Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The US intelligence community is still attempting to figure out how a hacking group called the Shadow Brokers was able to obtain and leak a slew of NSA computer exploits used to circumvent security of routers and firewalls, top officials The…
Going Rogue for Creative Discourse
As educators we are all about planning and considering student learning outcomes. As the moderators of K12ArtChat, I would say that Matt and I have found a formula that (generally) works for our professional learning […] The post Going Rogue for Creative Discourse appeared first on EducationCloset. View full post…
How to spot a hacker, and prevent employees turning rogue
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers come in many shapes and forms. Many of them are located thousands of miles away working for criminal gangs, or even as part of some state-sponsored army bent on stealing your secrets. Those remote hackers will always be there, and…
Twitter spam used to spread rogue security software
A new spam campaign is promoting fake antivirus software through hundreds of fake or compromised Twitter accounts and thousands of tweets, warn security researchers. View full post on computer security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Spammers pretend to be popular developers to distribute rogue Android apps
Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market. Security researchers from antivirus firm Trend Micro have identified a developer named Rovio MobiIe Ltd. in the Android Market, which had a significant number of rogue applications in its portfolio. Some users…
Britain prepares cyber attacks on rogue states
GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence are preparing to launch cyber attacks against hostile states and terrorists, the Government has admitted. View full post on russia cyber attacks – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Apple Boots Security Researcher for Rogue App
In a move to prove that Apple’s App Store could be stocked with apps containing malicious code, a notable security researcher put a rogue app into the store. Now, that notable security researcher is banned from Apple’s developer program. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results…
Smartphone malware warning: Rogue apps on the increase
By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 1:29 PM on 7th November 2011 Malware disguised as innocent smartphone apps that secretly send expensive messages are on the increase, warn online security experts. Fraudsters are planting rogue apps that lurk in the ‘back-end’ of phones and send messages and make calls to…
Smartphone malware warning: Rogue apps on the increase
By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 1:29 PM on 7th November 2011 Malware disguised as innocent smartphone apps that secretly send expensive messages are on the increase, warn online security experts. Fraudsters are planting rogue apps that lurk in the ‘back-end’ of phones and send messages and make calls to…
Symantec cloud-based service hunts down ‘rogue certificates’
Symantec has introduced a cloud-based Symantec Certificate Intelligence Center to keep track of SSL server certificates used by an organisation. The service works with an on-premises software component that can help IT managers seek rogue SSL certificates and check when internal certificates expire. “Every SSL certificate comes with a shelf…
