Apple has unveiled the latest iPhone and the latest enhancements, including a new biometric security offering called Touch ID. In addition, Apple confirmed that iOS 7 will be released later this month. So will Apple's newest offerings have any impact to corporate security?
Steve Ragan |
10 Sep |
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The pro-Assad hacking group, the Syrian Electronic Army, redirected the Marine Corps recruitment website on Monday, in order to deliver a message attempting to convince Marines that the Syrian army are actually allies.
Steve Ragan |
03 Sep |
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In a study on mobile applications and their level of security, RIIS, LLC, a firm that specializes in mobile app development, said that some of the nation's top brands, including airlines, retail outlets, entertainment companies, and insurance companies, are producing applications for Android that place users and their personal information at risk.
Steve Ragan |
29 Aug |
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The Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-Assad hacking group, altered the DNS records used by the New York Times, Twitter, and the Huffington Post. The changes forced one site offline and caused problems for the others. Here are three ways such attacks happen, and how they can be mitigated
Steve Ragan |
28 Aug |
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The Syrian Electronic Army hit multiple targets this week, including Twitter and the New York Times. While the victims have recovered for the most part, many popular brands remain at risk
Steve Ragan |
28 Aug |
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In a study conducted by TNS Global for Halon, an email security service, 30 percent of those surveyed admitted they would open an email, even if they were aware that it contained a virus or was otherwise suspicious. To be fair, the study only included 1,000 adults within the U.S., so this isn't a national index by any means.
Steve Ragan |
28 Aug |
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Multiple groups are leveraging the upcoming G20 summit to launch Spear Phishing attacks, including the group responsible for attacking the New York Times
Steve Ragan |
26 Aug |
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Anonymous leaks thousands of records days after FBI claims it dismantled the hacktivist group
Steve Ragan |
26 Aug |
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A federal judge said in a recently declassified opinion, issued during his time serving on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, that the National Security Agency misrepresented themselves and violated the Constitution for several years.
Steve Ragan |
22 Aug |
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Rapid 7 goes outside its usual area and talks tools to help organizations deal with user-based risk and track security control performance
Steve Ragan |
20 Aug |
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For the second time this year, the U.S. Department of Energy is recovering from a data breach involving the personally identifying information of federal employees
Steve Ragan |
16 Aug |
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The Syrian Electronic Army, just days after targeting the New York Post, has compromised Outbrain.com, a content recommendation platform, and used their access to target readers of the Washington Post, CNN, and Time with pro-Assad propaganda
Steve Ragan |
15 Aug |
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The Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-Assad group known for targeting social media in order to spread propaganda, has claimed a new victim; the New York Post. The attack was possible it seems, as the group social engineered the social media management platform Social Flow.
Steve Ragan |
14 Aug |
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Researchers from the UC Berkeley will present a paper Wednesday at the 22nd USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that explores the underground market of spam and abuse on Twitter.
Steve Ragan |
14 Aug |
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Researchers from the UC Berkeley will present a paper Wednesday at the 22nd USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that explores the underground market of spam and abuse on Twitter.
Steve Ragan |
14 Aug |
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