WikiLeaks cables ties China’s Politburo to Operation Aurora
November 30, 2010
Much has been written and broadcasted over the past 24- hour news cycle about the diplomatic fallout of the latest WikiLeaks caper.
Today, some news outlets are focusing on a subset of the leaked cables that point to China’s Politburo as the orchestrator of last January’s Operation Aurora, the systematic hacking of the internal networks of at least 30 high-profile corporations, especially Google.
That revelation underscores the notion that …More
Tech industry moves to better protect children online
November 30, 2010
By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2010 p. 1B
The technology industry is making an intensified national push to try to keep children safer online.
Children are facing heightened exposure to cyberbullying, sexual predation and identity theft, thanks to the proliferation of cool devices that connect to the Internet, including smartphones, tablet PCs, Internet TVs and even video gaming consoles.
Multiplying ways to connect to the Internet means …More
Cyber CSI: going beyond blood and ballistics
November 23, 2010
By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY. 23Nov2010 p.1B
Cyberforensics, the science of finding and securing digital evidence buried deep within company networks, is fast emerging as a global industry.
Three major players are in the vanguard. PricewaterhouseCoopers has recently hired several former law enforcement agents and prosecutors to supplement its cyberforensic services, which already have 3,000 employees and 55 labs in 37 countries.
Verizon Business — supplier of communications, networking and security …More
Online Christmas shoppers spooked by cyberscams and identity theft
November 23, 2010
Spooked by cyberscams and identity theft, a substantial number of American consumers may not be rushing to their keyboards to fill up their virtual shopping carts this holiday season, according to a survey by the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance.
NCSA retained Zogby International to conduct an online survey of 3,498 U.S. adults, a sample size representative of the U.S. population, with a margin of error of +/- 1.7 …More
Big Brother monitoring needed to stop insider data theft
November 22, 2010
Whistle-blower Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, is leading the race to become Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 2010, based on his escapades outing classified Iraq War documents. In this LastWatchdog guest post, Michael Maloof, chief technology officer at TriGeo Network Security, examines the ramification of insider data leaks, brought to light by Assange. TriGeo provides Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) …More
Data-handling standard PCI DSS 2.0 improved but still not perfect
November 19, 2010
A simple way to think about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, is that it is essentially a way for Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express to impose data-handling security responsibilities on merchants. Suffice it to say, merchants haven’t exactly welcomed it with open arms. PCI DSS version 2.0 was released on 28 Oct. 2010. In this LastWatchdog guestpost, Amichai Shulman, co-founder …More
Firesheep Wi-Fi eavesdropper works at McDonald’s, Starbucks and elsewhere
November 18, 2010
You might want to think twice about using free Wi-Fi connections now commonly available in public places. A free tool, called Firesheep, has made commandeering, or “sidejackingâ€, your Wi-Fi session trivial.
“Firesheep is dead simple to install and use,” says Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at antivirus firm Sophos.
Anyone sitting within 50 feet of you at the airport, or your favorite café or book shop could be using Firesheep. …More
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