May 12, 2011

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Latest News

Critical flaws discovered in widely used embedded OS

Two critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in an embedded operating system used in 500 million devices.
 

ZDI bug bounty program imposes fix deadline for vendors

In an effort to take back some of the control from vendors, the leading third-party bug bounty program plans to give providers six months to fix reported vulnerabilities -- or face limited public disclosure.
 

Cybersecurity mythbusting: Book smart vs. street smart, Part 1

What happens when it comes to recognizing computer crimes and scams which cost much more than pocket change?
 

Avoiding data-sharing disaster: sharing documents more risky than you think

CISOs need to provide safe and efficient means to establish and enforce controls over documents, facilitating collaboration with others beyond the organization.
 

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Hacking smartphones to make long-distance calls: Mikko Hypponen reveals the secret at Black Hat 2010

Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, speaks with SC Magazine's Angela Moscaritolo after his Black Hat 2010 presentation, "You will be billed $90,000 for this call," which examined how hackers can secretly attack a smartphone to make long-distance calls — on your dime.
 

Firefox plug-in released to battle SEO scams

Web security firm Zscaler has released a free Firefox add-on designed to protect users against black hat search engine optimization (SEO), a tactic cybercriminals use to get their malicious links to appear at or near the top of search results. The add-on works by changing the referrer string of a visitor so that a malicious site is unable to tell if the user surfed in via a search engine, such as Google, Bing or Yahoo, the company said in a blog post Friday. Typically SEO sites direct users to malicious pages, such as fake anti-virus sites, if they detect a search referral URL. — DK
 

New Zeus botnet steals 60 GB of sensitive data

A new, difficult-to-dismantle Zeus botnet is responsible for stealing more than 60 gigabytes of personal data from the 55,000 compromised computers under its control, researchers at AVG said Monday.
 

Microsoft repairs shortcut flaw leading to SCADA malware

Microsoft on Monday released an emergency fix for a Windows vulnerability that is being exploited to launch attacks against industrial control systems.
 

How we test products

Check out this month's issue to see the other companies we picked. 

How we test products:

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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

TODAY
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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