[ISN] It's not just about China and America - smaller countries want to wage cyberwar too

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://qz.com/81997/its-not-just-about-china-and-america-smaller-countries-want-to-wage-cyberwar-too/ By Leo Mirani Quartz.com May 7, 2013 America’s Department of Defense yesterday released its annual report on China’s military capabilities (pdf). The report includes “electronic warfare” and

[ISN] Attack hitting Apache sites goes mainstream, hacks nginx, Lighttpd, too

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/attack-hitting-apache-sites-goes-mainstream-hacks-nginx-lighttpd-too/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica May 7 2013 Security researchers have uncovered an ongoing and widespread attack that causes sites running three of the Internet's most popular Web servers

[ISN] Federal Agencies Start to Lose Competitive Edge for Cyber Workers

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/wired-workplace/2013/05/federal-agencies-losing-competitive-edge-cyber-workers/63004/ By Brittany Ballenstedt Nextgov.com May 7, 2013 Salaries for federal information security workers are beginning to lag behind those received by their private sector

[ISN] Feds Drop Hacking Charges in Video-Poker Glitching Case

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/05/video-poker-hacking-dismissed/ By Kevin Poulsen Threat Level Wired.com 05.07.13 They know when to fold ‘em. Las Vegas prosecutors targeting two men who took advantage of a software bug to win a small fortune at video poker have dropped all hacking

[ISN] Theft at DFSS in Chicago could lead to health data breach

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://healthitsecurity.com/2013/05/08/theft-at-dfss-in-chicago-could-lead-to-health-data-breach/ By Kyle Murphy, PhD HealthITSecurity.com May 8, 2013 A theft of tens of thousands of dollars in the form computer equipment from a city office in Chicago may have exposed personally identifiable

[ISN] Bush, Powell hacker hits 'Sex and the City' author

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/8/bush-powell-hacker-hits-sex-and-city-author/ By Shaun Waterman The Washington Times May 8, 2013 A conspiracy-obsessed hacker who recently targeted George W. Bush and Colin Powell has stolen and posted online the opening pages of an unfinished

[ISN] A National Security Imperative: Protecting Singapore Businesses From Cyber-Espionage

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.eurasiareview.com/08052013-a-national-security-imperative-protecting-singapore-businesses-from-cyber-espionage-analysis/ By Senol Yilmaz RSIS May 8, 2013 OVER THE PAST few decades, Singapore’s economy has moved up from a mere producer of material goods to a creative inventor of

[ISN] MAPCO warns of payment card security breach

2013-05-08 Thread InfoSec News
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/05/mapco_announces_payment_card_s.html By Jonathan Grass AL.com May 08, 2013 TENNESSEE VALLEY, Alabama -- MAPCO is alerting customers to a security breach in which third-party hackers may have obtained credit and debit card information. In a security alert