The source code for the Carberp banking trojan is up on the block in the Russian underground – and for a mere $5,000.

Camjacking is clickjacking aimed at taking over the PC’s webcam – and although Adobe fixed the Flash vulnerability that allows it back in 2011, it lives on in the Flash implementations of Chrome and (not verified) IE10.

For all of their benefits when it comes to enabling consumer communication, peer-to-peer networks have been notorious hideouts for pirated content and other things that wish to elude detection. They’re providing cover now for something else: malware.

A security expert has promised to reveal security flaws in thousands of surveillance cameras. He will not, he says, disclose the vulnerabilities to the vendors before his presentation at Black Hat, Las Vegas, starting 31 July.

What keeps retired US Navy Admiral Mike Mullen up at night? According to the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the government’s debt, the state of the US primary/secondary education system, a lack of bipartisan cooperation, and the issue of cybersecurity.

I came across a brief article on Forbes by Andy Greenberg on a bug in the beta version of iOS 7 that makes it possible to bypass its lockscreen in order to access (not to mention delete, tweet etc.) t...

We’re obviously not even close to the end of the revelations around both Operation PRISM and Edward Snowden, but (avoiding political or ethical commentary on what happened) a few things are beco...

A controversy concerning the information security policies at the US Department of Veterans Affairs was reported by Federal News Radio last week, and while it is dangerous to draw conclusions fro...

By Merritt Maxim We continue to hear about how cloud, mobility and the consumerization of IT has the potential to transform business. However, the ongoing hype around these trends may lead some to b...

Arab Uprising: Information Security in the Middle East The Middle East is an emerging market for information security and related awareness. With Israel already at the forefront of the industry, Wendy M. Grossman examines what the rest of the region is doing to catch up

Comment: Cybersecurity and Reality – What’s in a Word? What does the word 'cyber' really mean? Gregor Campbell cracks open his dictionary to trace its transformation

An Inside Look at AT&T’s Operations Center, and its Security Strategy One of the largest network services providers in the US invited Infosecurity to its Global Network Operations Center in Bedminster, New Jersey, and then explained why it is poised for success within the IT security market.

Comment: Rethinking Safety in the Modern Digital World Eric D Knapp of Wurldtech contemplates what safety means in today’s digital environment

The Prognosis for Medical Device Security Medical devices can be hacked – but how much of a danger is it? Danny Bradbury asks the experts

Interview: Dorothy Denning In her heart a true academic, Drew Amorosi tracks down Dorothy Denning – renowned information security researcher and trainer of today’s cyber warriors

Allan Boardman says it’s time to license information security professionals and join the ranks of other esteemed professions

A licensing scheme for information security professionals would create more issues than it solves, according to Hord Tipton

Interview: HD Moore, Chief Security Officer at Rapid7, Chief Architect And Creator of Metasploit HD Moore talks to Infosecurity Magazine about today’s IT security landscape and how his hobby, penetration testing solution Metasploit, attracted the attention of vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions provider Rapid7.

Comment: Authentication – The Text Factor Lars Nielsen of SMS PASSCODE explains why multi-factor authentication is moving from traditional, token-based preset codes to real-time connected and mobile systems, and the provisioning and security benefits it offers