WikiLeaks Vault 7: CIA’s stealthy Angelfire Windows malware
Angelfire is the twenty second malware WikiLeaks has revealed since March.
Angelfire is the twenty second malware WikiLeaks has revealed since March.
In a sign of slowly maturing managerial attitudes towards security, a new survey found that CSOs are feeling less pressure from management to fast-track IT projects and new technology rollouts. They may also be finding that detecting insider threats is easier than they think – although many are still running periodic vulnerability assessments that may be a recipe for disaster.
David Braue | 18 Apr | Read more
People power took an interesting turn as a crowdfunding effort raised $US250,000 ($A326,000) to purchase the browsing histories of US politicians – who recently voted in legislation to allow ISPs to aggregate and resell the browsing histories of their customers. There were also demands by US lawmakers to know how many US residents the National Security Agency is currently surveilling.
David Braue | 10 Apr | Read more
Intel Security has released a tool that allows users to check if their computer's low-level system firmware has been modified and contains unauthorized code.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Mar | Read more
Many controls we've used for years can't effectively deal with today's threats. We must extend some and add others to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging threats to our business operations.
Last week Gen. David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned in response to what has turned out to be a much bigger scandal than it first appeared.
Mark Gibbs | 20 Nov | Read more