MINNEAPOLIS - While Target has said hackers used malware installed on point-of-sale terminals to pilfer the payment card information from millions of customers, the retailer has been silent about how the malware siphoned off the sensitive data. CEO Gregg Steinhafel confirmed this week that malware installed on checkout keypads was used to steal the names,
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Android-powered smartphone soon to be launched will put privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. On Wednesday, Silent Circle and Geeksphone announced the formation of a new Switzerland-based joint venture and its first surveillance-thwarting product, the Blackphone, CNET News.Com reported. Powered by a security-oriented Android build named
PONTIAC - RazorThreat has appointed Deane Tierney, Vice President Strategic Accounts. He reports to Greg Guidice, president and CEO. Tierney brings to RazorThreat extensive information technology industry experience in Channel Management and Development, Sales and Sales Management. He also brings with him more than ten years network security experience. Most recently he was a Channel
NVOI - Kelvin Coleman, Branch Chief for the Government Engagement Office of Cybersecurity and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the importance of partnerships and the need to come together at the federal, state and local levels when combating cyber challenges. Kelvin applauds Governor Snyder and Michigan on their persistence in dealing with
NOVI - Rami Efrati, Head of Civilian Sector in the Prime Minister?s office of Israel, discusses some of Israel's cyber challenges and successes at the 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit. Efrati also addresses the need to work together as partners across the globe to fight cyber threats. To view this video, click on CyberSummit
NOVI - Governor Rick Snyder, host of the 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit, shares examples of how and why cybersecurity is so critical and best practices to follow. He discusses current cybersecurity projects and initiatives in Michigan, nationally and globally to address the increasing threat and to help us be prepared. Governor Snyder announces the launch
SAN FRANCISCO - As promised, Yahoo is now automatically encrypting Yahoo Mail users' connections to the service. The company announced Tuesday it has enabled automatic HTTPS as the default for all users on the network, coming in a day before the January 8 deadline it placed on itself in October, CNET News.Com reported. With the
SAN FRANCISCO - Robbing ATMs is nothing new. There's the everlasting stick-em-up, the bogus card scheme, ATM phishing, and more. But, it appears new ways are being invented to pull off successful cash machine heists. It was recently revealed that thieves were able to access loads of ATM money by injecting machines with malware using
BIRMINGHAM - My coverage of the NSA's massive data gathering and attacks on fundamental security technology has been focused on the expected impact on the IT security industry. I was one of the first to publish trepidation a day after the first Snowden report and again a week later. Recent events appear to validate my
TENAFLY, N.J. - Any organization that has not already started to think about the impact mobility has on IT security should start doing so this year. 63% of businesses provide formal access to some of their business applications to mobile users, a Quocirca research report "Digital Identities and the Open Business," showed. Furthermore, the sheer