“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 …
US demands extradition of UK owner of link site
23-year-old UK citizen Richard O’Dwyer is currently fending off an extradition request by United States authorities. His crime? Setting up and operating a website that …
Chameleon-like fake AV delivered via clever social engineering
A very complex and likely very efficient fake AV spreading campaign has been spotted targeting Facebook users. It starts with users being apparently contacted by one of their …
Anonymous won’t publish stolen NATO documents
Following the arrest of 16 individuals in the U.S. and five in the U.K. and the Netherlands who are allegedly connected to the various cyber attacks organized by Anonymous, …
Hacking a mature security program
Most organizations are used to standard penetration tests. However, companies that have been increasing their overall security posture proactively through years of program …