Android’s surge in popularity has triggered an accompanying surge in malware aimed at the mobile OS, says a new study today from Fortinet. Analyzing the malware landscape this year, the security vendor tracked a 90 percent jump in Android malware families in 2011 compared with 2010. That figure doesn’t account…
Android phone makers open up users to security threats
North Carolina State University researchers say some Android smartphone makers’ efforts to go above and beyond the Google mobile platform’s basics open their devices to security breaches. “Some of these preloaded applications, or features, are designed to make the smartphones more user-friendly, such as features that notify you of missed…
Small Legal Settlement May Open The Flood Gates For Cyber Suits (November 23, 2011)
A law suit filed by a single victim in the RockYou breach, leading to a $2,000 settlement earned the plaintiff’s lawyers $290,000……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Open Rights Group opposes Nominet’s website suspension policy
Digital rights campaigners are teaming up to oppose a move by the .uk domain registry Nominet to continue the suspension of websites at the request of law enforcement agencies. Nominet began taking down websites used in connection with criminal activity in March, at the prompting of the Serious Organised Crime…
Shortage of computing students leaves Britain open to cyber attack
A huge drop in the number of pupils studying computing is leaving the country vulnerable to cyber attacks, a government special representative has said. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Google’s open source geezer gets shirty about security
Google’s hackerishly hirsute Open Source Programs Manager, Chris DiBona, stormed the IT headlines this week. He stuck his paddle into the computer security world and stirred… View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
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Norway’s energy sector torn open by Trojan attack
Norway’s energy sector appears to have been hit by a “very serious” targeted attack in which large amounts of highly sensitive data were lost from some of the country’s most important companies. What is being described by news sources in the country has the hallmarks of a typical, industrial attack…
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Duqu malware detected with open source toolkit
The lab credited with discovering the Duqu malware has built an open source toolkit that administrators can use to see whether their networks are infected. The Duqu Detector Toolkit v1.01 looks for suspicious files left by Duqu, which has created a buzz in the security community given its stealthy nature…