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South Korean organizations under cyber attack

A suspected cyber attack has paralyzed computer networks at three broadcasting organisations and two banks in South Korea. The organizations’ networks had been …

Protecting sensitive information on iOS devices

We’ve seen the deep technical research showing what makes iOS devices secure (or sometimes not so much). But once you grok ASLR and code signing, are you really any …

Linux community adopts UEFI technology

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Forum, a non-profit industry standards body of leading technology companies that promotes firmware innovation by creating …

ID Network Attributes provides insight into identity risk

ID Analytics launched ID Network Attributes, targeted consumer behavior insights that provide visibility into the risk of an identity or transaction. Available in both Fraud …

Massive Chameleon botnet steals $6M per month from advertisers

Web traffic analytics firm spider.io has discovered a massive botnet that emulates human visitors in order to earn its master(s) over $6 million per month from online …

Malware pushers poison MSN Messenger search results

As the date when the MSN Messenger is scheduled to be phased out speedily approaches, it is getting harder to find an installer for it online, so malware peddlers gave rushed …

Internal name SSL certificates could be exploited for MitM atacks

The Certificate Authority practice of issuing “Internal Name” certificates for private domains which are currently non-resolvable by the Domain Name System could …

Hacking as an act of war

Once the exclusive domain of a small number of geniuses, hacking has gone mainstream as an element of national defense. The United States has established a four-star Cyber …

Security firm publishes details about Java issue, asks for second opinion

Making good on their promise, Security Exploration has published technical details about a Java issue that they consider to be a security vulnerability, but Oracle has …

3,600 organized crime groups active in the EU

In the most detailed study ever undertaken of its kind in the European law enforcement community Europol has identified an estimated 3,600 organized crime groups currently …

Beware of fake Candy Crush apps on Google Play

Whenever a mobile game becomes hugely popular, it also becomes a great way for scammers and malware peddlers to lure users into unknowingly installing malicious apps on their …

The role of critical risks in internal audits

As companies have come to accept that market volatility, complexity, political and regulatory changes are here to stay, internal audit functions have more opportunities to …

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