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“Browsers can be regarded as a kind of autonomous zone inside the operating systems of modern computers. A browser is a window to the online world, installed on each and every computer, powered with the ability to install and run additional apps on its territory. Of course, it grants access to a plethora of web-based …
Monitoring Hacker Forums ADC Monthly Web Attacks Analysis, October 2012: “Imperva analyzed one of the largest-known hacker forums with roughly 250,000 members, as well as other smaller forums. Using search capabilities, we analyzed conversations by topic using specific keywords. We found: SQL injection is now tied with DDoS as the most discussed topic. Both topics …
“As part of nCircle’s commitment to improving Internet security, we asked some of the brightest minds in security to help us compile a list of security tips and tricks for a wide range of readers. The resulting eBook includes a wide range of topics from passwords and public Wi-Fi to Java configuration and sandboxing …
MiPAL: Cybersecurity – Compiled by the National Defense University Library [MERLN – the Military Education Research Library Network – is a comprehensive website devoted to international military education outreach. It represents a consortium of military education research libraries that work together to provide access to a variety of unique electronic resources for the use of …
Mobile Device Location Data – Additional Federal Actions Could Help Protect Consumer Privacy, GAO-12-903, Sep 11, 2012 “Using several methods of varying precision, mobile industry companies collect location data and use or share that data to provide users with location-based services, offer improved services, and increase revenue through targeted advertising. Location-based services provide consumers access …
[Note – this is a fee based service] “Norton by Symantec today released Norton Hotspot Privacy, a new service that helps protect consumers using public Wi-Fi connections. Available in the U.S. and U.K. for Mac and PC, Norton Hotspot Privacy automatically creates a private connection – or virtual private network – allowing users to control …
FY 2012 Office of Inspector General FISMA Audit of GSAs Information Technology Security Program, Report Number A120125/O/F/F12005 September 28, 2012. “We identified the following during our audit: Finding 1 Systems faced increased threats because security patching for high-risk vulnerabilities were not performed timely. Finding 2 For newly deployed systems, PBS lacks procedures to …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has launched a major international crackdown on tech support scams in which telemarketers masquerade as major computer companies, con consumers into believing that their computers are riddled with viruses, spyware and other malware, and then charge hundreds of dollars to remotely access and fix the consumers computers. At the …
“This report Green Carbon, Black Trade by UNEP and INTERPOL focuses on illegal logging and its impacts on the lives and livelihoods of often some of the poorest people in the world set aside the environmental damage. It underlines how criminals are combining old fashioned methods such as bribes with high tech methods …
Trend Micro Incorporated Opinion Piece, September 2012 – Peter the Great Versus Sun Tzu “Due to the competitive nature of the environment, East European hackers create customized malware, often with all capabilities internally hard-coded with no external third-party tools. Trend Micro threat researchers noted that robust anti-debugging techniques and complex command and control (C&C) are …
Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Measuring Progress and Addressing Potential Privacy Concerns Would Facilitate Integration into the National Airspace System [Reissued on September 18, 2012] GAO-12-981, Sep 14, 2012 Financial Markets and Institutions – Treasury Continues to Implement Its Oversight System for Addressing TARP Conflicts of Interest, GAO-12-984R, Sep 18, 2012 Information Sharing – DHS Has …
News release: “From NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence: The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, written at the invitation of the Centre by an independent International Group of Experts, is the result of a three-year effort to examine how extant international law norms apply to this new form of …
