Dubai: Clicking a ‘like’ or ‘Follow us on Facebook’ button could lead hackers to steal your user name and password, experts warn. A new trick has come to light in which cyber criminals use Facebook and other social networking sites to trick users into giving away log-in credentials, potentially exposing…
State Dept. warns of possible Al Shabaab attacks in Burundi
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: Bujumbura U.S. travelers in the central African state of Burundi continue to be targets for terror attacks by Somali terror group Al Shabaab, said the U.S. State Department in a new travel warning issued on Nov. 8. The State Department warned that…
Coast Guard signals beginning of port cleanup, warns on possible lingering water dangers
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Buoys knocked askew or sunk, channel markers overwhelmed by rising storm surge and other maritime hazards lie in the considerable wake of Hurricane Sandy in ports in New York and New Jersey. The Coast Guard is moving to begin its survey and restoration of…
State Department warns U.S. citizens in Tunisia
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Tunis U.S. citizens in Tunisia should be extra careful as the U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning for the country in the face of escalating political tensions there. The State Department issued the new warning on Oct. 19, updating an…
Future cyber attacks could rival 9-11, cripple US, warns Panetta
The U.S. is facing a dramatically increasing threat from cyber attacks and a future attack on the country's critical infrastructure could have an effect similar to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of 2001, the U.S. Secretary of Defense said Thursday evening. View full post on Computerworld Security News For more…
Law enforcement officers are ‘go-to targets’ for terrorists, bulletin warns
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Jesse Morton Violent homegrown extremists see U.S. law enforcement officers as targets in the face of tougher security at more fortified locations, and extremists have access to publicly-available information to help them circumvent counter-terror tactics protecting those officers, according to the National…
Law enforcement can become go-to targets for terrorists, bulletin warns
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Jesse Morton Violent homegrown extremists see U.S. law enforcement officers as targets in the face of tougher security at more fortified locations and have access to publicly-available information to help them circumvent counter-terror tactics protecting officers, according to the National Counterterrorism Center…
Websense Warns of BlackBerry Malware Campaign
Spam e-mails posing as official communication from RIM attempt to deliver malware. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber Security
McAfee Warns of Malware Spreading via Online Chat
The malware spreads itself by sending instant messages containing malicious links. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber Security
Trend Micro Warns of Trojan Posing as Chrome Installer
The malware, identified as TSPY_BANKER.EUIQ, redirects users to spoofed banking Web sites. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security