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28 April 2013
News: LivingSocial's breach draws advice from security experts

The cyber attack Friday on the Internet deal site LivingSocial that forced it to reset the passwords of some 50 million users has elements of what's becoming an all too familiar storyline.
27 April 2013
News: Cyberwar risks calamity, Eugene Kaspersky warns UK Government and spooks

State-of-the-art cyberweapons are now powerful enough to severely disrupt nations and the organisations responsible for their critical infrastructure, Kaspersky Lab founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky has warned in a speech to a select audience of UK police, politicians and CSOs.
News: Crowd-sourced attack data now key to web application defence, says Imperva

Imperva used this week’s Infosecurity Show in London to announce what it believes is a key innovation for its line of web application firewalls – crowd-sourced threat data.
26 April 2013
News: LivingSocial gets hacked, 50 million users told to reset passwords

More than 50 million users of the daily deals site LivingSocial are being asked to reset their passwords after hackers attacked the company's servers and potentially made off with personal data.
News: Facebook used as billboard for malware

Most malware developers and botnet owners will sell their wares on underground channels. One expert called this 'a bold, bold act'
News: CISPA appears doomed in Senate

Key lawmakers are suggesting that the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, will soon die in the U.S. Senate -- just like last year.
News: Dutchman arrested in connection with large DDoS attack on Spamhaus

A 35-year-old Dutchman was arrested Thursday in Spain, as part of an investigation into a large-scale DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack that targeted a spam-fighting organization called the Spamhaus Project in March
News: Locked and loaded, online gamers draw phishing attackers

Cyber thieves attracted to the richness of in-game commerce, report finds
News: Hackers increasingly target shared Web hosting servers for use in mass phishing attacks

Cybercriminals increasingly hack into shared Web hosting servers in order to use the domains hosted on them in large phishing campaigns, according to a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
Test Centre: Group test: what's the best security software?

We've exhaustively tested every major internet security suite. Here we present the top 5.
Test Centre: Group test: what's the best antivirus?

PC Advisor reviews the top 5 antivirus programs you can buy or download in the UK right now.
News: Vulnerable terminal servers reflect bigger security problem

Unsecured ports on industrial control equipment, which could let hackers gain admin access, highlights risk of older equipment on modern tech
News: Australian Bureau of Statistics subject to "growing number" of cyber attacks

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has denied a media report alleging the government agency had been subject to security breaches.
News: UK government dumps controversial web snooping bill

The UK government has abandoned plans to introduce its controversial Communications Data Bill, better known as the “snooper's charter,” which would have given security services sweeping powers to monitor internet activity.
News: Intrusion Prevention Systems fail to spot AET attacks, University study finds

Many big-brand Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) consistently fail to block attacks that target vulnerabilities in web-based applications using Advanced Evasion Techniques (AETs), a University of Glamorgan study has found.
News: InfoSec: Understanding business goals is key to embedding company-wide security practices

Information security managers need to better align themselves with company business goals help embed security practices in an organisation, according to speakers at InfoSec 2013.
25 April 2013
News: Could Privacy Protection Bills Hinder Law Enforcement?

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform bill advances to the Senate floor to better protect email privacy. Meanwhile a House subcommittee considers privacy protections for location data, data which some in law enforcement say is necessary to solve crimes.
News: Judge rejects FBI's bid to hack computer of suspect in attempted cyberheist

A federal court in Houston has rejected an FBI request for a warrant to hack into the computer of a suspect in an attempted cyberheist.
News: Samsung delays launch of Knox Android security software until 'later date'

If you're looking for more robust security features for your business's Android phones, you're going to be waiting a while longer--at least if your company relies on hardware from the most popular Android manufacturer in the land.
News: Cybersecurity strikeback will strike out in the private sector

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

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