FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From Terrorists – ABC News (blog)
FBI Director Says Cyberthreat Will Surpass Threat From TerroristsABC News (blog)Last week the computer security firm Symantec released a report on a Trojan horse program dubbed “Sykipot,” which researchers say was traced to computer servers in China and was allegedly targeting firms in the defense industry.and more » “computer security” – Google News
Insecure Android a myth, Motorola exec says – Computerworld
Insecure Android a myth, Motorola exec saysComputerworldMotorola gained the security technology with its acquisition of 3LM, a maker of Android security and device management tools last year. Other makers of Android-based devices, such as HTC and Sony, have struck agreements with Motorola to license the 3LM …and more » “android security” – Google News
CORRECTED-Iran says has detected Duqu
Symantec said: “Duqu is essentially the precursor to a future Stuxnet-like .” Instead of being designed to … [nN1E79H1XK] Iran said in April it had been targeted by a second which it identified as “Stars”.
Sprint says 26M handsets have Carrier IQ; AT&T claims 900K – Computerworld
Bloomberg Sprint says 26M handsets have Carrier IQ; AT&T claims 900KComputerworldBy Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld – Documents filed in response to a US lawmaker's request show that Sprint is by far the biggest user of Carrier IQ's software, with more than 26 million handsets featuring the controversial mobile tracking tool. …Carriers, manufacturers fess up to Carrier [...]
‘Ellen’ Producer Says Fans Targeted In Facebook Scam (Exclusive)
Pretty much everyone with an e-mail account is familiar with the type of scam wherein a person with connections has something valuable to offer, but is experiencing some form of trouble and is willing to provide compensation for needed assistance. Is …
Network video surveillance sales for trains to rise 7% over 5 years, says IMS
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv The transition from analogue video surveillance equipment to network video surveillance equipment is forecast to drive growth of more than 7 percent for the mobile video surveillance equipment market in trains and trams, over the next five years, says the latest report from IMS Research on the mobile video surveillance equipment [...]
‘Father of computing’ says we’re vulnerable to
A natural disaster such as a storm or flood can cut off power to millions of people for a few days, but Gotlieb is concerned that an on computerized systems could have an even greater impact. “What about a cutting off power from one …
Iran says it has ‘controlled’ Duqu malware
Officials now describe the Duqu as the “third ” to hit Iran. The security specialist Kaspersky Lab said it believed that “Stars” was a keylogging program that may have been part of the same that installed Duqu. Keylogging …
Iran says has detected Duqu
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it had detected the Duqu that experts say is based on Stuxnet … to gather data to make it easier to launch future cyber . Symantec said: “Duqu is essentially the precursor to …
Hackers Hit 29 Chemical Makers in ‘Nitro’ , Symantec Says
The allowed the hackers to get a ‘s Internet Protocol address, the names of other computers on the network and passwords stored by Microsoft Corp.’s Windows program, according to the report. The goal of the was to gain …
