World hit by record wave of ‘mega’ data breaches in 2013: What do Target, AOL, LivingSocial, Evernote, and Adobe have in common with one another? Answer: they were all victims of huge data breaches during 2013, part of a phenomenon that a new Symantec report calcuates has reached epidemic levels. According to the firm’s latest […]

End of Life Software Is Not the End of Security: It’s the end of the road for Windows XP. The very popular and widely used Microsoft operating system will have officially reached its “end of life” for organizations in the United States. As of April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer provide any free or […]

CISOs say SIEM not a good choice for big data security analytics: Big data security analytics is increasingly a necessity for organizations struggling to spot previously unknown attacks, but according to a trio of CISOs, enterprise IT teams shouldn’t plan on using traditional security products such as SIEM for handling large quantities of data. Speaking […]

Opinion: Who broke the law, Snowden or the NSA?: An NSA official’s suggestion that amnesty for Snowden could possibly be put on the table was undoubtedly welcome news for Snowden, yet NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander rejected the suggestion. But how can anyone believe that Snowden would not be deserving of amnesty? Clearly it is […]

60,000 Personal Credentials Leaked From Syrian Sites: Today a hacker from the European Cyber Army going by the handle @Zer0Pwn has announced a leak of data from two syrian based websites job.sy, realestate.sy. The leak which is titled “ECA vs. Assad | Part 1″ was posted to pastebin with a preview of some of the […]

US blasts Europe’s plan for anti-snooping network as ‘unfair advantage’: US officials on Friday slammed plans to construct an EU-centric communication system, designed to prevent emails and phone calls from being swept up by the NSA, warning that such a move is a violation of trade laws. Calling Europe’s proposal to build its own integrated […]

States probing massive data breach of Social Security numbers: In what could be one of the biggest data breaches in history, the federal government and authorities in several states are investigating the criminal sale of Social Security numbers, bank account data and other personal information for up to 200 million U.S. citizens. The investigations stem […]

ICO issues data protection warning to users of Windows XP: The Information Commissioner’s Office ICO has warned businesses about the risks created by the end of Microsoft’s support for Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 on 8 April. Microsoft has extended security updates for the legacy operating system by 15 months, but many businesses, charities […]

HP unveils creepy app that stalks people as they shop: Hewlett Packard has unveiled a new mobile app that retailers can use to stalk people as they shop in order to send them targeted adverts and promotions. The iOS app, dubbed SmartShopper and unveiled at the Interop conference in Las Vegas today, has the ability […]

Website of Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior Hacked and Defaced: The official website of Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (moi.gov.kw) was hacked and defaced last week by a couple of hacktivists using the online monikers Shmook Amer and Dr.Hjd. The attack on the Ministry of Interior’s website comes around two months after officials of Western and Arab states […]