Security News > 2012 > August

Gauss-pursuing researcher trips over Kaspersky-operated	sinkhole
2012-08-24 13:08

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/gauss-espionage-malware-phones-home-to-same-servers-as-iran-targeting-flame/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica Aug 23, 2012

Vote For Dave Lewis For ISC2 Board of Directors!
2012-08-23 09:17

http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/vote-for-dave/ Sign Dave's Petition for the ISC2 Board Election!

Private crypto key in mission-critical hardware menaces electric grids
2012-08-23 09:17

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/mission-critical-hardware-flaw/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica Aug 22, 2012

New agnostic malware aimed for Macs, now virtual machines
2012-08-23 09:17

http://www.watoday.com.au/it-pro/security-it/new-agnostic-malware-aimed-for-macs-now-virtual-machines-20120823-24o4e.html By Lia Timson IT Pro Editor WAToday.com.au August 23, 2012

Darpa Looks to Make Cyberwar Routine With Secret 'Plan X'
2012-08-23 09:16

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/plan-x/ By Noah Shachtman Danger Room Wired.com August 21, 2012

Microsoft warns of 'man-in-the-middle' VPN password hack
2012-08-22 09:34

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230448/Microsoft_warns_of_man_in_the_middle_VPN_password_hack By Gregg Keizer Computerworld August 21, 2012

Secretive group expands role in cybermonitoring
2012-08-22 09:33

http://www.examiner.com/article/secretive-group-expands-role-cybermonitoring By Mark Albertson Examiner.com August 21, 2012

Sabu Gets 6-Month Sentencing Delay for Continuing to Help Feds
2012-08-22 09:33

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/sabu-delay/ By Ryan Singel Threat Level Wired.com 08.21.12

Why passwords have never been weaker -- and crackers have never been stronger
2012-08-21 09:04

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/passwords-under-assault/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica Aug 20, 2012

At NSA, computers sometimes make the policy calls
2012-08-21 09:04

http://www.nextgov.com/big-data/2012/08/nsa-computers-sometimes-make-policy-calls/57519/ By Aliya Sternstein Nextgov Aug 20, 2012