ISSA Omaha

Jul
3rd

Fri

nCircle statistics show rising Web application vulnerabilities The number of Web application vulnerabilities detected by the vendor is on track to exceed 2008, according to the latest statistics.

Jul
2nd

Thu

Twitter vulnerability project highlights Bit.ly flaws Link shortening service Bit.ly had several cross-site scripting flaws that could be used to view a user’s browsing history, tamper with bit.ly settings and abuse Twitter accounts.

Twitter risks, Facebook threats trouble security pros Security can’t slow down the Twitter phenomenon, but it can take steps to prevent data leakage.

Jul
1st

Wed

Juniper pulls ATM hacking presentation from Black Hat Researcher planned to demonstrate a hacking technique targeting the underlying software of a new ATM.

Jun
30th

Tue

New Trojan stealing FTP credentials, attacking FTP websites A new Trojan has collected up to 80,000 unique FTP server logins and is injecting malicious code into thousands of FTP websites.

Jun
29th

Mon

MasterCard increases PCI compliance requirements for some merchants Company now requires merchants that process one million to six million transactions annually to have onsite assessment by a PCI QSA. Visa says it won’t follow suit.

Jun
25th

Thu

Social engineering training could disrupt botnet growth Security pros should address social engineering attacks with end users, helping them identify the tactic and possibly have an impact on botnet viability.

Jun
24th

Wed

TJX to pay $9.75 million for data breach investigations The company agrees to pay legal expenses related to investigations conducted by 41 Attorneys Generals and establish a data security fund for states.

Cybersecurity czar candidate questions clout of new position Former U.S. Congressman Tom Davis, a leading candidate for the White House cybersecurity czar, says the job has a number of major challenges to overcome.

Jun
23rd

Tue

Gartner sees better days ahead for security budgets Investments in managed security services, intrusion prevention systems and multifunction firewalls help buoy IT security budgets.