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Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup: Tinba Trojan v Flame Malware; Obama’s Cyber Attacks on Iran; and More

This week's cybersecurity roundup has stories on the Tinba Trojan and Flame malware; increased U.S. cyber attacks on Iran; a popular tool meant to provide online anonymity that's installing spyware on users' machines; and more.

Jun 1, 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Security

Microsemi Denies Existence of Backdoor in its Chips, Researchers Disagree

Researchers who claim that ProASIC3 chips have a built-in backdoor respond to Microsemi

Jun 1, 2012 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Security

Flame’s Bluetooth Functionality Could Help Spies Extract Data Locally, Researchers Say

Attackers could pinpoint the physical location of infected computers using Flame's Bluetooth functionality

Jun 1, 2012 3 mins

Intrusion Detection Software Malware Windows Security

Data Protection Officer Role Will Be Key If You Operate in the E.U.

The European Union is considering sweeping new data protection laws that would mandate many organizations in Europe formally appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). To get ahead of the potential high demand for qualified candidates, organizations sh

Jun 1, 2012 5 mins

Data and Information Security Government Regulation

In a BYOD World, Is IT Redundant?

Stacking the building blocks is essential to keeping customer and company data secure, while establishing an environment in which an attack is easily detected, quickly reached, and resources armed to fix what is broken.rn

Aug 2, 2017

Security

In a BYOD World, Is IT Redundant?

Reports of the death of IT departments in the Bring Your Own Device era have been exaggerated. However, if IT doesn't accept its new role -- one that's focused less on individual user support and more on setting policies -- then it might b

Jun 1, 2012 5 mins

Privacy Smartphones Supply Chain Management Software

Online Services Increased Their Effort to Protect User Data, EFF Says

The Electronic Frontier Foundation hopes to stimulate transparency and encourage companies to stand up for user privacy

Jun 1, 2012 3 mins

Government Privacy

Browser Feature Can Be Abused to Misrepresent Download Origin, Researcher Says

A researcher shows how users can be tricked into thinking that rogue downloads have been initiated by legitimate websites

May 31, 2012 4 mins

Browsers Intrusion Detection Software Security

Gamereplays Invites Hackers to Probe Site Following Data Breach

An Anonymous hacker alienates potential supporters

May 31, 2012 3 mins

Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Security

BYOD’s Phone Number Problem

A simple smartphone number can be an incredibly important corporate asset, but companies will have to give it up in a BYOD scenario.

May 31, 2012 3 mins

Legal Personal Software Smartphones

Meet Flame, the Ebola Virus of Malware

What's bigger and more complex than Stuxnet or Duqu; scarily efficient at stealing information; only found in the middle East and created by a government, likely a Western one? The Flame malware, of course.

May 30, 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Malware

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Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup: Tinba Trojan v Flame Malware; Obama’s Cyber Attacks on Iran; and More

Microsemi Denies Existence of Backdoor in its Chips, Researchers Disagree

Flame’s Bluetooth Functionality Could Help Spies Extract Data Locally, Researchers Say

Data Protection Officer Role Will Be Key If You Operate in the E.U.

In a BYOD World, Is IT Redundant?

In a BYOD World, Is IT Redundant?

Online Services Increased Their Effort to Protect User Data, EFF Says

Browser Feature Can Be Abused to Misrepresent Download Origin, Researcher Says

Gamereplays Invites Hackers to Probe Site Following Data Breach

BYOD’s Phone Number Problem

Meet Flame, the Ebola Virus of Malware