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Anonymous hacks police website in response to Occupy Boston crackdownAnonymous hacks police website in response to Occupy Boston crackdown

The hacktivist group Anonymous apparently gained control over the Boston Police Department's community policing website in retaliation for the police crackdown on the Occupy Boston protests.
08 February 2012

NIST recommends private-sector steering group for trusted identities

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is backing the creation of a privately led steering group to tackle the complex process of creating an online trusted identities environment designed to protect consumers and companies from online fraud and identity theft.
08 February 2012

Cybersecurity hiring declined in fourth quarter, after record third quarterCybersecurity hiring declined in fourth quarter, after record third quarter

The volume of cybersecurity job ads declined in the fourth quarter in the US, compared to a four-year high in the third-quarter of 2011, according to a survey by WANTED Analytics.
08 February 2012

Copyrighting pornography; are unsecured WiFi owners to blame?

Two US lawsuits, both involving producers of adult content, raise interesting questions: is the owner of an unsecured WiFi responsible for all downloaded material, and can you copyright pornography?
08 February 2012

2011 review: CNI targetted, spam down, botnets up

Malicious spam grows, Blackhole dominates and critical national infrastructures are targeted, says M86 in its latest report.
08 February 2012

Disaster Recovery is health industry’s biggest headache

A survey by BridgeHead Software shows disaster recovery (DR) is increasingly prioritized for investment by IT professionals within the health industry.
08 February 2012

Food and beverage industry has unsavory history of data breachesFood and beverage industry has unsavory history of data breaches

The food and beverage industry is the top target for cybercriminals for the second year in a row, according to the 2012 Global Security Report by Trustwave SpiderLabs.
07 February 2012

QuickBooks scam leads victims down a BlackHoleQuickBooks scam leads victims down a BlackHole

Spammers are targeting QuickBooks users in a tax-related scam that links to a BlackHole exploit kit.
07 February 2012

South Korean researchers warn of stepped up cyberattacks from the NorthSouth Korean researchers warn of stepped up cyberattacks from the North

South Korean researchers are warning that a number of political events this year could trigger an increase in cyberattacks from North Korea.
07 February 2012

Australia's central bank to bolster its DDoS attack protectionAustralia's central bank to bolster its DDoS attack protection

Australia’s central bank is seeking help from information security providers to beef up its protection against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
07 February 2012

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