Security

Android Malware Scam Nets $265K, Lands IT Execs in Tokyo Jail

Japan was recently the site of two high-profile Android security incidents, one of which landed a number of Tokyo-based IT executives in jail.

Data in Possible Credit Card Breach Appears to Be Old

The data, linked to from Pastebin, includes, names, addresses and emails

What You Really Need to Know About Cloud Security

Cloud security breaches aren't necessarily headline news, but there's a good reason for that: Cybercriminals don't always view the cloud as the target of an attack, but often as a resource to launch an attack.

Attack Code Published for Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Software

Exploit modules for the CVE-2012-1875 and CVE-2012-1889 vulnerabilities were added to the Metasploit framework

Governments Should Invest More in Catching Cybercriminals, Researchers Say

Governments Should Invest More in Catching Cybercriminals, Researchers Say

Investing in law enforcement action against cybercriminals is more important than buying cybersecurity software, researchers say

Big Data for Marketing: Respect Consumer Privacy or Get Burned

Marketers are increasingly looking to Big Data to provide the insight they need to create richer, more personalized and more targeted messaging for consumers. But collecting that data without making consumers leery of your brand requires data managem

UK Attorney Says US Won’t Extradite Lulzsec Defendant

Ryan Cleary's attorney said her client suffers from Asperger's syndrome and that extradition would be 'totally undesirable'

VMware Patches Arbitrary Code Execution Flaw in Desktop, Server Virtualization Products

Loading specially crafted virtual machine checkpoint files can result in the host system being compromised

Will Windows 8 Be the Client OS That IT Loves Best?

Speakers at Microsoft TechEd touted the virtues of the upcoming Windows 8. No surprise there -- except the speakers were using Windows 8 on tablets, with nary a desktop in sight. Will the strength of Windows 8 on tablets finally get IT and end user

Cybersecurity News Roundup: LulzSec; Father’s Day Spam; and the ‘Do Not Kill’ Registry

This week's IT security news roundup has stories on a new hacking group called LulzSec Reborn; a Tennessee-school-system data breach that exposed information on 110,000 people; a flood of Father's Day spam; and more.