In this article we will try to understand what constitutes a data breach, what are the laws in various countries relating to data breach disclosures, what are the laws in various countries relating to data breach penalities, what are the prevalant regime of data breach penality in practice.
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Hacking into medical devices no more fiction now: US regulators
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
Pentagon’s failed flash drive ban policy: A lesson for every CIO
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
Phishing attacks surge with 87 percent growth over last year, warns Kaspersky
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.
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via https://news.hitb.org/content/phishing-attacks-surge-87-percent-growth-over-last-year-warns-kaspersky
Google added malicious apps scanner to Chrome Web Store
via https://thehackernews.com/2013/06/Chrome-Web-Store-malware-app-scanner.html
Malwarebytes unveils ExploitShield-based Anti-Exploit Beta
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 terrorists remotely crash your car?
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
Lock up admin accounts to stop hackers, says Cyber-Ark
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
Use This Powerful Microsoft Tool to Provide Better Security for Windows Programs
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 warns of cyber attacks on medical devices
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