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Hack-In-The-Box:

  • RSS “Keeping Knowledge Free”
    • Spammers using social media instead of email May 18, 2012
      According to security experts, social networking sites, rather than email, are now the most favored platform for spammers to peddle their unsolicited links, as reported by Bloomberg.  This is partially due to the fact that email spam filters have become so effective that tens of billions of spam messages are now being diverted to social media sites instead, […]
    • Twitter implementing Mozilla's Do Not Track feature May 18, 2012
      Twitter will be implementing the Do Not Track feature in the Mozilla Firefox browser, as announced Thursday by Ed Felten, chief technology officer for the Federal Trade Commission at a New York Internet Week privacy panel. Twitter confirmed the FTC's announcement, appropriately enough, in a tweet. Carolyn Penner, a spokeswoman for Twitter, said, "W […]
    • Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs May 18, 2012
      Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday. Tags: HPIndustry News […]


SANS Handlers Diary:

F-Secure Weblog:

  • RSS “Weblog of the F-Secure Antivirus Research Team”
    • Video: Angry Birds Space Trojan & Drive-by Android
      On Monday, we released our Mobile Threat Report for Q1, and in that report we mention there's a growing number of mobile trojans that "deliver on their promises". What do we mean by that?Well, in the past, mobile malware often offered something such as "free" mobile web services as bait, but then, during installation, the trojan woul […]
    • Repost: Webinar: Making Life Difficult for Malware
      Jarno Niemela, a Senior Researcher here at F-Secure Labs, will be taking part in a Black Hat Webcast on Thursday, May 17, 2012.The subject is "Making Life Difficult for Malware" and will focus on system modifications that can be used to prevent malware from functioning properly in the event that your system is compromised.More information can be fo […]
    • Recommended Listening: Danger In The Download
      The Documentary, a BBC World Service program (or programme) recently aired a 3-part series called Danger In The Download.It's definitely worth a listen. All of the episodes are now available online.Episode 1 — The growing threats in cyberspace from hackers and cyber weapons.Episode 2 — Is the net's architecture and governance is still fit for purpo […]

Kasperky Lab Weblog:

  • RSS “Analyst’s Diary”
    • We Need More Than Jelly Bean May 18, 2012
      Google is set to launch Android 5.0, aka Jelly Bean, this fall. But do we even need it? While Google has made some steps in securing its Play branded marketplace, and offered a few security updates to the operating system, it is a fact that the most targeted Android platform is still 2.x. Why is that? There are several reasons, not the least of which is a la […]
    • Carolina Dieckmann, Brazilian cybercrime legislation and la “Viveza criolla” May 16, 2012
          Carolina Dieckmann, a famous Brazilian actress, recently became the victim of cyber attacks that allowed cybercriminals to steal personal property - nude pictures of her- from her computer. Many pictures or maybe all of them got leaked to the Internet. This incident has served as a good incentive for the Brazilian government to have new cybercrime laws i […]
    • Public points of data loss May 14, 2012
          “Forgetting” or “underestimating” are the main reasons for data loss around the world. In an airport lounge during my last trip I came across  some cool tab devices running on Android integrated with an external keyboard available for public use and connected to the Internet. As in the past I performed a quick check of downloaded files, most visited site […]

InfoSec Writers:

IT Observer:

  • RSS “Information Technology Security Magazine”
    • Websense Wireless Security Expert to Present on Emerging Security & Web Content Threats in 3G at QuEST Forum EMEA January 20, 2009
      Websense, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN), a global leader in web security and web filtering productivity software, today announced that Mark Fogel, vice president for Websense(R) Wireless, a Division of Websense, Inc., will be giving a presentation on Emerging Security & Web Content Threats in 3G at the third annual QuEST Forum (Quality Excellence for Suppliers of […]
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    • AI-based Security Appliance Stops MySpace Email Scam January 15, 2009
      Espion has announced the discovery of the first email-based MySpace Spam Scam. At 5:35pm EST an email was trapped in our unprotected honey pot. At the same time an identical email was stopped by Espion´s Interceptor anti-spam and security appliance. The trapped email looks like a legitimate message from MySpace with the subject reading [New message […]
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    • Compliance and mobility govern security January 15, 2009
      The one segment in IT that has seen tremendous growth over the past few years is security. Despite advances in technology, security threats are growing at an alarming rate. The Indian network security market experienced a healthy growth in 2005 reaching about $116 million, up 70 percent compared to last year, says business consulting firm […]
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    • Winny Virus Wrecks Data Havoc In Japan January 15, 2009
      Top-secret military information, business documents of hundreds of corporate firms , personal and confidential data related to thousands of patients, complete information of Yahoo shopping mall, high profile information of Liberal Democratic Party and thousands more are all floating currently on the internet, creating an enormous flood of information leakage […]
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    • Protection from Emerging Virus Threats January 15, 2009
      Today’s malware distributors skirt traditional defenses by exploiting the zero hour gap, the time it takes to identify the attacking malware and write signatures that can detect and neutralize it. Recent studies have shown the lag time or gap between when a virus is recognized and a signature written to combat it can range from […]
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