Security Awareness
IC3: 2011 Internet Crime Report
May 15, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
IC3 represents a perfect example of how technological services could help in the prevention and analysis of criminal activities, and highlights that the real weapon against Internet crime is awareness and information sharing...
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Infosec is Not a Religion
May 15, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
Infosec is not a religion. There are no Cardinals, there are no Bishops, there are only a bunch of people who want their opinion to be heard and listened to ad nauseum. It’s as simple as that, and if you start clothing it in the robes of ecclesiastical rhetoric, you FAIL...
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Cybercrime Does(n't?) Pay
May 15, 2012 Added by:Beau Woods
Although many studies fail at basic science, I'm hopeful that the information security industry will get better both at true academic research and at coming up with accurate metrics for the most important data. We'll get there as we mature as an industry, but it will take a while...
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Drones, Secret Surveillance, and Classifying the Wizard of Oz
May 11, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
The FAA finally released the names of the government agencies which applied for and received authorization to fly drones in the US. Unfortunately, the list did not include what drones were authorized, what they were being used for, or what information they were collecting...
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AQ, AQAP, BVD Bombs, CIA, INSPIRE, Media, Moles... Oh My
May 09, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
Al-Qaeda has a plan to leverage the internet even more than they already are. I believe they will continue to put the magazine out and perhaps inspire others to make clones. The ubiquitous nature of the internet will only serve to allow their propaganda to be loosed upon us all...
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Busting the Ten Biggest Computer Security Myths
May 08, 2012 Added by:Headlines
While some of the myths addressed may seem to be common sense issues, they also represent widespread misconceptions that continue to be pervasive in the information technology world today, so a reminder that these notions are bunk seems in order...
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When Security and Privacy Wrestle Who is the Winner?
May 01, 2012 Added by:Theresa Payton
You need to make sure your voice is heard. Regardless of whether or not you love the idea or do not like the idea at all, you need to weigh in. It is an important part of the process to make sure we get the best chance and striking a balance between security and privacy...
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Domains Selling Stolen Credit Card Numbers Seized
April 30, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“By seizing the websites the criminal underground uses to blatantly sell stolen personal information, Operation Wreaking hAVoC shows that we are committed to protecting individuals online and preventing criminals from using the Internet to line their pockets..."
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Procrastination in Cybersecurity Legislation
April 30, 2012 Added by:Michelle Valdez
Congress is procrastinating with regards to cybersecurity legislation. The debates will continue about regulation and authorities and privacy rights but in the end, we all need to come together and find the best way to share threat data so that we can protect critical networks...
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Security Measures to Protect Business Twitter Accounts
April 27, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Hacking a business Twitter account is a favorite pastime for those wanting retribution, and for others it’s just plain fun. Once the businesses Twitter account is hacked their reputation is sullied making them look like they aren’t protecting their client’s data either...
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Super Security Guy
April 26, 2012 Added by:Wayde York
While I was talking to the bank operator, I tried to login to my account and when I put in the username/password, I couldn’t get in. The bad guys had changed my login, or so I thought. Red lights were flashing and the bulk of my security expertise poured in to the rescue...
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Good Security Starts at Home
April 24, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
Not a day goes by without yet another spate of privacy and security issues. Threats to the security, privacy and personal information continue to increase in scope and complexity. To maintain competitive edge, vendors and service providers are scrambling to keep up...
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Online Narcotics Marketplace Utilized TOR
April 23, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“The drug trafficking organization... was distributing dangerous and addictive drugs to every corner of the world, and trying to hide their activities through the use of advanced anonymizing on-line technology...”
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Court to Rehear Electronic Device Border Search Case
April 05, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
When it comes to the government's ability to search your electronic devices, we've always maintained that the border is not an "anything goes" zone. Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to rehear a case that gave the government carte blanche...
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DHS: Don’t be Fooled by Too Good to be True Websites
April 03, 2012 Added by:Headlines
According to a recent report, the fan craze created by the film The Hunger Games has created the perfect opportunity for devious cybercriminals to take advantage of Internet users. While clicking on a link may seem innocent enough, it can actually infect your device...
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Mind Control Security Awareness
April 03, 2012 Added by:Pete Herzog
ISECOM's SmarterSaferBetter seminar teaches you to actively keep on re-filtering. Doing it right by being alerted to prompts is the best way to keep your guard up, because actively filtering your world is truly exhausting. And being tired is when we make security mistakes...
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- Follow Up to the Out of Band Authentication Post
- Skype Malware Campaign Spreading Poison Ivy Trojan
- I Hope Edo is Worth the Privacy Risk
- Dutch MoD Innovation Competition 2012: CYBER Operations 2.0
- NIST Workshop: The Technical Aspects of Botnets
- Security Automation by Hand - Batch/Bash/FOR
- Who Are You Preaching to Anyway?
- Some Observations on Klout Scores
- Where Will the Buck Stop in Cloud Security?
- How Does Your Bank Protect Your Data?