Over the past few weeks we have seen a lot of attention paid by the media to the targeted attack campaign reported on by ESET and Norman researchers, with articles appearing not just on security-focused news sites such as DaniWeb, DarkReading, Hacker News, SC Magazine and Virus Bulletin, but also in the general computing trade … More Needles and haystacks – the art of threat attribution
A fake iPhone charger could be used to bypass the defenses of Apple’s smartphone, three researchers from Georgia Tech have claimed. In an upcoming presentation at this summer’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, the researchers claim to have created a “malicious charger” which can inject software into an iOS device in under a … More Fake iPhone charger can hack iOS in under 60 seconds
Electrical grids worldwide have become more susceptible to cyber attacks due to the use of industrial control systems, according to market analysts ABI Research. Spending on cybersecurity to protect infrastructure will total $2.9 billion by the end of 2013, the analyst claims. “The restructuring of the power sector and the emergence of the smart grid … More Electrical grids “woefully prepared” for cyber attacks
In the past few months, we have analyzed a targeted campaign that tries to steal sensitive information from different organizations throughout the world, but particularly in Pakistan. During the course of our investigations we uncovered several leads that indicate this threat has its origin in India and has been going on for at least two … More Targeted information stealing attacks in South Asia use email, signed binaries
Cybersecurity is among the top defense priorities of the United States, the U.S. Navy’s top admiral said this week – on the same level as strategic nuclear defense. Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the Navy’s chief of operations, said that spending on cyber defense had continued even against a broader background of spending cuts. Speaking to Reuters … More Cybersecurity is “as important” as nuclear deterrent, says top U.S. admiral
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