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Will Do Not Track cripple the tech industry?
Sophos - Naked Security"Do Not Track is sort of like IPv6. A great idea which will eventually happen, years after some people thought the world would end if we didn't do it within weeks, in a completely different form, and probably for completely different reasons."
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Are Android phones facing a remote-wipe hacking pandemic?
Sophos - Naked SecurityAre Android phones about to be wiped off the face of the earth? Will hackers be triggering a factory reset on your phone whenever they feel like it?
That's the question going around since New Zealand geek Dylan Reeve put a "test your Android mobe for imminent disaster" page on his website.
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Chinese Hackers Blamed for Intrusion at Energy Industry Giant Telvent
Krebs on SecurityA company whose software and services are used to remotely administer and monitor large sections of the energy industry began warning customers last week that it is investigating a sophisticated hacker attack spanning its operations in the United States, Canada and Spain. Experts says digital fingerprints left behind by attackers point to a Chinese hacking [...] -
US senator blames Iran for cyber attacks on banks
Sophos - Naked SecurityUS Sen. Joe Lieberman says people in the know are tracing the attacks to the government's cyber army and theorizes that the DDoSes are retalation for economic sanctions and/or Stuxnet.
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Drink and Post Responsibly!
TrendLabs - Malware BlogThe way we are held accountable for ourselves in public gatherings such as events and celebrations are very much similar to how we should be when it comes to our online presence in social networks. The number of participants, the level or engagement, and the variety of activities done are just some of the ways [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro
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Your next critical security project may not be what you think
HP Following the Wh1t3 Rabbit - Practical Enterprise SecurityIt's that time of year again, where you plan and scheme for the project and products you'll want for next year's budget cycle. How about this year, instead of packing your wish list with new stuff, you take a slightly different approach...
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Fake Antivirus App Steals Contact Data on Mobile Devices
Symantec Security Response BlogsThe authors of Android.Enesoluty have added another app to their repertoire. The new app is called “Safe Virus Scan” in Japanese, and as the name suggests, it is supposed to function as an antivirus app.
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Espionage Hackers Target ‘Watering Hole’ Sites
Krebs on SecuritySecurity experts are accustomed to direct attacks, but some of today's more insidious incursions succeed in a roundabout way -- by planting malware at sites deemed most likely to be visited by the targets of interest. New research suggests these so-called "watering hole" tactics recently have been used as stepping stones to conduct espionage attacks against a host of targets across a variety of industries, including the defense, government, academia, financial services, healthcare and utilities sectors. -
25 Billion Cloud-Connected Devices to Come
Trend Micro - Cloud Security BlogThe International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has predicted that, in just eight years, there will be in upwards of 25 billion devices connected to the internet, which was announced in its annual The State of Broadband report. As a point of reference, the iPhone 5 broke the 5 million unit threshold in three days. To sell [...] -
Should we worry about Donuts Inc.'s push for new domain names?
CSO OnlineFraud fighters say something stinks with Donuts Inc. and its campaign to introduce more domain names to the Internet.