Gray Powell, the lost iPhone and malware
The story of the day is Gray Powell and the lost iPhone. I searched for him on Google and I was really surprised to see that 4 out of 10 results from Google’s first page …
Data integrity attacks a growing threat
A survey by Infosecurity Europe of 420 organizations has found that a quarter (28%) have been subject to a data integrity attacks. Of those that think that data integrity …
Network Solutions customers targeted by new hack attack
Only a week after a number of blogs hosted on Network Solutions have been compromised thanks to a WordPress hack, the company has been thrust back into the spotlight by a …
Splunk 4.1.1 brings 60+ fixes
Splunk provides the ability for users to search, monitor and analyze live streaming IT data as well as terabytes of historical data, all from the same interface. The following …
User access continues to be poorly managed
Findings gathered from a Ponemon Institute and Aveksa survey of 728 experienced IT practitioners at multinational corporations and government organizations show that …
Iceland volcano search results lead to fake AV
Eyjafj?¶ll, Eyjafjallaj?¶kull, Eyjafjalla, Eyjafjallajokull-¦ The Iceland volcano Eyjafjallaj?¶kull has been recently referred to by all those names in various media, …
Trojan disguised as Google Chrome extension
The announcement that Google Chrome is now the third most widely used browser wasn’t lost on cybercriminals. They follow the crowd, and that explains the recent …
Rogue software details: VirusOut
VirusOut is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what folders and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Folders …
OWASP releases list of top 10 web application risks
Since 2003, application security researchers and experts from all over the world at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) have carefully monitored the state of web …
9-year-old blamed for hacking school system
Searching for the hacker who broke into the computer system of Spring Hill Elementary in Virginia, the police was more than little surprised when the investigation revealed …
Week in review: Apache.org hacked, Facebook ups defenses, Adobe and Microsoft patches
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, and podcasts: Endpoint data leak prevention still a major headache More than one in …
A friend in need is a scam indeed
Here is a variant of the “friend in need” email scam that has been forwarded to me by a friend: As mentioned before, there are several things that indicate that …
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