Security News

RSA hack -- a lesson in how not to handle a PR disaster!
2011-03-23 07:10

http://eskenzi.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/rsa-hack-%E2%80%93-a-lesson-in-how-not-to-handle-a-pr-disaster/ By yvonneeskenzi March 21, 2011 I’ve been doing PR for the IT security industry for 16...

Facebook traffic mysteriously passes through Chinese ISP
2011-03-23 07:10

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/23/facebook_traffic_china_telecom/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 23rd March 2011 For a short time on Tuesday, internet traffic sent between...

Nasdaq Hasn't Lost Any Clients Because Of Hacking - Executive
2011-03-23 07:10

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110322-714075.html By Kristina Peterson DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MARCH 22, 2011 NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) hasn't lost any clients at its...

New Workshop: USENIX FOCI '11 Call for Papers Now Available
2011-03-22 06:42

Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones On behalf of the first USENIX Workshop on Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI '11) program committee, we invite you to submit short position...

Man charged with hiring pump-and-dump spam botnet
2011-03-22 06:41

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214884/Man_charged_with_hiring_pump_and_dump_spam_botnet By Robert McMillan IDG News Service March 21, 2011 A Texas man was charged Monday by the U.S....

Dozens of exploits released for popular SCADA programs
2011-03-22 06:41

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/22/scada_exploits_released/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 22nd March 2011 The security of software used to control hardware at nuclear plants,...

Leader of Hacker Gang Sentenced to 9 Years For Hospital	Malware
2011-03-22 06:41

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/ghostexodus-2/ By Kevin Poulsen Threat Level Wired.com March 18, 2011 The former leader of an anarchistic hacking group called the Electronik Tribulation...

S. Korea to tighten security of gov't computer networks against DDoS attack
2011-03-22 06:41

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/03/22/16/0301000000AEN20110322003200315F.HTML 2011/03/22 SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- Security of the state Internet network being used by central and...

Why DHS, Not White House, Took Lead on RSA Breach Response
2011-03-22 06:40

http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3454 By Eric Chabrow Executive Editor GovInfoSecurity.com March 21, 2011 Pondering government cybersecurity leadership, first thoughts might go...

Natalie Portman joins list of compromised celebs
2011-03-22 06:39

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/natalie-portman-joins-list-of-compromised-celebs-20110322-1c4bt.html The Sydney Morning Herald March 22, 2011 Natalie Portman has been named among a growing...