Latest news
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(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 37 released
13.03.2013
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics.
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Yahoo Mail accounts still hijacked daily
07.03.2013
Email account hijacking has been a big problem for Yahoo Mail users since the beginning of the year, as a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered, shared online and exploited by cyber scammers.
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Warning from "Mark Zurckerberg" leads to account hijacking
04.03.2013
If you get an email sent by "Mark Zurckerberg", saying your Facebook account might be permanently suspended because of violations of the social network's Terms of Service, fight the urge to follow the offered link for "account verification." The message is bogus, and the link will take you to a fake Facebook login web page set up for harvesting login credentials.
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Real world social engineering challenge at HITBSECCONF2013
22.02.2013
Global IT services provider Sogeti will launch their social engineering challenge during the Hack In The Box Amsterdam conference in April.
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Uyghur Mac users targeted with spear-phishing emails
15.02.2013
Uyghur activists are, once again, targeted with spear-phishing emails whose goal is to set up a backdoor on the victims' computers.
Spotlight

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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