May 12, 2011

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Sensitive thumb drive missing from New Jersey hospital

A thumb drive containing the personal data of current and former graduate medical education residents and fellows at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J. has gone missing.
 

Fake Angelina movies lead to malware via QuickTime

Researchers have discovered two movie files on file-sharing networks that are taking advantage of Apple's QuickTime Player to download malware from malicious websites. The .MOV files, both masquerading as the new Angelina Jolie film Salt, prompts a user to download a codec to view the video, Marco Dela Vega, threats researcher at Trend Micro, said in a blog post Friday. The files use a feature in QuickTime version 7.6.6 called wired actions, which allows files to take certain actions, such as visit a URL. The attack does not take advantage of a flaw but instead relies on social engineering to trick users into downloading the malware, Apple said, according to Trend. — AM
 

Black Hat 2010: Even with SSL/TLS, browsers still are susceptible to attack

Two researchers at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas on Thursday exposed 24 ways hackers can hijack seemingly secure browser sessions.
 

Black Hat 2010: SCADA systems far more insecure than enterprise IT systems

Nearly 40,000 flaws turned up when a security firm analyzed some 120 critical infrastructure facilities, researchers said Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
 

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Black Hat 2010: Like Safari, Internet Explorer 6 and 7 suffer from auto-fill flaw

Internet Explorer suffers from a similar auto-fill feature that Apple is grappling with, a well-known web researcher said Thursday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
 

Black Hat 2010: Researcher Jack uses design, authentication flaws to force ATMs to spit out cash

Making a dream come true for anyone who ever has seen their chips evaporate at a Las Vegas casino, a security researcher on Wednesday forced two ATMs to spit out bundles of cash thanks to security weaknesses in the machines.
 

Black Hat 2010: Some vendors oppose "bug bounty" programs, researchers disagree

Researchers, vendors and CISOs sounded off at the Black Hat conference on Wednesday on how vendors and researchers best can achieve satisfaction in the vulnerability disclosure arena.
 

Cybercrime truth or fiction, Part 3: Banking trojans, the FBI and Gartner

ESET's Charles Jeter continues his investigation into banking fraud.
 

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SC Congress Canada is open for business!

We've just wrapped our very successful third annual SC World Congress in New York. Now, we turn our attention to the inaugural SC Congress Canada, taking place Tuesday and Wednesday in Toronto. Register for SC Congress Canada and get essential solutions that every IT professional needs to counter current and future threats. Find products and services to help protect your organization from hackers, disgruntled employees and other security risks.

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Acquiring relevant, up-to-date knowledge to boost your career is just a click away. SC Scholars, our recently launched online educational initiative, offers information security professionals exclusive, in-depth, university-level courses in a format that makes the best use of your valuable time.  Visit SCScholars.com today.

SC Events Calendar

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SC Webcast: Securing, controlling and auditing critical databases

June 21, 2011
SC eConference: Auditing and compliance

July 28, 2011
SC eConference: Securing the cloud

Aug. 25, 2011
SC eSymposium: Social networking - Threats and solutions


Call for Papers — SC World Congress New York & SC Congress Canada

A call for papers is now open for the third annual SC World Congress in New York and the inaugural SC Congress Canada. Visit the home page of the SC World Congress and find (under "Key Links" at the right) how to be a presenter or speaker at these two events. Click on the "Call for Papers" links to learn more.

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