ISC StormCast for Friday, December 23rd 2011 Episode 697 A daily summary of events from the SANS Internet Storm Center Author: Johannes Ullrich Keywords: win32ksys windows windows 7 Firefox release holiday tips firefox html5 Show Notes http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/21/spy_drone_hijack_gps_spoofing_implausible/ http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/android-trojan-spreads-message-revolution subscribe via iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=304863991 Login here to join the discussion. Article source:…
Iranian Engineer Says GPS Hack Tricked Drone into Landing (December 15, 2011)
According to a report in The Christian Science Monitor, the US military drone aircraft that was captured by Iran last week may have been forced to make its unplanned landing in that country through a GPS spoofing attack……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber…
2011: A year of hack!
BANGALORE, INDIA: Dubbed as ‘The Year of hack’, 2011 was marked by change, challenge, and chaos in information security history. View full post on lulzsec hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
World’s top tech stories for 2011
In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. View full post on politics hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Defense Dept’s 2012 Funding Bill Allows Offensive Cyber Attacks (December 14 & 15, 2011)
The US Defense Department’s 2012 funding bill contains a provision that gives the military the authority to launch offensive strikes in the cyber arena……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Georgia Medical Center Turns Away Patients Because of Malware Infection (December 9 & 10, 2011)
Last week, a hospital in Georgia had to ask ambulances to take patients to other area hospitals after its computer system became infected with malware that slowed down patient registration and other functions……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
How International Standards drive innovation – ISO Focus+ November-December 2011
How International Standards help translate great ideas into technical success stories is the theme of the November/December 2011 issue of ISO Focus+, the magazine of ISO (International Organization for Standardization). View full post on ISO – Latest News View full post on National Cyber Security
Android Users 4 Percent Likely to Run Into Malware; Robbed $1M in 2011: Report
Like us on Facebook At the beginning of the year, Android users were only one percent likely to meet upon malware, according to the report. “2011 was a watershed year in terms of the types threats we saw emerging,” said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder and chief technology officer at Lookout. “Threats…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2011
“From Redmond with Love” Recently, I had a chance to talk with Katie Moussouris, leader of the Security Community Outreach and Strategy team at Microsoft. The interview helped me realize that Microsoft has a lot to offer when it comes to not just fixing vulnerabilities in their own products, but…
2008 Malware Infection Prompted Cyber Security Revamping at U.S. DoD (December 8, 2011)
The Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima has written a detailed account of the worm that infected US military computers in 2008……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security