Smartphones: the grey area of enterprise security
Senior executives on the hunt for greater mobility are pushing for smartphone and tablet adoption in the enterprise, but can these devices be adequately secured
Stories by Liam Tung
Redmond offers US$250,000 bounty for Rustock heads
Microsoft will offer US$250,000 (AU$236,000) for information that leads to the identification, arrest and criminal convictions of the leaders of the Rustock botnet.
IE 9 anti-malware kingpin in browser face off
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is hands-down superior at detecting security threats delivered by malicious websites, according to testing company NSS Labs.
100 Romanians nabbed in global fraud bust
Romanian law enforcement on Friday arrested more than 100 people alleged to be involved in a multi-million dollar US-Romanian fraud network.
Symantec will drop RSA support altogether
Symantec's decision to migrate its managed security services (MSS) customers off RSA’s SecurID tokens is the beginning of a complete phase out, Grant Geyer, Symantec's vice president of global managed security services told CSO.com.au.
DeWalt departs McAfee, replaced by two
Outgoing president of Intel-owned security vendor McAfee, Dave DeWalt, will be replaced by two co-presidents drawn from McAfee's ranks.
Lulzsec: the rise and fall of a hacking collective
The curtain has fallen on the 50 day performance by hacker group LulzSec. Its campaign of mayhem and destruction, peppered with witty commentary captivated the world. In an alternate universe where Lulzcats reign and anti-security is the norm, it might have even earned a spot on its first target, The X-Factor. But on this earth its members may still be captured by its later targets: the CIA, US law enforcement and the FBI.
Aussie businesses would snub free security audits
Despite the current focus on security stemming from the massive data breaches that resulted from hackers exploiting low- and high-level system vulnerabilities, few businesses in the UK and Australia are interested in auditing systems -- even when they're free.
Analyst: Jailbroken iPhones more secure than normal ones
Apple’s latest version of iOS 4.3.3 shipped with a PDF vulnerability that can only be patched in jailbroken iPhones.
Kaspersky reports new Mac Trojan
Antivirus company Kaspersky has reported the discovery of another backdoor trojan for Mac OS X, providing further evidence the days of flying under the radar are over for Mac users.
Rustock botnet was busy in Australia
While Microsoft observed a larger than 60 per cent fall in the number of Asian and Europen IP addresses contacting its Rustock sinkhole, the number for Australia dropped between 30 to 40 per cent, according to Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center figures. Australian reductions were similar to figures recorded for the US.
Young cryptographer ends own life
“Just got off the phone with the embassy. Having to talk to a consul about my husband's suicide is the worst conversation I've ever had,” Sassaman’s wife, Meredith Patterson confirmed on Twitter Sunday evening.
UK health walloped for sick security culture
The UK’s Information Commissioner has ordered the National Health Service to tighten its grip on security, fearing that data protection is a “systemic problem” for its organisations. Five health NHS organisations have signed recent data security undertakings in response to potential privacy breaches this year caused by staff losing patient records, faxing medical reports to the wrong number, and losing laptops.
Epsilon whitelists access to email platform
Hacked email marketing vendor Epsilon has implemented a “white list” of IP addresses that will be allowed to access its email platform to prevent a repeat of its recent mega breach.
DDoS attacks bolster cloud website optimiser
Enterprise product in the making and ‘loved’ by disbanded hacker group LulzSec. The constant and very real threat of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks aimed at headline grabbing “hacker” groups, such as Lulz Security and Anonymous, have helped one tech start-up pick up new business.