Anonymous’ arrests tied to PayPal DDoS attacks, FBI says. Cyber Highlights July 21st
Thursday, July 21st, 2011The FBI said July 19 it arrested 14 people thought to belong to the hacking group known as Anonymous for alleged participation in a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against PayPal in 2010 in retaliation for its perceived opposition to WikiLeaks. The defendants were arrested on no-bail arrest warrants in a series of raids [...]
AT&T iPad hacker pleads guilty: Cyber Highlights June 27th
Monday, June 27th, 2011A 26-year-old man who helped hackers steal personal information belonging to about 120,000 iPad users in 2010 pleaded guilty to fraud and hacking charges in a New Jersey court June 23. The man pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony charges, according to a spokeswoman with the U.S. Department of Justice. He faces a [...]
8 Fears prevent IT from moving to the Cloud that Hollywood wants you to believe: Cyber Highlights April 19th
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Hi Folks, Today we are experimenting with new more exciting headlines! I hope you enjoy. Security fears still an obstacle to cloud adoption Sixty-two percent of IT managers state concerns about security as an obstacle to cloud adoption, according to Kaspersky Lab. The research found that among the IT managers and directors surveyed, 41 percent [...]
Chinese Trojan blocks cloud-based security defenses: Cyber Highlights Jan. 24th 2011
Monday, January 24th, 2011Good Morning folks! Congratulations to all the Steeler and Packers fans out there this morning. I know there any some really happy family members and friends in Wisconsin right now. The Favre chapter has truly ended. Now, on to today’s information security highlights provided by the US Department of Homeland Security. Chinese Trojan blocks cloud-based [...]