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07 May 2013
News: Cybercrime booming in Latin America and Caribbean, Trend Micro finds

Internet criminals have opened a new front in Latin America and the Caribbean and seem to have founded booming businesses thanks to low levels of cybercrime protection and awareness, a rare but timely analysis of the region by Trend Micro has found.
News: Cyberattack highlights software update problem in large organizations

Attackers targeting government employees working with nuclear weapons understood departments are using outdated versions of Windows,IE
News: Cyber Safety Committee to meet with Brisbane indigenous schools

Senator Catryna Bilyk and members of the Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety will visit two indigenous schools in Brisbane tomorrow to discuss cyber bullying with students and teachers.
News: AutoIt scripting increasingly used by malware developers

AutoIt, a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions, is increasingly being used by malware developers thanks to its flexibility and low learning curve, according to security researchers from Trend Micro and Bitdefender.
News: Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks

China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyberattacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Defense.
News: Google left heating, cooling system open to hackers

Hackers could have turned up the heat in one of Google's offices in Sydney. Literally.
06 May 2013
News: Dicker Data steps up security play with WatchGuard

Dicker Data is stepping into the security devices arena through a new partnership with WatchGuard.
News: Don't freak out, but the government records and stores every phone call and email

Is the government recording and listening to your every phone call and probing every email for dangerous ideas? Probably--if certain insiders are to be believed. According to one former FBI agent, the US government may indeed keep a massive database where all domestic communications are recorded and stored.
News: Old Java exploit kit taught new tricks

G01pack mounts a multi-stage attack after invading computers running unpatched versions of Oracle's Java 6
News: Women leaders in security recognized

Each year, the Executive Women's Forum announces their "Women of Influence" Awards at their annual EWF event.
News: Security tools can't keep hackers at bay

Credit card data of customers of Schnucks supermarkets was exposed for months in a breach that was not closed until weeks after a card processing company issued an alert about fraudulent activity. Insider (registration required)
News: Nominum signs up with Nextgen Distribution for enterprise push

Australia’s Nextgen Distribution has been selected as the A/NZ distributor for Nominum, a provider of integrated subscriber, network, and security solutions for network operators.
News: Facebook blocks rival Path's access to friends features

It appears that social network Path is the latest app to be blocked from accessing Facebook.
News: Florida restricts use of drones by law enforcement officials

A new Florida law restricts the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by state law enforcement officials. It's the first law of its kind in the country.
News: McAfee to acquire firewall maker Stonesoft

McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday.
05 May 2013
News: 457 visas vital for cyber security talent pool: experts

Two Australian cyber security experts have called for the cultivation of cyber security talent as the government considers a reform of the 457 visa system.
News: Experts hope for another failure in next Anonymous attack

Twist in the planned U.S. attack is to target small banks, which are unlikely to have the same level of sophistication in their defenses
News: Pentagon nod shows Android can be as secure as BlackBerry

Samsung's Knox system for Android devices gets approval for use in government and military like the BlackBerry, once the gold standard
News: Samsung smartphones and tablets approved by US military

Samsung has had its security enhanced smartphones and tablets approved for use by the US military.
03 May 2013
News: 24% data breach targets retailers

Findings from Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Reports (DBIR) indicate 24% of the confirmed data breaches are found in retail and restaurants, the second largest sector after financial organizations.

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