Notcompatible Android Security Buzz: This week a new malware package for Android managed to spark the internet intrest in the security of the Android mobile computing platform. The new malware, dubbed “Notcompatible” is limited in scope and vector — it is installed via user interaction and can only be installed on those phones which theRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda You Had Me at “Sociocultural.” Here’s a report showing how the DoD is using social media to engage with foreign populations. The title alone is worth reading: “Sociocultural Behavior Research and Engineering in the Department of Defense Context“ From Brasilia to LA. Two summations worth your time: of the Open Government Partnership inRead… Read more »
600,000+ Mac Computers Infected While this kind of activity wouldn’t rouse much attention from those esconced in WinTel (Windows and Intel) architechures, it is much less common for Mac users to be impacted by infections on this scale so quickly. The infection, called Flashback, is installed via a Java vulnerability (CVE 2012-0507) which was patchedRead… Read more »
We are looking at the possibility of developing an in-house online security awareness training program for our employees. We currently contract out with a hosted solution, however, it is pricey. I was looking around on the web, found very few online training programs that were short. I think one I found was like a 10-hourRead… Read more »
Bracketology is quickly emerging a new national pastime every March. We finally have a word to describe the hours upon hours devoted to determining the winner of the NCAA tournament. Is it Kentucky this year? What about Syracuse, North Carolina or Kansas? Well, GCN is getting in on the madness and asking people to voteRead… Read more »
Image via Wikipedia LulzSec arrests, Symantec Leaks, Duqu, and more this week This week’s computer security review reads like a laundrey list of old topics and older actors — LulzSec, Anonymous, the Symantec source leak, and Duqu were all (seemingly) old news a few weeks or even months ago. New details keep surfacing about theseRead… Read more »
I read with pleasure the press release below since it highlights a friend and professional associate I have long admired for both Cloud Computing and national security technology expertise, Kevin Jackson. Congrats Kevin on this new promotion. I know this likely means more work for you, but it must also be a great chance toRead… Read more »
Nextgov is reporting that the forthcoming 2013 budget for the Department of Defense will include increased investment in cyber capabilities. This comes amid plans to reduce the overall DOD budget by $487 billion over the next ten years. The top-line “Defense Budget Priorities and Choices” paper released by the Pentagon “highlights the increasing importance ofRead… Read more »
Originally Authored by Prem Iyer Posted to GovWinand Iron Bow TechSourceblogs In an earlier post, Preparing for the Fight, I discussed that most agencies are ill-prepared when it comes to protecting their assets against the latest cyber threats. This point was validated last month when the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as part of the FederalRead… Read more »
On 1-2 November, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be hosting the London Conference on Cyberspace (www.fco.gov.uk/londoncyber) The conference will cover a number of different themes including social benefits of the web, economic growth and development, safe and reliable access online, cyber crime and international security. It will be an opportunity for citizens toRead… Read more »