New online banking fraud schemes target mobile users
Trusteer uncovered two online banking fraud schemes designed to defeat one time password (OTP) authorization systems used by many banks. Unlike a previous attack Trusteer …
iOS 5 Programming Cookbook
Now you can overcome the vexing, real-life issues you confront when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. By making use of more than 100 new recipes in this …
NATO signs huge cyber defense contract
Rome-base Finmecchanica and the Northrup Grumman Corporation have been awarded a 58 million Euro ($76 million) deal for upgrading NATO’s cyber defense capabilities. The …
A new security strategy for Sony
2011 was a tough year for Sony. Having been attacked over 20 times by hacktivists going after its websites, the PlayStation Network, its customers’ and company …
Teen exploits three 0-days to hack Chrome, earns $60K from Google
The end of this year’s editions of the Pwn2Own and Pwnium contests has been marked by another Chrome hack, executed by a teenage security researcher that goes by the …
Higher education breaches significantly down
In a year highlighted by the biggest data security breaches on record, the higher education vertical appears to have had a reprieve relative to prior years in terms of overall …
SafeNet acquires Cryptocard
SafeNet has acquired Cryptocard, a provider of cloud based authentication solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. By combining SafeNet’s authentication solutions …
DirectPass: Password management and login convenience
Trend Micro announced DirectPass, a password management solution. Designed to organize and manage passwords, DirectPass provides consumers with a way to manage their online …
Carnegie Mellon researchers unveil iOS and Android security app
Carnegie Mellon University CyLab researchers have developed a new smartphone app that leverages the growing proliferation of these devices to establish a secure basis for …
Facebook scam uses fake CAPTCHA to spread
In order for a Facebook survey scam to be successful, it has to make users do two things: propagate the scam further by “endorsing” it and complete at least one …
New IEEE standards for the smart grid
IEEE announced five new standards, as well as a modified standards-development project, that are all intended to aid the efficient rollout of the smart grid worldwide. The new …
CompTIA Network+ Lab Manual
Think of the most common and challenging tasks that network administrators face, then read this book and find out how to perform those tasks, step by step. CompTIA Network + …
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