MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has acquired German security firm Zynamics, which was founded in 2004 by respected security expert Thomas Dullien, better known in the hacking community as "Halvar Flake." "We're pleased to announce that Zynamics has been acquired by Google!" read a short statement provided on Zynamics' blog and reported by CNET News.Com. "If
SAN FRANCISCO - Old scams hiding under new headlines were circulating on Facebook this week, including promises of video involving obsessed Justin Bieber fans. "I can't believe a GIRL did this because of Justin Bieber," says the post that has been appearing on Facebook walls and status updates. Clicking the link leads to a fake
WASHINGTON DC - Sen. Charles Schumer wants online companies to switch to a more secure protocol to better protect consumers who access Web sites via public Wi-Fi hot spots. The New York Democrat issued a call to such companies as Amazon and Twitter to switch their default pages to HTTPS from HTTP to help prevent
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple not only released a preview of its next operating system, Mac OS X Lion, to developers last week, the company is also giving it to security experts for review. "I wanted to let you know that I've requested that you be invited to the prerelease seed of Mac OS X Lion,
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Trojan has cropped up and it's targeting Mac OS X users, Sophos says. The Trojan, called "BlackHole RAT" by its author and "MusMinim" by Sophos, is a variant of the Remote Access Trojan on Windows. The author of the Trojan says the malware is not yet completed, but it already
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter presents a relatively new frontier for spammers, malware creators, and all around bad guys, which in turn has created the opportunity for security researchers and vendors alike to try to figure out, and put a stop to, their efforts. One company that's trying to get a handle on the size of
SAN FRANCSICO - A new Trojan dubbed "OddJob" is stealing people's money by taking over their online banking sessions after they think they've logged off. The Trojan, which targets Windows-based computers, is being used by criminals in Eastern Europe to steal money from accounts in the United States, Poland, and Denmark, Amit Klein, chief technology
SAN FRANCISCO - In a digital heist reminiscent of a John le Carre novel, more than $9 million worth of greenhouse-gas emissions permits were stolen from the Czech Republic electricity and carbon trading registry earlier this month and transferred to accounts in other countries, at the same time as the Prague-based registry office was evacuated
PLYMOUTH ? Virtual Privacy versus Actual Security is the topic of the Feb. 17 meeting of the Motor City ISSA. Jim Doherty - Chief Marketing Officer, Cipher Optics, will talk about real world obstacles and expectations of integrating end user devices into the corporate environment, while still maintaining a semblance of security. He?ll highlight how
SOUTHFIELD - Joe LaFeir has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer of the Polk business unit at R. L. Polk & Co., the company announced Thursday. In this role, LaFeir will be the strategic leader responsible for directing Polk?s information services and technology functions. He will determine Polk?s long-term information technology