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SecurID users targeted by fake NSA email

RSA’s SecurID token users have recently been targeted with fake emails supposedly coming from the US National Security Agency urging them to update their token code …

phpMyAdmin multiple vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in phpMyAdmin, according to Secunia. These can be exploited by malicious users to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and …

Japanese man arrested for storing malware

38-year-old Yasuhiro Kawaguchi is the first person in Japan to get arrested for storing malware on his computer after the upper house’s Judicial Affairs Committee has …

Companies underestimate costs of security breaches

Aveksa announced the findings of a recent survey conducted to examine many different facets of IT security, including:: Concerns about moving sensitive applications and data …

“Amy Winehouse death video” scams hit Facebook users

The past weekend has been rife with bad news that captured the attention of the greater public, and online scammers have wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Facebook …

Malware analysis platform

Norman launched the Norman Malware Analyzer G2 platform, which elivers the benefits of traditional sandbox analysis while also offering new IntelliVM capability which embeds …

iOS Forensic Toolkit now with Keychain decryption

ElcomSoft released a major update to its iOS Forensic Toolkit, implementing an all-in-one toolkit for iOS acquisition on both Windows and Mac platforms. Elcomsoft iOS Forensic …

Global analysis of 10 million web attacks

Web applications, on average, experience twenty seven attacks per hour, or roughly one attack every two minutes, according to Imperva. They observed and categorized attacks …

Professionalism on the witness stand

This is a basic guide to preparation for the courthouse and the witness stand: Presentation on systematic and detailed preparation for testimony Communication with lawyers …

Week in review: Google malware warning, the return of LulzSec and News International hack

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and reviews: Vulnerable firmware could destabilize Internet-enabled technologies Kill …

Oslo bombing Facebook scams infecting 1 user per second

Websense has found an alarming number of Facebook scams taking advantage of yesterday’s tragedy in Oslo, Norway. Right now it seems to be infecting one user every …

New tool for Facebook scammers

Facebook has rolled out a new feature for comments, allowing content to be directly embedded in the comments themselves. My first thought upon reading this announcement was …

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