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SBL, a leading company within the Information Security market launched a brand new website in October 2011. Their old site was over 8 years old and in need of a refresh from a branding perspective but also to improve the usability for their users. York, UK, November 12, 2011 — In October 2011 SBL launched [...]
Recently, cyber-attackers exposed data pertaining to Viacom, Universal Music and several government websites.
Posted by eccuni on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 4:31 am
Filed under World · Tagged Anti Sec, arizona, australian, brazilian, computer science degree, ddos, information security, Lulz Sec, Mosman Council, online degree, online university degree, orlando, SQL injection, Universal Music, Viacom, vulnerabilities
Recently, the Australian government introduced a new legislation to tackle cybercrime.
Posted by eccuni on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 3:18 am
Filed under World · Tagged australia, bill, Council of Europe Convention, counter crime, cyber security, cyber-attacks, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Legislation, Distribute.IT, domain registrar, information security, information sharing, masters of security science, online degree, online university degree, Parliament, Resource companies, Telecommunication
Recently, Automatic Data Processing Inc. suffered system intrusion.
Posted by eccuni on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 2:53 am
Filed under World · Tagged ADP, Automatic Data Processing, Banking, benefits administration, Citigroup, cyber fraudsters, cyber security awareness, Cybercrime, data security, IDPS, IMF, information security, payroll, Security breach, spear-phishing, system intrusion, vulnerability analysis, Workscape
The world’s top minds in information security are set to take the stage at Hacker Halted 2011, EC-Council’s flagship information security conference.
Posted by eccuni on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 2:44 am
Filed under Technology · Tagged ceh, certification training, CHFI, CNSS, cyber security, ec-council, ECSA/LPT, Hacker Halted 2011, information security, information security training, InterContinental Miami, internet, IT Security, miami, security, security certifications, security conference, technical security
Recently, Senators introduced a new legislation in U. S Senate with the objective of dealing with identity theft, ensuring privacy, and nationalizing data breach notification.
Posted by eccuni on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 12:38 am
Filed under World · Tagged Data privacy, data security, General Services Administration, information security, internet, IT Masters degree, online computer degree, online technology degree, Patrick Leahy, personal data, personal identifiable information, security, Senate, united states
In yet another security breach incident, cybercriminals intruded the servers of Sony Ericsson Canada.
Posted by eccuni on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 4:22 am
Filed under World · Tagged credit card details, critical infrastructure, cyber security, data breach, fraud, identity theft, information security, internet, patch management, penetration testing, personally identifiable information, security, Security breach, Sony Ericsson, vulnerability assessment, website
Recently, a security researcher identified vulnerability associated with cookie management by LinkedIn.
Posted by eccuni on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 3:46 am
Filed under World · Tagged authentication details, cookie management, cyber security, cyber threat, information security, internet, linkedin, login credentials, masters of security science, online degree, online university degree, professional networking, reuters, security, security flaws, security researcher, social engineering, social media, threat vectors, unauthorized access, user accounts, vulnerabilities, Website Security
An attacker has exposed the security flaws on the website of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The intruder, who identifies himself as TinKode, successfully gained access to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server associated with the space agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The intruder has also placed screenshot of the affected server as evidence [...]
Posted by eccuni on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 3:38 am
Filed under World · Tagged cross-site scripting, database systems, FTP servers, information security, input filtering, input validation, intrusion, parameterized queries, penetration testing, Romanian, secured programming, security audit, Security breach, security flaws, space agency, SQL injection, SQL statements, stored procedures, technical know-how, TinKode, vulnerabilities, Website Security
Recently, counter crime agencies in Finland busted a cybercrime ring, which attempted to steal funds from accounts of legitimate banking customers. Attackers purportedly used a financial Trojan to extract login credentials of around 89 customers of Nordea Bank early last year. Cybercriminals were successful in stealing around 1.2 million Euros. However, information security professionals of [...]
Posted by eccuni on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 1:46 am
Filed under World · Tagged banks, counter crime, cyber security experts, cybercrime ring, financial Trojan, Finnish, information security, internet, IT degree program, IT Security, malicious programs, malware, Nordea Bank, online IT courses, online it degree, phishing, search engine poisoning, security, social engineering, Trojan