Unencrypted laptops, unpatched software and advanced attacks from hackers are putting US technical know-how at risk if NASA doesn’t take a stronger IT security stance, according to a report released on Wednesday by the agency’s inspector general. NASA is a regular target of cyber attacks due to its more than…
Carrier IQ software: A big risk to enterprise mobile security?
Nick Lewis exposes the fact and fiction of the Carrier IQ software and the potential information security risk for enterprises. View full post on SearchSecurity: Threat Monitor View full post on National Cyber Security
WikiLeaks targets global risk company Stratfor (Reuters)
Reuters – The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than 5 million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Electronic infrastructure at risk from EMP threat
The government needs to create a better plan for reacting to the threat of a major electro-magnetic pulse event, which could knock out much of the country’s critical electronic infrastructure, according to a report. The Defence Committee published a report today, entitled “Developing Threats: Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP)”, that highlights how…
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail as low flight risk
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was granted bail in a New Zealand court this morning after a judge found he is not a flight risk, disagreeing with two previous rulings that kept him in jail. Dotcom and several others ran Megaupload, a now-defunct file-sharing site that drew the ire of the…
Sicurezza IT AUDIT e RISK ANALYSIS
AIEA (Associazione Italiana Information Systems Auditors) – Chapter di ISACA, illustra brevemente le iniziative legate all’IT Auditing, Security e Governance, le certificazioni CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT) e CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems), le attività…
Sicurezza IT AUDIT e RISK ANALYSIS
AIEA (Associazione Italiana Information Systems Auditors) – Chapter di ISACA, illustra brevemente le iniziative legate all’IT Auditing, Security e Governance, le certificazioni CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT) e CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems), le attività…
Malware loves Android, but iOS users could be at risk too
A new study from Juniper finds that Android is the hardest hit by malicious apps but says iOS could be vulnerable as well. Android has gotten a lot of negative buzz for its susceptibility to malware. But a new study from Juniper Networks suggests that iOS could also be at…
Editorial Board: A cyber risk to the U.S.
IN A RECENT briefing to Congress about worldwide threats , FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said that the danger of cyberattacks will equal or surpass the danger of terrorism “in the foreseeable future.” What makes that assessment particularly alarming is that the United States may be as unprepared to…
ProtectMyID: #taxtimetip: As your tax documents arrive, keep them secure to minimize your risk of identity theft. #taxtime, #taxtips
ProtectMyID: #taxtimetip: As your tax documents arrive, keep them secure to minimize your risk of identity theft. #taxtime, #taxtips View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security