MySQL.com compromised by SQL injection attack
MySQL.com has been hacked and a part of the database containing member and employee email addresses, usernames and passwords has been published by the hackers on Pastebin.com. …
Lone hacker owns the Comodo certificate compromise
Last week’s revelation that a Comodo affiliate Registration Authority has been compromised and that nine rogue SSL certificates have been issued for popular domains such …
Spotify has been displaying malicious ads
Streaming music service Spotify has been displaying malicious ads to users of their Free version. The ads lead to websites that used the Blackhole Exploit Kit to infect users …
Intellectual capital is the new cybercrime currency
Cybercriminals understand there is greater value in selling a corporations’ proprietary information and trade secrets which have little to no protection making …
Protect the privacy of your Android phone
Privacy Blocker is an Android application that stops other installed applications from gathering your personal information. The software basically pinpoints the type of data …
Most organizations can’t access critical security data
Many enterprises feel that their security processes are failing to meet their potential due to a lack of coordination, benchmarking, and proactive improvement among the …
Metrics and measurements in network and service resilience
Business and governments are all reliant on secure networks, but how do you measure the resilience of these networks? The European Network and Information Security Agency …
New Unified Threat Management gateway from Netgear
Netgear introduced the ProSecure UTM150 – a Unified Threat Management (UTM) gateway for businesses with around 150 users. The new UTM150 delivers enhanced graphical …
Week in review: SCADA attack code, Play.com breach and Comodo’s rogue SSL certificates
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews, videos and podcasts: Google blames China for Gmail service disruptions It …
Rustock’s demise linked to Harnig botnet switch off
Late last week, the Rustock botnet was downed by Microsoft and the US Marshals Service after they received permission from the US District Court for the Western District of …
WoW phishing email threatens with account termination
World of Warcraft players are often targeted by phishers whose goal is to get the login credentials to as many accounts possible and bleed them dry. A recently detected one …
Cyber attacks on US federal networks on the rise
The number of cyber attacks against federal government systems and networks has increased nearly 40 percent, says in the annual report on federal cybersecurity efforts …
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