Fed cybersecurity review out; “cyber coordinator” established After much speculation, President Obama confirmed Friday that a new White House office will be dedicated to coordinating digital security efforts, to be led by a yet unnamed “cybsersecurity coordinator.” URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/lcAodijEGk0/
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Time Warner spins off AOL
Time Warner spins off AOL TIME-WARNER is divorcing AOL and chucking it out into the cold and the snow. Before the separation can take place, Time Warner will buy the five per cent of AOL owned by Google so that it will have 100 per cent control. Google is likely to want that because it [...]
New Windows zero-day
New Windows zero-day Microsoft on Thursday issued a security advisory for a new vulnerability in DirectX, used on Windows to enable graphics and sound, that could enable a remote hacker to execute arbitrary code if users open specially crafted QuickTime files. Microsoft said that it was aware of active attacks using exploit code for the [...]
Bank sues Savvis over 2005 CardSystems breach
Bank sues Savvis over 2005 CardSystems breach Utah-based Merrick Bank claims to have lost $16 million as a result of a 2005 breach of payment card processor CardSystems Solutions and is now seeking legal restitution. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/e8nFwgmuAVk/
IT company Savvis being sued over 2005 CardSystems breach
IT company Savvis being sued over 2005 CardSystems breach Utah-based Merrick Bank claims to have lost $16 million as a result of a 2005 breach of payment card processor CardSystems Solutions and is now seeking legal restitution. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/cGIdaI_QilE/
EMC snares Configuresoft
EMC snares Configuresoft EMC on Wednesday acquired Configuresoft, maker of server configuration, change and compliance EMC on Wednesday acquired Configuresoft, maker of server configuration, change and compliance management solutions. The purchase expands EMC’s storage and infrastructure management line. The two companies had been partnering since 2008 when they signed an OEM agreement, leading to the [...]
Will we ever learn?
Process over trust: Will we ever learn? To give businesses greater confidence in privilege management, we must define, implement, monitor and enforce processes for delegating administrative access. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/-PZvOCY1fy0/
Another round of phishing hits Twitter
Another round of phishing hits Twitter After last week’s phishing attacks on social networking sites, yet another round has struck Twitter. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/q6OZh_v74Qk/
Study finds IT security pros cheat on audits
Study finds IT security pros cheat on audits IT security professionals might think of auditing as a pain, but some are actually cheating to get audits passed, according to a study released Wednesday. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/IZcI52oM_vk/
Setting cybersecurity as a national priority is just the beginning
Setting cybersecurity as a national priority is just the beginning A review of federal cybersecurity policies, scheduled for release Friday, will serve as a call to action for the public and private sectors. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/7OHJXpzrAUE/
BlackBerry patches PDF flaws
BlackBerry patches PDF flaws Research In Motion on Tuesday issued a security software update to address multiple vulnerabilities that exist in the PDF Distiller of the BlackBerry Attachment Service component in BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Because of these vulnerabilities, an attacker could create a malicious PDF file, which when opened on a BlackBerry smartphone, could corrupt [...]
Spam accounted for 90 percent of all email in May
Spam accounted for 90 percent of all email in May Spam levels rose again in May — and there is no sign of a slowdown, according to a new report. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/twpwbl4csco/
Fed cyber-review out Friday
Fed cyber-review out Friday White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced Tuesday that President Obama will release the highly anticipated 60-day review of federal government cybersecurity initiatives on Friday. The report was developed by Melissa Hathaway, who started investigating federal cybersecurity infrastructure and policies during February, and delivered the finished document in April. Gibbs called the [...]
Microsoft releases Vista SP2 to the public
Microsoft releases Vista SP2 to the public The latest service packs (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing and are now publically available as standalone installers. URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/S5lWQq0qNa4/
Android improper package verification when using shared uids
[oCERT-2009-006] Android improper package verification when using shared uids <!– Envelope-to: email@address Delivery-date: Mon, 25 May 2009 15:14:27 +0100 Received: from outgoing.securityfocus.com ([205.206.231.27] helo=outgoing3.securityfocus.com) by lt.network5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M8awd-0006Ls-Pm for email@address; Mon, 25 May 2009 15:14:27 +0100 Received: from lists2.securityfocus.com (lists2.securityfocus.com [205.206.231.20]) by outgoing3.securityfocus.com (Postfix) with QMQP id 218322370B4; Mon, 25 May [...]
