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LulzSec members sent to prison for infamous DDoS attacks

John E Dunn) — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:25:00 GMT

Four members of the infamous and largely British LulzSec hacking group that carried a string of high-profile DDoS attacks in 2011 have been handed relatively lenient prison terms of up to 32 months by the judge at Southwark Crown Court.

Four former LulzSec members sentenced to prison in the UK

noreply@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin) — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT

Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the group against corporate and government websites in 2011.

Spiceworks' free management software gets integrated MDM

Mikael Ricknäs) — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:18:00 GMT

Spiceworks has teamed up with Fiberlink to add mobile device management functionality to the next version of its free network and IT management software.

Researchers develop industrial systems that watch for security breaches

Antone Gonsalves) — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:35:00 GMT

With the new networking method, devices are able spot a problem unit and then isolate it from the network before it can do any damage

Syrian Internet service comes back online

Grant Gross) — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT

Internet traffic in and out of war-torn Syria has been restored after a disruption of nearly eight and a half hours, according to Internet traffic charts.

VMware launches dual persona feature for Verizon smartphones

Lucas Mearian) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:56:00 GMT

Through a deal with Verizon, VMware is going to offer the ability for employees to download a app that allows their companies to run a standardized corporate version of Android OS on their phones along side their personal version.

Internet Explorer 10 blocks more malware than Chrome or Firefox, test finds

John E Dunn) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:07:00 GMT

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 10 is better at blocking malware downloads than rivals Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera thanks to superior URL and application reputation technology, a new test by NSS Labs has found.

Microsoft commits to secure coding standard

Tim Greene) — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:14:00 GMT

Microsoft says its coding practices and its corporate management structure both comply with an international application security standard to encourage secure software development.

FBI briefs US bank executives on wave of cyberattacks

John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:56:00 GMT

The FBI has reportedly briefed US bank executives on a wave of cyberattacks that have lashed the industry since last summer as part of a new policy designed to foster co-operation between the state and private sectors.

Mobile adware networks given 45 days to stop misbehaving by security firm

John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:43:00 GMT

Misbehaving adware buried inside mobile apps has turned into such a problem that security vendor Lookout Mobile Security has published a deadline for networks to change their behaviour or face being blacklisted.

McAfee LiveSafe integrates cloud and Intel chip security in one product

John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

McAfee has announced LiveSafe, a premium software and security service it believes can shore up the failing edifice of antivirus protection using a mixture of encryption, cloud storage, password management, authentication and malware defence for PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones.

Ipsos MORI denies selling EE customers' personal data to third parties

Sophie Curtis) — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:21:00 GMT

Analytics firm Ipsos MORI has refuted the suggestion that it is selling EE customers' personal data its clients, claiming that all information is anonymised and aggregrated, and cannot be connected to individual customers.

Phishing gang jailed for plundering woman's £1 million life savings

John E Dunn) — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:06:00 GMT

A heartless phishing gang that stole and frittered a British woman’s entire £1 million ($1.6 million) life savings on items including “gold and cheeseburgers” have been handed heavy sentences by a judge at London’s Southwark Crown Court.

In legal fog, Kim Dotcom removes 3D gun design

Jeremy Kirk) — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:35:00 GMT

Kim Dotcom has ordered the removal from his Mega file-storage service design plans for a controversial one-bullet plastic gun.

Linux replaces Windows XP on International Space Station laptops

John E Dunn) — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:33:00 GMT

The contractor that manages computers for the International Space Station (ISS) has announced that the orbiting project is now running Debian Linux on its laptop fleet having successfully jettisoned Windows XP.

Cyberhackers steal $45 million from bank ATMs after cloning debit cards

John E Dunn) — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:16:00 GMT

In the largest and surely most extraordinary ATM fraud in history, US prosecutors have revealed details of a vast global conspiracy in which thieves were able to exploit out of date card technology to empty cash machines in 27 countries of $45 million (£29 million).

McAfee taps Intel for high-throughput intrusion-prevention

Ellen Messmer) — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:50:00 GMT

McAfee is taking advantage of its new owners by rolling out a high-throughput intrusion-prevention system (IPS) family built on Intel technology.

Universities get government funding to produce cyber security warriors

Antony Savvas) — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:15:00 GMT

Royal Holloway, University of London has received a £3.8 million grant to host a new centre for doctoral training (CDT) in cyber security.

Interop network squares off against controlled 70G bit/sec DDoS attack

Brandon Butler) — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:50:00 GMT

The network at one of the biggest annual networking shows is being subject to a series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) creating the equivalent of 90 million sessions attempting to use the network at the same time, all as part of a controlled test of the Interop network.

Gang arrested for £500,000 'Rolex rampage' using pwned Amex Black card

noreply@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:29:00 GMT

Five men have been arrested by British police after allegedly going on an extravagant £500,000 ($775,000) spending spree using a compromised American Express Black card.

Gang arrested for £500,000 spending spree using pwned Amex Black card

John E Dunn) — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:29:00 GMT

Five men have been arrested by British police after allegedly going on an extravagant £500,000 ($775,000) spending spree using a compromised American Express Black card.

Queen's Speech: Snooper's Charter is not dead yet

Sophie Curtis) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:53:00 GMT

The controversial Communications Data Bill, better known as the “snooper's charter,” is not dead yet, today's Queen's Speech has revealed.

Hacker leaks Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's unpublished book after email raid

noreply@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:00 GMT

The increasingly tricksy hacker known as ‘Guccifer’ has struck again, this time posting links to the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell.

Hacker posts Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's unpublished book after email raid

noreply@idg.co.uk (John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:00 GMT

The increasingly tricksy hacker known as ‘Guccifer’ has struck again, this time posting links to the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell.

Hacker posts Sex and the City author's unpublished book after email raid

John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:00 GMT

The increasingly tricksy hacker known as ‘Guccifer’ has struck again, this time posting links to the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell.