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For all the ruckus raised by security software vendors, it's unclear whether the Flame malware, which has mainly hit computers in Iran, is a cause for major concern or something of a dud. Yes, it has been around for several years and has hit computers in Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan and other countri...
The growth of the bring-your-own-device trend, in which employees use their personal devices in the workplace, is proving to be a huge headache for IT. Often underfunded, understaffed and overworked, IT now has to cope with a plethora of different devices running different operating systems -- or di...
The interagency Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications last week revealed that its Digital Outreach Team responded to pictures posted by al-Qaida supporters on Yemeni discussion forums. To counter the images of coffins covered by the U.S. flag, the center posted pictures of coffins dra...
A cyberweapon of unprecedented sophistication is ripping through computer systems in the Middle East, security vendor Kaspersky Lab claims. It has dubbed the malware "Worm.Win32.Flame" -- or "Flame," for short. Other security vendors, including McAfee and Symantec, have issued similar warnings, and ...
"Domestic Communications Assistance Center" is the kind of name you'd give to a couples counseling collective. At the FBI, though, it's the name that's been given to an agency designed to be at the cutting edge of digital snooping. The mission of the DCAC, located at the FBI facility in Quantico, Va...
Information security has changed a lot over the years. Way back in the dinosaur days, life was simple. Companies set up a firewall at the border and life was good. Bad guys stayed on one side of the fancy flashing box, and our personnel lived in the pristine, attacker-free paradise on the inside. W...
An FBI report about Bitcoin leaked to a number of online media outlets earlier this month caused anxiety in some corners of the Internet. Bitcoin "provides a venue for individuals to generate, transfer, launder, and steal illicit funds with some anonymity," says the 20-page report. "Bitcoin will lik...
The UK government has proposed plans to monitor the electronic communications of everyone in that country. It claims it's not seeking to read the content of the communications, according to reports, but instead wants to know who the senders and recipients of messages are, the places from which messa...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned overseas travelers to be careful when using hotel WiFi networks. "Recent analysis from the FBI and other government agencies demonstrates that malicious actors are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet co...
Antivirus vendor Symantec has announced enhancements to its enterprise mobile security product. These include capabilities for mobile application management, data loss prevention, certificate management and code signing for devs. The features will help IT cope with the burgeoning Bring Your Own Devi...
For months, the nation's natural gas pipeline industry has been under persistent cyberattack from unknown parties, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revealed this week. "DHS's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team [ICS-CERT] has been working since March 2012 with critical i...
Even though it has been signed by 22 of the European Union's 27 members, ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is unlikely to be ratified by the EU, according to The Guardian. ACTA had gained favor among lawmakers looking to harmonize copyright enforcement around the globe, but a series of ...
As if the remote home monitoring and automation market weren't crowded enough already with players like ADT and utility companies with their smart meters, AT&T announced on Monday plans for entering the arena. It will offer consumers Web-based access to automation tools for their home energy and...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is urging Internet companies to provide back doors that facilitate online surveillance. The bureau aims to increase the amount of data they can collect through online channels. Because of a shift in popular communication methods -- from phones to online corre...
Targeted attacks on organizations and Web-born infections like the recent Flashback outbreak on Macintosh computers will continue to poison the security landscape in 2012, according to John Harrison, Symantec group product manager for endpoint threat protection and security technology and response.
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