DEARBORN- The ISSA November chapter meeting looks at how software keeps credit card data safe in the mobile cloud. The discussion looks at a point of sale system developed for the restaurant industry. Today we put that same credit card on a mobile device and store the data on the cloud. Now who has your
SAM FRANCISCO - The hacktivist group Anonymous apparently is perturbed by the financial situation at Zynga. A posting on the AnonNews site this morning posits that layoffs at Zynga will help to bring about the "end of the US game market as we know it" as jobs get shipped overseas, a plan that the AnonNews
MOSCOW - The Russian Ministry of Defense appears to be openly recruiting cyber experts for both defensive and offensive roles. It is yet unclear whether this indicates resolution of a cyber turf battle among Russian government agencies, particularly between the MoD and the Federal Security Service, the FSB. On October 7, the Russian MoD announced
SAN FRANCISCO - The South Carolina Department of Revenue acknowledged a massive electronic security breach, saying an electronic intrusion led to 3.6 million Social Security numbers being stolen. The state's population is approximately 4.7 million. "We are taking immediate steps to protect the taxpayers of South Carolina, including providing one year of credit monitoring and
SAN FRANCISCO - The South Carolina Department of Revenue acknowledged a massive electronic security breach, saying an electronic intrusion led to 3.6 million Social Security numbers being stolen. The state's population is approximately 4.7 million. "We are taking immediate steps to protect the taxpayers of South Carolina, including providing one year of credit monitoring and
NEW YORK - United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of internationally agreed framework for retention of data is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries. The United Nations is calling for more surveillance of Internet users, saying it would help to investigate and prosecute terrorists, CNET News.Com
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran?s secret cyber war-room is located at Hizballah?s secret internal security apparatus headquarters in the Shiite Dahya district of South Beirut, contends debkafile, an independent Internet intelligence and security news service. The hackers and cyber experts who recently attacked American banks and Saudi oil sites and which guided an Iranian stealth drone
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Nicholas Allegra, who was hired last year after gaining fame at JailBreakMe, was let go after not responding to an e-mail offering to extend his employment. Apple's experiment with employing a hacker famous for jailbreaking the iPhone has ended. Nicholas Allegra, also known as Comex, was hired at Apple after gaining fame
BRUSSLES, Belgium - NATO plans to hold its Cyber Coalition 2012 war games, the Kommersant business daily wrote Thursday. In line with the exercise's scenario NATO members come under cyber attacks from an aggressor, which is described as "an African country." However, some NATO officials admit that the alliance is preparing to resist potential attacks
MOUNTAIN VIEW - A hacker named Pinkie Pie won $60,000 for exploiting a security hole in Chrome in the Internet search giant's Pwnium 2 competition. In an effort to shore up its browser's defenses, Google holds the competition to challenge hackers to hack their way through Chrome's security to find previously unknown holes. Tuesday's Pwnium