“With hacking and malware on the rise, Europe is cracking down on cybersecurity: today the European Commission, working with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is launching a new cybersecurity strategy along with a proposed directive on how to implement it (both embedded below). Among other things, the directive [...]
“A critical vulnerability discovered in an industrial control system used widely by the military, hospitals and others would allow attackers to remotely control electronic door locks, lighting systems, elevators, electricity and boiler systems, video surveillance cameras, alarms and other critical building facilities, say two security researchers. The vulnerability in the Tridium Niagara AX Framework allows [...]
“Antigua and Barbuda have been given the power by the World Trade Organization to sell or give away U.S. copyrighted media downloads without compensation to the rights holders.” Source:WTO Allows Antigua to Open Piracy Site | Threat Level | Wired.com
“The European Commission-funded Clean IT Project is wrapping up its two-year, €400,000 ($428,000) inquiry into how to suppress terrorism on the internet this week, and while it’s dropped some of its more outlandish suggestions, its final 30-page report could still have serious implications for free speech if it were adopted. Ars Technica reports that the [...]
“Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned that Australia is a prime target for malicious cyber attacks by hackers and nations. Launching the nation’s first national security strategy on Wednesday in Canberra, Ms Gillard flagged the establishment of a new Australian Cyber Security Centre.” Source:Gillard In Security Speech At ANU | Cyber Attack Fear
“Last week, the European Commission proposed new legislation to require major tech firms like Google and Facebook to report any security breaches to local cyber crime authorities or risk sanctions like fines. The bill, which is currently being finalised, will force EU member states to establish local cybersecurity agencies to which tech companies, such as [...]
“For the second time in a row, Microsoft Security Essentials has failed to be certified as effective by AV-Test.org, an independent testing lab based in Germany. The lab publishes test results every two months, and the test from November and December 2012 looked at 25 consumer antivirus security programs. Three failed certification: PC Tools Internet [...]
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned users to disable or uninstall Java software on their computers, amid continuing fears and an escalation in warnings from security experts that hundreds of millions of business and consumer users are vulnerable to a serious flaw.” Source:Homeland Security warns to disable Java amid zero-day flaw | ZDNet
“Nokia has confirmed reports that its Xpress Browser decrypts data that flows through HTTPS connections – that includes the connections set up for banking sessions, encrypted email and more. However, it insists that there’s no need for users to panic because it would never access customers’ encrypted data.” Source:Nokia: Yes, we decrypt your HTTPS data, [...]
“Ultimately, this should be a wake up call to the security professionals whose data centers were used to perpetrate these cyberattacks: While we often think of security in the cloud as about safeguarding corporate secrets or your personal digital life, if you’re not properly securing your networks it’s not just the safety of your network [...]
