ISR News: Google’s Top 10 Malware Sites
Excerpts From IT Pro
Google identifies the ten domains responsible for compromising the most number of sites on the internet. In response to a recent surge in websites being infected with malware, Google has revealed the top ten most popular malware sites in the last couple of months.
ISR News: Credit Card Fraud Explodes
Excerpts From PC World
In 2008, 39 percent of victims saw such charges, more than twice the 15 percent from 2007, according to the study. Opening a new credit account in the victim’s name is still the most common use of a victim’s identity, involving about two-thirds of all ID theft cases. The data is based on the experiences of ID theft victims who contact the ITRC.
ISR News: Twitter Gets Phished Hard
Excerpts From CIO
Both Twitter and Facebook have been hit with phishing attacks in recent days. “The social networking attacks are becoming increasingly common,” said Jamie De Guerre, chief technology officer with antispam vendor Cloudmark. “Spammers are really moving to attack social networks because of the popularity of the social networks and also because they’re not as well defended as most e-mail platforms.”
ISR News: Twitter Security Exploit Active
Excerpts From PC World
The “Twitter porn names” game, currently Twitter’s top-trending topic (things that are twittered the most), may be a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. But it also has a security hole — one that is no technical snafu. It could be simple human error, but it’s also possible that this security hole is an example of truly sneaky social engineering.
ISR News: Cybercrime Targets Consumers
Excerpts From Broadband Finder
One expert has advised consumers and web users to be extra vigilant as tough economic times could lead to some people committing acts of cyber crime. A spokesman for Unisys, an international company which specialises in a host of information technology solutions, said even people who you may think are not capable of such deeds could be tempted as the recession continues.
ISR News: White House InfoSec Strategy
from Whitehouse.gov
Barack Obama and Joe Biden — working with private industry, the research community and our citizens — will lead an effort to build a trustworthy and accountable cyber infrastructure that is resilient, protects America’s competitive advantage, and advances our national and homeland security.
ISR News: Hollywood-Style Cyber Crooks
Excerpts From the FT.com’s Megan Murphey
“The attempt was made by surreptitiously entering the bank at night, by corrupting its computer system and by attempting to electronically transfer money,” said prosecutor Simon Farrell, QC. “A number of people were involved in different ways to steal the money and some were closely connected to its distribution around the world.”
ISR News: Obama Sets Cyber Strategy
Excerpts From NetworkWorld.com’s Robert McMillan
The Obama administration has published a high-level plan to protect U.S. computer networks, saying it considers cyber infrastructure “a strategic asset” and will appoint a cyber adviser who will report directly to the president.
ISR News: 64% of Executives Ignore Security
Excerpts From SANS.org
Just 36 percent of respondents indicated that the board of directors at their company was directly involved in the management of the company’s information security. The statistics were gathered from a pool of 703 respondents who serve on boards of US-listed public companies.
ISR News: ID Thefts Traced to Temp
Excerpts From WVGazette.com’s Eric Eyre
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is sending 11,000 letters to people who received flu shots from the agency since October, warning them that their personal information may have been stolen by a former department temporary worker.
