Mashable – [brightcove video=”1336135146001″ /] A recent study surveyed multiple companies and found that 43% of their employees clicked on simulated bad links that led to phishing attacks and malware. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News 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
Hacker group ‘Anonymous’ attacks Sony and PSN | Joystiq
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Cyber attacks could wreck oil supply
Hackers are bombarding the world’s computer controlled energy sector, conducting industrial espionage and threatening potential global havoc through oil supply disruption. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Adobe InDesign, Reader & X Suite Advanced Malware Attacks
Fake emails used in December 6 and December 7 attacks attempt to trick Adobe users into opening malware-laden attachments. According to two separate Sophos reports, attackers sent one email to Adobe InDesign users, and another email to Adobe Reader and X Suite users. Both emails contain attachments claiming to be…
Demystifying the Common Methods of DDoS / DoS Attacks
“Tango Down!!!” DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) or DoS (denial-of-service) attack, the act of putting a computer resource, server or network down or unavailable. In fact the CIA Website was once took down by a massive DDoS Attack. These kind of attacks are considered lame but it actually gives your website a…
Richard Clarke outlines four avenues for cyber crime attacks
Criminality, espionage, warfare and activism are the impetuses for today’s hackers Visit website for full story… View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Cyber attacks could wreck world oil supply (Reuters)
Reuters – Hackers are bombarding the world’s computer controlled energy sector, conducting industrial espionage and threatening potential global havoc through oil supply disruption. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Hackers group attacks website for Monterrey suburb
The hackers group Anonymous is claiming responsibility for a cyber attack against the website for a wealthy Monterrrey suburb. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Google’s goo.gl URL Shortener Used for ‘Drive-by’ Malware Attacks
A new malware attack is luring victims by using web-based exploits to perform a ‘drive-by’ malware download under the guise of an electronic money transfer. Researchers at Solera Networks reported that the attackers make use of Google’s goo.gl link-shortening service to hide the location of the attack site. The attacks…