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Computer viruses do not discriminate. Malware prowling the cybersphere for bank information and passwords does not distinguish between a home computer or a hospital machine delivering therapy to a patient.
via https://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2013/06/a-new-cyber-concern-hack-attacks-on-medical-devices?fromrss=1
Potential threat: Malware will often slow down a computer, and when you slow down a medical device it no longer gives the integrity needed to perform as it should New York: So far, the idea of hacking into medical devices has been limited to fiction and hacker demonstrations.
via https://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2013/06/hacking-into-medical-devices-no-more-fiction-now-us-regulators?fromrss=1
The Pentagon has granted many exceptions, possibly numbering in the thousands, to allow staff members who administer secure computer networks to use flash drives and other portable storage devices, department spokesmen say. […] But officials say waivers go to people who update software and run helpdesk services for the Pentagon’s vast computer network and are needed to run the system efficiently.
Yeah, that’s a thing, apparently.
via https://news.hitb.org/content/pentagons-failed-flash-drive-ban-policy-lesson-every-cio
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have reported significant growth in phishing attacks over the last year.
In a study entitled “The Evolution of Phishing Attacks”, Kaspersky said it found 37.3 million out of its 50 million customers running its security products that were at risk of being phished from 2012 to the present, an 87 percent increase over the same period between 2011 and 2012.
via https://news.hitb.org/content/phishing-attacks-surge-87-percent-growth-over-last-year-warns-kaspersky
via https://thehackernews.com/2013/06/Chrome-Web-Store-malware-app-scanner.html
Malwarebytes has released the first public beta of Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, a rebranded and improved version of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs’ ExploitShield.
Just as in its previous incarnation, Anti-Exploit is an extremely easy-to-use tool which protects popular applications from zero-day exploits, web-based vulnerability exploits and more.
via https://news.hitb.org/content/malwarebytes-unveils-exploitshield-based-anti-exploit-beta
Could a 14-year-old computer hacker in Indonesia remotely take over control of your car as you drive down the Interstate, cause the car to dangerously accelerate and and kill you by crashing it? That’s the scenario raised and explained by AOL Autos in a story about the threat of terrorists and cars — and one that drew a fairly quick rebuke from … (more)
via https://www.topix.net/tech/computer-security/2013/06/could-terrorists-remotely-crash-your-car?fromrss=1
Hackers typically target privileged admin accounts to gain access to all computer systems in an organisation, says David Higgins, senior sales manager Cyber-Ark “In many organisations, these accounts are not well managed or controlled, giving hackers unfettered, unaccountable access,” he told the Whitehall Media Identity Management 2013 conference … (more)
Original news article at https://www.topix.com/tech/computer-security on June 20, 2013 at 06:09AM
Zero-Day Exploits. Unpatched security holes. Security weaknesses that the hackers have discovered but haven’t revealed. These security problems are all too common and conventional anti-malware is no help. So what is the PC user to do? Here is some powerful free security software from Microsoft that can help.
Original news article at https://feeds.feedburner.com/gizmosbest on June 19, 2013 at 02:41PM
US authorities on Thursday warned makers of medical devices and hospital networks to step up efforts to guard against potential cyber attacks.
Original news article at https://www.topix.com/tech/computer-security on June 14, 2013 at 08:21AM