Category Archives: Cybersecurity Memo – Insiders Edition

It turns out that all our iPhones are keeping a record of everywhere you’ve been since June. This data is stored on your phone (or iPad) and computer, easily available to anyone who gets their hands on it. The enormous … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities claimed one of their biggest victories against cyber crime as they shut down a ring they said used malicious software to take control of more than 2 million PCs around the world, and may have … Continue reading →

Millions of unique URLs have been infected with a rampant SQL injection attack Websense has dubbed “LizaMoon.” The SQL injection attack redirects users to a fake AV site. A mass SQL injection attack that initially compromised 28,000 websites has spiraled … Continue reading →

About 70% of organizations that store sensitive data abroad choose to do so in countries with lenient breach notification requirements! Many companies that look to process and store sensitive data — including intellectual property — abroad as a cost-cutting measure … Continue reading →

The Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was established in 1999 to bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy. Not everyone agrees with the work they are … Continue reading →

Last summer, the world’s top software-security experts were panicked by the discovery of a drone-like computer virus, radically different from and far more sophisticated than any they’d seen. The race was on to figure out its payload, its purpose, and … Continue reading →

The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services has made progress securing its cyber networks from potential insider threats. However, gaps in security still remain, including one that could allow malicious insiders to tamper with digital immigration records. … Continue reading →

Organizations are rapidly adopting new technologies, but many information security professionals may lack the requisite security skills to safely implement them, according to a report released last week at the RSA Conference. According to Frost & Sullivan’s 2011 (ISC)2 Global … Continue reading →

Hackers have run rampant through the networks of at least five oil and gas firms for years, reveals a report compiled by security firm McAfee which details the methods and techniques the hackers used to gain access. Via a combination … Continue reading →

OSLO (Reuters) – Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian politician behind the proposal said on Wednesday, a day after the deadline for nominations expired. The Norwegian Nobel Committee accepts nominations for what … Continue reading →