New Android Trojan likely developed by arrested cyber crooks
The alleged authors of Foncy, a premium rate SMS Trojan that targeted users from a number of European Countries and Canada, have been arrested and indicted in February in …
Google Apps earns ISO 27001 certification
Google has announced that its Google Apps for Business productivity suite has earned the ISO 27001 certification. “ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognized, …
Monitoring employee behavior in digital environments is rising
Monitoring employee behavior in digital environments is on the rise, with 60 percent of corporations expected to implement formal programs for monitoring external social media …
Database security and SIEM are top priorities
Database security and SIEM are among the top priorities due to increased advanced persistent threats, according to McAfee. Database security has been an ongoing concern for …
Scammers working harder to fool consumers
The number of unique phishing reports submitted to the APWG rose substantially from early fall through the end of the year, while cybercrime gangs were apparently forced to …
Cyber Security Policy Guidebook
Drawing upon a wealth of experience from academia, industry, and government service, Cyber Security Policy Guidebook details and dissects, in simple language, current …
New cyber weapon targets systems in the Middle East
A new sophisticated piece of malware dubbed “Flame” has been discovered in systems belonging to users in many Middle Eastern countries and is though to have been …
Olympic-themed spam emails carries malicious PDF
As the 2012 Olympic Games are speedily approaching, users should be aware of the fact that unsolicited Olympic-themed emails are rarely good news. The latest one of that kind …
RuFraud scammers caught and fined
Cyber scammers are still too rarely brought to justice and/or made to pay back the stolen money to the users they have swindled, so any news of that happening is extremely …
How to remove the backdoor from ZTE’s Score M smartphone
The existence of the recently discovered vulnerability in ZTE’s Score M smartphone which allows any attacker in possession of the hardcoded password to access and take …
NSA launches cyber security program for college students
The US National Security Agency has launched a National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program to ultimately yield a larger pool of professionals with …
Nominum releases mobile security solution
Faster mobile networks, explosive consumer demand, more powerful smartphones, and the influx of non-handset mobile-ready devices make mobile networks an attractive option for …
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