Topic: Computer Security
Pennsylvania CISO out of a job following RSA Conference appearance
SC Magazine
Bob Maley, the former CISO of Pennsylvania, may have been fired because of remarks he made about a recent breach affecting the state.Bob Maley, Pennsylvania's CISO since 2005, is out of a job, days after he joined a group of other state IT security chiefs on an RSA ...
Troyak shutdown signals short-lived win against Zeus
SC Magazine
The takedown of a rogue internet service provider known as "AS Troyak," which was linked to the prolific Zeus botnet, caused a massive but brief drop in the number of active Zeus command-and-control servers this week before attackers reconnected their criminal operations.The takedown of a rogue internet service provider ...
Cyber-attack shut 150 Montenegrin websites
AFP Global Edition
A cyber-attack forced the closure of more than 150 websites hosted by Montenegro's main provider T-com, including the sites of the postal services and oil giant LukOil, officials said Thursday. "An unauthorized attack began around 10 pm (2100 GMT) Wednesday and hackers based abroad have changed contents of some ...
Summary Box: Huge 'botnet' only slowed by takedown
AP News
Summary Box: Limb of huge `botnet' of virus-infected PCs is amputated, but criminals reconnectBOTNET AMPUTATED: An Internet provider thought to be helping spread malicious software was taken down, apparently cutting criminals off from millions of personal computers under their control. SHORT VICTORY: Less than a day later the criminals still ...
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