Information Protection and Security

A security researcher demonstrates how an SSL renegotiation vulnerability made public earlier in November could be exploited to steal Twitter log-in credentials.
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Most of today’s cyber-crime is all about one thing—money. Nowhere is that more evident than in the case of online banking Trojans. Malware targeting banking information is not new, but as recent research into the URLZone Trojan has shown, attackers are not slowing down when it comes to innovation. Security pros at Finjan tied URLZone to the theft of 300,000 euros—about $439,000 at the time—from German bank accounts during a 22-day period.

 
RAND Corporation says fighting online threats to national security requires nontraditional tactics, immediate attention.

Using your debit card online is risky. It’s a lot easier to deny and rectify a charge purchase.  It’s more difficult to rectify a debit charge you never made or a bank account that’s been compromised.  Before you use information relating your bank account online…get curious with your bank and ask questions.  

Organized cyber-gangs in Eastern Europe are increasingly preying on small and mid-size companies in the United States, setting off a multimillion-dollar online crime wave that has begun to worry the nation's largest financial institutions.

The study concludes that the cyberattacks against Georgian targets were carried out by civilians, many of them recruited via social networking forums devoted to dating, hobbies and politics.
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