Social networking site Facebook has patched a code error that accidentally handed administrative access to a user. The error allowed Tom Krieglstein, founder of a technology training firm Swift Kick, to control 17 Facebook pages owned by Microsoft, Soutwest Airlines and American Airlines. A page dedicated to Star Wars movie was also exposed, allowing Krieglstein to communicate with its 825,000 fans.
Upon realizing he had administrative access, Krieglstein sent a test link to the Star...
Researchers have released a free detection service designed for Conficker which enables IT departments to remotely scan their network for possible Conficker attack. The tool distinguishes compuer systems infected by the fast-growing worm. It was built by Honeynet Project, a non-profit research group, with the assistance of security research Dan Kaminsky.
Conficker starter out by exploiting a Windows Server Service flaw. It operates through sending Remote ProcedureCall. It releases its own patch, thus...
Researchers based at the Munk Center for International Studies at the University of Toronto claim they have uncovered a massive network operated by cyber-spooks. The network, also known as Ghost Net, is ran in China and has already breached 1,295 computers across 103 countries.
Ghost Net is known to be used in spying on foreign affairs offices, embassies, international organizations, news media, and non-government organizations. It was first discovered when the researchers were requested by...
Ebay has recently launched a bespoke version of Internet Explorer 8 available to all Ebay bidders except those residing in the UK. The bespoke browser will not be available in ebay.co.uk, although the company guarantees the feature will be offered in the UK next week.
The modified version sports three Ebay features. One is the visual search which displays images and lists of items sold on the auction site. Another new...
Based on a survey conducted by IT specialist firm SITA, around 75 percent of airlines are seriously monitoring IT security. The survey showed that majority of airlines are keeping a large chunk of their budget to maintain IT security.
However, SITA’s research also acknowledges that professionals providing IT support are facing numerous obstacles in attaining adherence to regulations in terms of secure transactions. The study further concluded that about 34 percent of...
Owen Pengelly, head of the Cabinet Office’s central sponsor for information assurance unit proposed that the government should employ the services of Twitter to better communicate with the public. Pengelly spoke at the Mobile Government Conference 2009, and he reiterated the need to consistently communicate to provide immediate public service.
Pengelly said, the Cabinet OFfice is "trying to change the paradigm of engagement between government and the citizen, and more from...
After announcing its plans to trim down 200 job redundancies, Google is now planning to hire 360 more staff. Vacant positions include software engineers, sales and marketing positions, and even Foodservices Supply Chain Manager at Google’s Mountain View, California headquarters.
Google admitted to have hired more people to one job, thus the need to lay off some employees. Last January, Google declared it would axe 100 full-time recruiters and another 40...
With Easter fast approaching, cybercriminals have found a new disguise for their malicious sites. According to a security researcher from Symanctec, search engines are now starting to display noxious sites related to Easter.
Parveen Vashishtha said that attackers have poisoned search Easter-related keywords in web search results, thus returning rogue websites. Vashishtha added, "These bogus domains are hosting malicious scripts that redirect users to websites delivering misleading applications. The script redirects...
The European Commission has introduced a new scheme, designed to work in case of attacks on its major cyber infrastructures. The commission said the strategy should protect the European economy as it primarily uses electronic communication services and networks. It banks on the Strategy for a Secure Information Society (PDF) which was built by EC three years back.
Natural disaster, terrorist attacks, as well as hardware failure are among the most common...
Based on a recent report from Gartner, around 66 percent of companies in the UK are now using software-as-a-service or SaaS. Gartner conducted a survey by which 68 percent of the respondents affirmed their company is using SaaS enterprise applications. Firms in France and Germany accounted to 71 percent and 45 percent respectively.
Garner explains that France has long been using SaaS applicatins compared to UK. Only four percent of French...
One of the chief attacks lobbed against Google’s upstart browser, Chrome, has been that it doesn’t support the wealth of customizing extensions beloved by users of Mozilla’s open-source browser. That, apparently, will change. Though the Google browser’s main objective was to be...
An Al Qaeda video set to be released in time for the 9/11 anniversary was deferred due to a technical glitch. The delay has defaced Al Qaeda’s annual celebration of its attack on the United States. The video runs in 87...
Microsoft is teaming up with Washington state to clamp down on scammers who attack users with bogus warning messages aiming to sell inoperable software. Bot parties will be filing a lawsuit against scareware hawkers in violatin of Washington’s Computer Spyware Act. The...
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