Data thieves can use Secure Socket Layer to hide their tracks
May 28, 2010
Secure Socket Layer has long been the defacto encryption technology used for e-commerce transactions. SSL increasingly is being used in corporate settings to protect data moving inside and between corporate networks. This has turned out to be a two-edged sword. In this LastWatchdog guest post, Darrin Coulson, Senior Director of Business Development for the enterprise security products at Netronome, which supplies SSL security systems, outlines …More
USDOJ cracks open $100 million scareware operation
May 27, 2010
Federal authorities say they have cracked open a cybercrime gang that allegedly duped hundreds of thousands of consumers into paying more than $100 million for worthless antivirus protection, priced from $30 to $70.
A Chicago grand jury returned this indictment against Bjorn Daniel Sundin, 31, a U.S. citizen believed to be living in the Ukraine; Shaileshkumar P. Jain, 40, a Swedish citizen believed to be living in …More
Solera Networks’ donation will help train next-gen cyberdefenders
May 26, 2010
A donation program announced today by Solera Networks could be a major milestone in making the Internet safer — by accelerating the training of a new generation of professional cyberdefenders.
Solera says it will donate a cutting-edge forensics tool, valued at $10,000, to any university or college running an accredited program to train cybersecurity professionals.
Solera got the …More
Heartland Payment Systems asks merchants to help stop cyberthieves
May 25, 2010
If you are one of the 250,000 merchants or restaurants that rely on Heartland Payment Systems to process credit card transactions you can help Heartland stop cyberthieves from stealing any of that precious data.
In 2008, Heartland lost a record 130 million credit card records to a gang of cyberthieves, topping the previous record of 94 million records lost by the TJX retail chain. Miami hacker Albert …More
Google facing global backlash following disclosure of Wi-Fi war driving campaign
May 18, 2010
Face of a war-driver: A. Gonzalez
What do convicted TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez and Google have in common? They’re both adept at war driving.
Gonzalez got a 20- year prison sentence for war driving his way into cybercrime history. His expertise helped initiate the hack of TJX’s corporate network that led to the pilfering of 94 million credit card transactions records. It remains to be seen …More
How account stealers pervert trust in Twitter’s single sign-on capability
May 17, 2010
The cybercriminals behind the intensifying phishing scam that has been plaguing Twitter since late last week are proving how easy it is to pervert the trust social networks like Twitter and Facebook along with search giant Google have made a cornerstone of their respective business models.
These tech giants are making it easy for the best-and-brightest third-party developers to create clever apps that tie directly into their respective platforms.
The idea is to …More
A call for baking tighter security into electrical ulitilty smart grids
May 16, 2010
Electrical utilities across the nation are looking into installing “smart grids” that can intelligently monitor Internet-connected meters and appliances in homes and businesses. With only a handful of smart grid projects underway, cyber security concerns have already taken center stage, as Andres Carvallo, Chief Strategy Officer of Grid Net explains in this LastWatchdog guest blog post.
By Andres Carvallo
It’s time for utilities and their vendors to start building security protocols into every aspect of the smart grid fabric. It’s …More
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