Cyber Defense

Samsung Taps Absolute Software To Embed As Mobile Device Security

SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung has tapped Absolute Software to embed the corporate security solutions provider's patented persistence technology onto its mobile devices -- most notably onto the upcoming Galaxy S4 smartphone. Headed for Samsung Knox when it debuts this year, Absolute boasted that Samsung's mobile devices will then be the first worldwide to offer "constant,

By |2013-04-04T00:00:00-04:00April 4th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Apple’s iMessage Service Vulnerable To Cyber Attack

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's nearly year-and-a-half old iMessage service has been found to be vulnerable to an attack that uses a flood of messages, or messages so long that the application is rendered unstable. According to a report from The Next Web, a small group of developers have found themselves the target of an attack

By |2013-04-01T00:00:00-04:00April 1st, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Consumers Offers Solar Electric Customers Surplus Energy Buyback

JACKSON ? Consumers Energy electric customers with solar generating systems can sell their surplus output back to the electric utility for a fix price contract over 15 years. But they need to submit their applications by May 8. Starting April 1, Consumers Energy electric customers can submit applications for what?s called the non-residential capacity in

By |2013-04-01T00:00:00-04:00April 1st, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

People’s Liberation Army Collaborates With Chinese University For Cyberspying

BEIJING - The People's Liberation Army unit allegedly responsible for cyberspying on Western targets has collaborated with a top Chinese university on networking and security research papers. In a finding uncovered by Reuters, Shanghai Jiaotong's School of Information Security Engineering (SISE) and the People's Liberation Army Unit 61398 have worked in partnership on at least

By |2013-03-28T00:00:00-04:00March 28th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

A Newly Discovered Botnet Has Found A Way To Siphon Cash From Advertisers

SAN FRANCISCO - Spider.io, a security researcher, said it has discovered a new botnet, called Chameleon, that's targeting "at least" 202 Web sites and has siphoned off $6 million per month in cash from advertisers. The botnet is made up of over 120,000 host machines running Windows, according to Spider.io. Those machines are connecting to

By |2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Reuters Editor Indicted On Anonymous Conspiracy Charge

LOS ANGELES - When Matthew Keys allegedly handed over the passwords of his former employer to members of the hacker group Anonymous a couple of years ago, he probably didn't think it would lead to an indictment. However, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Keys was being indicted on three counts: conspiracy to transmit

By |2013-03-18T00:00:00-04:00March 18th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|

China Must Address Cybersecurity Threats To U.S., White House Says

WASHINGTON D.C. - Chinese leaders must address cybersecurity threats emanating from their country on an unprecedented scale or risk weakening the economic relationship between Beijing and the United States, White House national security adviser Tom Donilon said Monday. ?U.S. businesses are speaking out about their serious concerns about sophisticated, targeted theft of confidential business information

By |2013-03-18T00:00:00-04:00March 18th, 2013|Archive, Cyber Defense|