Latest Security News
- 15 February 2013
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News: Facebook targeted by hackers, says no user data compromised
Facebook said Friday it had been the target of a sophisticated hacking attack but that it had no evidence any user data had been compromised.
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News: 13 IT security myths debunked
They're security myths, oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that...simply aren't true. As we did a year ago, we've asked security professionals to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them (if you'd prefer to zip through a slideshow version of this, click here)
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News: PCI DSS: is the cure worse than the disease?
Complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is prohibitively expensive, and the cost of compliance bears very little relation to the cost of a breach, according to Dave Birch, director of IT consultancy Consult Hyperion.
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News: Certificate Authorities Form Group to Educate on SSL Best Practices
Responding to the increasing number of threats aimed at certificate authorities and the ecosystem of trusted online transactions they represent, seven certificate authorities have come together to form an advocacy group to advance security standards and promote best practices.
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News: ACMA confirms BYOD upswing, but doesn't show security shift: Blue Coat
While the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has confirmed the major growth in smartphone and tablet usage in Australia, what is not evident in its report are the shifts in the security threat landscape for Internet usage, Blue Coat Systems Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) systems engineering manager, Andrew Cook, said.
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News: Adobe Reader XI users turn on 'protected view' to defend zero-day attack
The serious zero-day flaw affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat now being exploited in online attacks can be defended against in up-to-date versions of the program by enabling ‘protected view’, Adobe has said.
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News: iOS 6.1 hack bypasses iPhone 5 pin code
A hack for iOS 6.1 has been published online showing how user caneasily bypass an iPhone 5's pin code.
- 14 February 2013
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News: Privacy groups protest CISPA bill
In what is turning out to be a repeat of last year, privacy rights groups launched an assault against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), barely a day after the controversial legislation was reintroduced in Congress on Wednesday.
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News: Avoiding basic BYOD blunders
For all the sophistication and power of the modern cell phone or tablet, people think of them more or less like pens: You can use the generic ballpoints they have at the office, or you can bring the one you like from home. That's a consequence of high technology becoming pervasive. People use technology widely, and they might prefer what they use on their own time.
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News: Multivendor power council formed to address digital certificate issues
With cyber-criminals increasingly exploiting digital certificates to undermine security the vendors with the most influence as certificate authorities have banded together to try and speak as an industry group to advocate for security best practices.
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News: Merchants urged to avoid BYOD gear, jailbroken smartphones/tablets for payment processing
Businesses that want to make use of consumer-grade smartphones and tablets as a point-of-sale device to process payment cards are being advised to only do so when appropriate encryption controls and other security measures are in place.
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News: Reveton 'police ransom' malware gang head arrested in Dubai
A Russian man accused of being a key figure behind the notorious and hugely successful Reveton ‘police ransom’ malware that blackmailed thousands of PC users across the world has been arrested in Dubai, Spanish police have announced.
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News: Microsoft patches IE with record-setting updates to prep browser for Pwn2Own
Microsoft this week patched 14 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, preparing the browser for its time as a target early next month at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest.
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News: Microsoft patches IE with record-setting updates to prep browser for Pwn2Own
Microsoft this week patched 14 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, preparing the browser for its time as a target early next month at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest.
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News: Microsoft patches IE with record-setting updates to prep browser for Pwn2Own
Microsoft this week patched 14 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, preparing the browser for its time as a target early next month at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest.
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News: Federal Court favours record labels in Internet simulcast copyright case
The Federal Court ruled that Internet simulcasts of radio programs are not broadcasts under the Copyright Act and therefore are not covered by existing licenses granted to commercial radio stations.
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News: Federal Court favours record labels in Internet simulcast copyright case
The Federal Court ruled that Internet simulcasts of radio programs are not broadcasts under the Copyright Act and therefore are not covered by existing licenses granted to commercial radio stations.
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News: Federal Court favours record labels in Internet simulcast copyright case
The Federal Court ruled that Internet simulcasts of radio programs are not broadcasts under the Copyright Act and therefore are not covered by existing licenses granted to commercial radio stations.
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News: Lovers urged to watch out for Valentine's Day scams
Online scammers and cyber criminals have turned their attention to Valentine’s Day with a number of traps set for 14 February.
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News: Lovers urged to watch out for Valentine's Day scams
Online scammers and cyber criminals have turned their attention to Valentine’s Day with a number of traps set for 14 February.
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