Balancing security priorities with business flexibility and agility is a tough challenge, says Anthony Perridge, EMEA Channel Director, Sourcefire.
CIOs bypassed on ‘shadow spending’
IT departments are “significantly underestimating” the budgets allocated to technology in others parts of the organisation, as more business leaders bypass the CIO and IT staff to execute their own projects, according to research.
Kaspersky: trojan programme ‘Neverquest’ new threat to online banking
A new Trojan programme that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security researchers warn.
DevOps for Agility & Innovation
The most successful businesses use DevOps to remove any roadblocks that stand in their path, writes Alan Hale, director of EMEA Consulting at Red Hat.
Chinese Apple supplier faces criticism after employee suicides
A manufacturer of glass coverings for Apple is drawing accusations of worker exploitation from Hong Kong labour groups concerned with several employee suicides at its factory in China.
Symantec: ‘Blackshades’ malware still at large
Cybercriminals are increasingly using the “Blackshades” malware program whose source code was leaked three years ago, according to an analysis by Symantec.
NSA ‘compromised more than 50,000 networks’ worldwide
The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hacked into over 50,000 computer networks around the world as part of its global intelligence gathering efforts, and also taps into large fiber optic cables that transport Internet traffic between continents at 20 different major points.
Nation-state likely behind attack on IE zero-day flaw
The website of a U.S. organization specializing in national and international security policy was compromised with malware that targeted a previously unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Researchers reveal IE zero-days after hackers set ‘watering hole’ traps
Security researchers have uncovered two unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) which have been exploited by attackers in an unusual “watering hole” campaign launched from a U.S.-based website that specialises in domestic and international security policy.
Twitter reports it won’t pay tax on the first $107 million of income
The federal deficit – the amount by which the US government’s total budget outlay exceeds its total receipts for a fiscal year – is estimated at $680 billion for 2013.
Silk Road online drug marketplace resurfaces
The Silk Road online marketplace has resurfaced about a month after U.S. officials shut down the website that was only accessible through the Tor anonymity service.
Employees easily tricked on social media prime phishing attacks
Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network – and recent studies show that employees can be easily tricked on social media to provide the information needed to launch attacks.
Middle East vulnerable to Microsoft malware attacks
Microsoft today said that attackers are exploiting a critical and unpatched vulnerability in Office 2007 using malformed documents to hijack Windows PCs, and that Office 2003 and Office 2010 are also vulnerable.
Kaspersky investigation shows malware is on the rise
Kaspersky Lab has revealed research results that show an increase in malware in the Middle East.
ESET launches ESET NOD32 version 7
The new products provide security without compromising system performance.
Hadoop commonly used with other big data analytics systems
A study by analyst IDC shows how companies are using the open source Hadoop big data analytics systems alongside other systems to get value out of their data.
EMT introduces Secunia PSI version 3.0 in Arabic
It is aimed at allowing private users to secure their PCs adequately in the region.
British man charged with hacking NASA and US military computers
A British man has been charged with hacking into US government computers and stealing personal data about thousands of employees, then bragging about it on Twitter.
ATM malware may spread from Mexico to English-speaking world
A malicious software program found in ATMs in Mexico has been improved and translated into English, which suggests it may be used elsewhere, according to security vendor Symantec.
Google to pay rewards for open-source code security fixes
Google said Wednesday it plans to reward developers for developing proactive security improvements for some of the most widely used open-source software programs.