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Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Back in April, the Linux kernel developers fixed an incorrectly declared pointer in the Linux kernel. However, it appears that they overlooked the potential security implications of such a bug – particularly the fact that it is possible to gain access to almost any memory area using a suitable event_id. |
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Source: NY Times - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Three months after hackers working for a cyberunit of China’s People’s Liberation Army went silent amid evidence that they had stolen data from scores of American companies and government agencies, they appear to have resumed their attacks using different techniques, according to computer industry security experts and American officials. |
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Source: LinuxSecurity Contributors - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Thank you for reading the LinuxSecurity.com weekly security newsletter.
The purpose of this document is to provide our readers with a quick
summary of each week's most relevant Linux security headlines. |
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Source: CSO Online - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Security has seldom been a priority in application development, but pressure from businesses stuck patching faulty software is having an impact on the industry. |
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Source: Dark Reading - Posted by Dave Wreski
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The massive avalanche of data in March that crashed down on Spamhaus, the maintainer of a number of spam blacklists, made headlines as the largest distributed denial-of-service attack witnessed to date. |
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Source: LinuxSecurity Contributors - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Thank you for reading the Linux Advisory Watch Security Newsletter.
The purpose of this document is to provide our readers with a quick
summary of each week's vendor security bulletins and pointers on
methods to improve the security posture of your open source system. |
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Source: Naked Security - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Is there anything more annoying than infrastructure that turns on you? |
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Source: Information Week - Posted by Anthony Pell
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LulzSec Hacker "Topiary" famously tweeted: "You cannot arrest an idea."
Perhaps not, but in the case of Topiary, revealed to be Jake Davis, now 20, you can be sentenced to 24 months in a "young offenders institute" for two counts of conspiracy to impair the operation of a computer, to be followed by a five-year serious crime prevention order that can restrict where he can travel and which jobs he'll be allowed to take. |
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Source: Wired - Posted by Pooja Shah
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Whitaker began by explaining his business—how he started out selling HGH and steroids but eventually sent customers vegetable oil and protein powder instead. He also said that the Google employees he worked with knew that he was in Mexico, selling mainly to Americans in the US—and that they knew his business was illegal. Further, he stated, they helped him tailor his advertising to increase the number of clicks it received. |
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Source: NY Times - Posted by Pooja Shah
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A new wave of cyberattacks is hitting American companies at a particularly vulnerable time for the Department of Homeland Security, the federal agency charged with fending them off.
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Source: IT News AU - Posted by Alex
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A Sydney man arrested for allegedly defacing a local council website will face three charges when he fronts up to court in August. |
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Source: CSO Online - Posted by Dave Wreski
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The U.S. government is contributing to the Internet's underground economy by scooping up hacker tools to incorporate into offensive cyber weapons, a report from Reuters says. |
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Source: Schneier on Security - Posted by Dave Wreski
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As part of the fallout of the Boston bombings, we're probably going to get some new laws that give the FBI additional investigative powers. As with the Patriot Act after 9/11, the debate over whether these new laws are helpful will be minimal, but the effects on civil liberties could be large. |
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Source: Silicon Republic - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Facebook will host a Capture the Flag competition to find the next generation of cyber security experts.
The competition includes a total prize fund of €3,500 available for first, second and third place winners. |
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