The concept of cyberwar crossed a threshold in 2010, says Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director, when the Stuxnet computer worm destroyed a series of nuclear centrifuges in Iran by hijacking their controls. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
ProtectMyID: True. ID theft has been the most lucrative and fastest growing crime for several years. Why aren’t you protected? http://t.co/azGF3em9
ProtectMyID: True. ID theft has been the most lucrative and fastest growing crime for several years. Why aren’t you protected? http://t.co/azGF3em9 View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Fake pot a growing problem for military
Chicago Sun-Times SAN DIEGO — U.S. troops are increasingly using an easy-to-get herbal mix called "Spice," which mimics a marijuana high, is hard to detect and can bring on hallucinations that last for days. The abuse of the drug has so alarmed military officials that they’ve launched an aggressive testing…
Android’s growing malware problem
Reports of trojans, spyware and other malicious programs are up 472% since July Source: Juniper Networks Several warnings have been issued over the past year about the growing problem of malware on Google (GOOG) Android smartphones (see here, here and here), but none as dire or as sharply worded as the…
Android’s malware problem is growing exponentially
Reports of trojans, spyware and other malicious programs are up 472% since July Source: Juniper Networks Several warnings have been issued over the past year about the growing problem of malware on Google (GOOG) Android smartphones (see here, here and here), but none as dire or as sharply worded as the…
The maker movement’s potential for education, jobs and innovation is growing – “MAKE” founder Dale Dougherty was named a “Champion of Change” by the White House.
Dale Dougherty, one of the co-founders of O’Reilly Media, was honored by the White House as a “Champion of Change” for his work on “MAKE” Magazine, MakerFaire and the broader DIY movement. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security
Social network users notice growing security risks
One in five social media users has been negatively affected by information revealed on these networks, and more than one in ten have even had accounts hijacked, a survey by Barracuda Networks has found. The survey of “hundreds” of users of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and MySapce from 20 countries…
Android devices are growing target of malware, says IBM
Mobile exploits have doubled this year as opposed to 2010 and we should particularly watch out for mobile applications that are really malware, says IBM’s X-Force security research team. Those are two warnings from the “X-Force 2011 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report“, which says that mobile application markets are a…