Inside Carrier IQ-gate – Computerworld
USA Today Inside Carrier IQ-gateComputerworldA security researcher named Trevor Eckhart posted a video Tuesday showing Carrier IQ software harvesting personal data without permission or even the option to turn it off. According to the video, Carrier IQ gathers and logs every physical button …Carrier IQ Gets Scrooged For The HolidaysInformationWeek AT&T, Sprint Sued by Customers [...]
Will cyberthugs exploit Google Plus ‘identity service’ for spear phishing attacks? – Computerworld
While some people thought Facebook wanted to issue your Internet driver’s license, Google’s insistence for real names in G+ profiles as an “identity service” seems to be shooting for the right to be your “trusted” online ID passport. But using a …
Was this the email that took down RSA? – Computerworld Australia
But researchers at F-Secure believe that it was enough to break into one of the most respected computer security companies on the planet, and a first step in a complex attack that ultimately … to find his needle in the Virus Total haystack.
Security experts knock Google on PC infection warnings – Computerworld
But some security experts are leery of Google’s move. The warning appears as a bright yellow banner that reads “Your computer appears to be infected,” at the top of the page after users conduct a search with Google. “It appears that your computer is …
Phishing emerges as major corporate security threat – Computerworld
Computerworld – The successful use of phishing emails to breach secure organizations like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and EMC’s RSA security division is a stark reminder of the serious threat posed by a type of attack that was previously dismissed as low …
Patch smartphones to avoid compromises: Pure Hacking – Computerworld Australia
Security patching must move beyond the computer to the smartphone as … “There is not one anti-virus system on the marketplace that can ward off a persistent hacker and phishing attack,” he said. “I cannot emphasise that enough to organisations and …
Spear phishing leads cyber attack wave: IBM – Computerworld Australia
Targeted attacks against enterprise networks are on the increase as cyber criminals change tactics, according to security experts. In its 2010 Trend and Risk Report , IBM security division, X-Force, noted that while phishing attacks had declined to a …
Is retaliation the answer to cyber attacks? – Computerworld
Network World – WASHINGTON, DC — Should revenge assaults be just another security tool large IT shops use to counter cyber attacks? It’s a controversial idea, and the law generally frowns on cyber attacks in general, but at the Black Hat DC conference …
Computer History Museum to highlight storage, from RAMAC to microdrives – Computerworld
In the 1950s, storage hardware was measured in feet — and in tons. Back then, the era’s state-of-the-art computer drive was found in IBM’s RAMAC 305; it consisted of two refrigerator-size boxes that weighed about a ton each. One box held 40 24-inch dual …
Many malware attacks triggered by USB devices – Computerworld
The company reported that of the 700,000 recorded attacks on computers in the Avast user community during … thirds of current malware,” said Avast virus analyst Jan Sirmer. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of people who use USB flash drives to share …
