Cyber Defense

Cybercriminals Targeting Corporate Intellectual Capital

SAN FRANCISCO - A subtle shift in online threats targeting the corporate market is taking place, according to McAfee. Cybercriminals have transitioned from stealing personal information to targeting the corporate intellectual capital of organizations, as they perceive there is greater value in selling a corporation's proprietary information and trade secrets, which have little to no

By |2011-04-07T00:00:00-04:00April 7th, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Secure Data Sharing Topic Of April 21 Meeting Of MotorCity ISSA

PLYMOUTH ? David Baker, Identity Management Security Consultant, will discuss Secure Data Sharing April 21 during the April meeting of MotorCity ISSA. The reservation deadline is April 18. He has been CISSP certified for four years. He works for CSC, a global outsourcing company, and is on assignment for Chrysler as an Identity Management Security

By |2011-04-04T00:00:00-04:00April 4th, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Webroot Provides Android Security With New App

SAN FRANCISCO - Security company Webroot has announced a new app for Android users. Dubbed Webroot Mobile Security for Android, the application, which runs on both smartphones and tablets, scans apps for malware prior to installation. It also checks URLs to block phishing attacks. The app's identity-protection feature lets users remotely lock and wipe the

By |2011-04-04T00:00:00-04:00April 4th, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Phishing Scam Masquerades As Adobe Upgrade

SAN FRANCISCO - Phishers use all kinds of come-ons to lure their victims. But one persistent piece of spam tries to trick people by offering an upgrade to Adobe Acrobat. Detailed by security provider Cloudmark in a blog posted yesterday, this type of advertising spam e-mails users a notice to upgrade to the new Adobe

By |2011-04-01T00:00:00-04:00April 1st, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Fake Android App Steals Data, Takes Shot At Pirates

SAN FRANCISCO - A malicious Android app that masquerades as a free version of a legitimate app steals data and sends spam text messages and a warning that chastise the user for trying to get around paying for the actual app, Symantec said. The app, available on several file-sharing sites in North America and Asia

By |2011-03-31T00:00:00-04:00March 31st, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

RSA: Cyberattack Could Put Customers At Risk

SAN FRANCISCO - Information about RSA's SecurID authentication tokens used by millions of people, including government and bank employees, was stolen during an "extremely sophisticated cyberattack," putting customers relying on them to secure their networks at risk, the company said. "Recently, our security systems identified an extremely sophisticated cyberattack in progress being mounted against RSA,"

By |2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Feds, Microsoft Unplug Spam Giant Rustock

WASHINGTON DC - Rustock, purveyor of more e-mail spam than any other network in the world, was brought down by Microsoft and US Marshals. A lawsuit by Microsoft that was unsealed at the company's request triggered several coordinated raids last Wednesday that took down Rustock, a botnet that infected millions of computers with malicious code

By |2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Rave Computer Now ITAR Registered – Military Compliant

STERLING HEIGHTS - Rave Computer is now ITAR registered through The Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Compliance and Registration Division, giving the purpose-driven computer system manufacturer the green light to sell to the military. The International Traffic in Arms Regulation is a set of United States government regulations that control the export and import

By |2011-03-15T00:00:00-04:00March 15th, 2011|Archive, Cyber Defense|