Latest news
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Name.com breach just one of many executed by HTP hackers?
09.05.2013
Internet registrar Name.com has suffered a breach and has been informing users about it via email, requesting them to change their passwords.
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U.S. senators introduce new bill to fight cyber theft
08.05.2013
A new bill that would allow the U.S. president to block import of products containing stolen U.S.
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Blackhatonomics: An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime
08.05.2013
Authors: Will Gragido, Daniel Molina, John Pirc and Nick Selby Pages: 216 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597497401 Introduction If you need to get in the minds of cyber criminals to understand their motives and the economics of cyber crime, this book is enough to get you started.
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UK banks targeted with Trojans and social engineering
30.04.2013
According to Etay Maor, Fraud Prevention Solutions Manager for Trusteer, “The security industry has a common saying: “Your system is only as secure as its weakest link”, which is usually followed by “humans are the weakest link.” With online fraud continuing to generate headlines, users are becoming more security aware.
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SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
29.04.2013
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against Spamhaus, an organization that tracks spam-related activity and provides a blacklist of IP blocks used by known spamming outfits for various anti-spam filters.
Spotlight

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.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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