Security News

Three indicted for breaching Email Service Providers, monetizing stolen data (Help Net Security)
2015-03-09 13:02

Viet Quoc Nguyen and Giang Hoang Vu, both citizens of Vietnam who resided for a period of time in the Netherlands, have been indicted on Friday for their role in a massive data breach of Email Service...

Canada's anti-spam law gets first success with $1.1m fine (Naked Security)
2015-03-09 12:55

Canada's fledgling anti-spam laws have brought their first success, with a $1.1 million fine levied against a Canadian business training firm.

Fancy a cryptocoin miner with your Torrent client? "Foistware" back in the spotlight... (Naked Security)
2015-03-09 12:45

If product X suddenly wants you to install product Y as a "recommended extra", is that a good thing or a bad one? In the latest brouhaha, X = torrent client and Y = cryptocoin miner...

Data classification ranks in top 3 security controls (Help Net Security)
2015-03-09 11:43

Bloor Research surveyed 200 senior IT security executives in the UK and the US, all with organizations that have more than 1,000 employees. More than half (54%) of organizations identified data ...

Monday review - the hot 25 stories of the week (Naked Security)
2015-03-09 09:12

Catch up with the hot stories of the past week... ...and why not try out our weekly podcast and watch our 60-second video while you're about it?

Seagate acknowledges NAS 0-day, announces patch for May (Help Net Security)
2015-03-09 09:06

After security researcher OJ Reeves publicly revealed the existence of a remote code execution zero-day flaw affecting Seagate's Business Storage 2-Bay NAS line of products and published a Metasploit ...

UK: 57 arrested for cyber crime, including US DoD hacker (Help Net Security)
2015-03-09 08:46

Last week was a busy one for UK law enforcement, as agents from the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) of the National Crime Agency (NCA) spearheaded a nationwide cyber crime "strike week" that resulted...

A few small steps for man, a giant leap for online security (Help Net Security)
2015-03-09 08:26

The online world is vast. Just follow these straightforward tips, which will make it harder for hackers, and keep you secure. Open wireless access points As you take a seat on the comfy leather so...

NISC to begin hiring 'white hat' hackers in fiscal 2015
2015-03-09 08:23

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/09/national/nisc-to-begin-hiring-white-hat-hackers-in-fiscal-2015/ The Japan Times March 9, 2015

Small-time security threats bigger concern
2015-03-09 08:23

http://www.autonews.com/article/20150309/FINANCE_AND_INSURANCE/303099941/small-time-security-threats-bigger-concern By David Barkholz Automotive News March 9, 2015