Security News > 2011 > April

USENIX WOOT '11 Submission Deadline Approaching
2011-04-27 07:53

Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones I'm writing to remind you that the submission deadline for the 5th USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technologies (WOOT '11) is approaching. Please submit all work by...

USENIX  HotSec '11 Submission Deadline Extended
2011-04-27 07:52

Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones I'm writing to remind you that the submission deadline for the 6th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Security has been extended. Please submit all work by 11:59...

Court order cripples Coreflood botnet, says FBI
2011-04-27 07:51

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216190/Court_order_cripples_Coreflood_botnet_says_FBI By Gregg Keizer Computerworld April 26, 2011 Although the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said a...

Is Iran just seeing Stars?
2011-04-27 07:51

http://www.csoonline.com/article/680599/is-iran-just-seeing-stars- By Robert Lemos CSO April 26, 2011 An Iranian official caused a stir Monday, claiming the nation's cybersecurity experts found...

Police: Wireless network hacker targeted Seattle-area	businesses
2011-04-27 07:50

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Police-Wireless-network-hacker-targeted-1344185.php By LEVI PULKKINEN SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF April 19, 2011 Law officers have moved to seize a Seattle man's car...

New Workshop: USENIX FOCI '11 Submission Deadline Approaching
2011-04-26 07:00

Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones We're writing to remind you that the submission deadline for the first USENIX Workshop on Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI '11) is approaching....

DHS chief: What we learned from Stuxnet
2011-04-26 06:59

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216166/DHS_chief_What_we_learned_from_Stuxnet By Robert McMillan IDG News Service April 25, 2011 If there's a lesson to be learned from last year's Stuxnet...

Phishing: Consumer Education Lacking
2011-04-26 06:58

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3571 By Tracy Kitten Managing Editor Bank Info Security April 22, 2011 The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, located in Tennessee, recently...

Stuxnet-like attacks beckon as 50 new Scada threats	discovered
2011-04-22 08:45

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2045556/stuxnet-attacks-beckon-scada-threats-discovered By Phil Muncaster V3.co.uk 21 Apr 2011 Cyber criminals appear to be ramping up their interest in industrial...

Carder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving $36 Million in Losses
2011-04-22 08:45

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/rogelio-hackett-guilty/ By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com April 21, 2011 A hacker and carder has pleaded guilty to trafficking in more than half a...