, claims study
When the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act (FISAA) was extended for another 5 years thanks to a majority vote in the U.S. Senate late last year, there …
Video surveillance for critical IT systems
NetWrix has announced its new User Activity Video Reporter tool that acts like a surveillance camera for critical servers and other IT systems by recording user activity for …
Get ready for invited break-ins, malware-ridden apps and spoof attacks
It’s that time of year again when, it seems, every technology vendor suddenly becomes clairvoyant with an insatiable urge to predict the battles we need to arm ourselves …
Top 7 security predictions for 2013
A seismic shift in who controls the Internet? Another Mac malware outbreak? Your smart TV being highjacked for a DDoS attack? Whatever 2013 may bring, it’s sure to be an …
A surveillance system that can anticipate trouble
Two researchers from the Psychology Department of the Carnegie Mellon University have managed to create a video surveillance system that not only follows human activity, but …
Two analytics companies to settle charges for online user tracking
A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its web-tracking software that collected personal data …
Record privileged sessions in Password Manager Pro
ManageEngine announced the immediate session recording capabilities in its privileged password management software, Password Manager Pro. Now, privileged sessions launched …
Yet another global cyber espionage campaign tied to China
A new cyber espionage campaign targeting energy and military companies and organizations has been unearthed by the researchers of Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit Threat …