Sunday, 5 February 2012
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In the next few weeks, Facebook is phasing out its old look and introducing a new profile format for all users - known as 'Timeline' - which presents a scrapbook of all past status updates and photographs.
Many companies don't have the sophisticated systems for identifying breaches in the first place.
Facebook scammers use links to Amazon's S3 service in their campaigns to trick URL filters.
Web attackers are exploiting a recently patched Windows Media Player vulnerability to infect computers with malware.
Many of the 13 'Android.Counterclank'-infected apps remain on the Android Market.
Israel, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi markets all fall victim to hacking
HD Moore finds thousands of exposed conference and board rooms where secrets aren't so secret.
Encryption keys on smartphones can be stolen via a technique using radio waves.
Nokia has copped a $55,000 wrist-slapping from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), accepting an enforceable undertaking for infringing the Spam Act 2003.
When the U.S. Department of Justice shut down MegaUpload and sued its operators for copyright infringement last week, users who were storing files legally on the site became collateral damage. Now, some of them are looking to sue the government over lost data, TorrentFreak reports.
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When good backups go bad
Business transactions are faster and have a broader reach to more people in more countries than ever before. Businesses of all sizes can cast a global shadow by setting up a website and conducting business over the Internet. At the same time the volume of data is growing, so are the threats.
Does application security pay?
In the past, businesses confronted the threat of cyber attacks and data breaches primarily by building firewalls and other “perimeter defenses” around their networks, but the threat has continued to evolve, and more criminals are hacking into applications that are running on a plethora of new devices and environments, including cloud, mobile, and social media. Which begets the question: Is it still worthwhile investing in application security?
Red Cross overhauls ID management
Red Cross named the first recipient of the CourionCare Program for Non-Profits with massive overhaul to security and identity management.
Red Cross overhauls ID management
That program helped the agency reduce the risk of security and compliance breaches by automatically eliminating system access when a user changed responsibilities or left the organization.
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The 10 Most Popular Security Articles for 2008
You are what you read! We culled the entire database of SearchSecurityAsia piecing together a list of the 10 most read articles in 2008. The list doesn't surprise us. Readers are looking for help to understand how technology and best practices can help them solve their problems. Read on!
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Passwords aren’t dead, though yours could be
Despite all those "death to passwords" chants, some say it's still a solid form of authentication -- when users aren't being stupid about theirs.
Kim Jong Un and cyberwarfare. Overrated threat?
Security experts have differing views on what the death of Kim Jong Il will mean for the future of cyberattacks.
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The state of hacked accounts
The use of compromised accounts to send spam and scams has increased throughout 2011 to become a growing percentage of the unwanted email that is being sent by spammers. The following end-user research was compiled by Commtouch in order to explore issues related to the theft, usage and recovery of these compromised accounts.
Operation Shady RAT found 72 companies hacked since 2006
Organizations in 14 countries targeted.
