Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A cyberwar peace deal might be among the core issues that will be addressed in the impending state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week the United States, after both countries have accused each other of spying, according to…
This day in black history: Civil Rights Act signed into law
On May 6, 1960, President D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act in an effort to address the discriminatory laws and practices within the segregated south that deprived African Americans the right to register and vote. The Civil Rights Act of 1960, established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and provided penalties for…
Report: Obama Signed Secret Cyberwar Directive In October
Report: Obama Signed Secret Cyberwar Directive In October A man sits in front of several computer screens. Carl Franzen Less than a month before Election Day, President Obama signed a secret directive that clarifies what types of actions the military is allowed to take to protect the nation from…
Symantec says stolen encryption key is the source of signed malware
When Kaspersky Lab last week spotted code-signed Trojan malware dubbed Mediyes that had been signed with a digital certificate owned by Swiss firm Conpavi AG and issued by Symantec, it touched off a hunt to determine the source of the problem. The answer, says Symantec’s website security services unit, is…
(3) MEDIUM: Apple QuickTime Font Table Signed Length Vulnerability
Category: Widely Deployed Software Affected: Apple QuickTime Player prior to 7.7.1 View full post on @RISK: The Consensus Security Alert View full post on National Cyber Security
F-Secure spots malware signed with real code certificate
Researchers from security vendor F-Secure have spotted a rare malicious software sample that carried a valid secure code signing certificate from a Malaysian governmental institution. A code signing certificate is a kind of digital signature that ensures the authenticity and integrity of an application to be run on a computer….
F-Secure finds digitally signed malware
This screenshot shows details of the certificate that was stolen and used to trick computers into trusting malware. (Credit: F-Secure) Researchers at F-Secure have uncovered a rarity–malware that is signed with a valid code-signing certificate stolen from a government. The malware uses a certificate for mardi.gov.my, which is the Agricultural…
