Security News

Event:  Annual Privacy Forum 2015 (Help Net Security)
2015-03-09 14:30

The distributed implementation of networks and services offers the opportunity for new Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) that could support users’ needs while safeguarding their personal data. ...

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...

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