Singapore Announces Accreditation for Cyber Pros

The government of Singapore has announced a new accreditation program for individuals looking to work in cybersecurity. The Qualified Information Security Professional (Qisp) training program is designed to increase the “professional proficiency and build a critical pool of competent personnel in Singapore to handle, contain and manage cyber security threats,” according to the Association of Information…

Cyber Camp for NextGen Cyber Warriors

In an effort to develop the next generation of skilled cyber professionals, the Center for Information Assurance, in conjunction with the U.S. Cyber Challenge, the California Office of Information Security, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and the SANS Institute hosted a cyber camp in Calif.

The participants in the four day camp were selected following an online…

NY DA Looks to Crack Down on Cyber Crime

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is looking to crack down on cyber crime, warning on Friday of the commonly used “stranded traveler” scam. In the scam, cyber criminals pretend to be a friend of the target and claim they are stranded somewhere and need money in order to return home.

The message is designed to appear that it “is from a friend, a relative or a colleague and they’re in…

Couple Indicted for Stealing Hybrid Technology to Sell to China

A couple from Michigan have been charged with carrying out economic espionage on hybrid cars made by GM and attempting to sell the information to a car manufacturer in China.

Yu Qin, 49, and his wife, Shanshan Du, 51, of Troy, Mich. have been charged with four violations, including wire fraud, unauthorized possession of trade secrets, conspiracy to possess trade secrets and obstruction of justice, according to an indictment unsealed…

Vulnerability Leaves Admin Credentials Open

A vulnerability in vBulletin software allows any user with a web browser to enter the back end of a forum, where sensitive information is often kept. The flaw is in version 3.8.6 of vBulletin, a company which provides forum software.

Last Wednesday, the firm released a patch. However, as of Friday, many users had still not installed the security patch, according to The Register. This left…

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Researchers Find Cyber Criminals Infecting 1 in 10

Researchers at AVG Technologies have discovered a network of 1.2 million malware-infected computers are currently under the control of cyber criminals who used commercial attack software.

Following a two-month long study, AVG determined that the Eleonore exploit toolkit used by the cyber criminals were having a 10 percent success rate in infecting the 12 million visitors to the infected websites. The researchers looked at 165 domains exploited by cyber criminals.

“The…

Court Approves Baidu Lawsuit Against Domain Register for Iranian Cyber Army Hack

A U.S. judge has approved the lawsuit filed by Chinese search engine giant Baidu against its domain register following a cyber attack which occurred in January.

The suit follows the attacks in January which were attributed to a group calling themselves the “Iranian Cyber Army.” Baidu alleges that Register.com gave the hackers access to Baidu’s account when the hackers called…

Air Force Association to Honor Cyber Institute, SAIC, Northrop Grumman for CyberPatriot Roles

The University of Texas at San Antonio, SAIC (NYSE: SAI) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) have received awards from the Air Force Association for their roles in the recent CyberPatriot competition, which is the largest cyber program for high school students in the country.

UTSA’s Institute for Cyber Security worked with Northrop Grumman and SAIC to create the CyberPatriot…

Removing Virus Could Harm Power Grid Operations Firm Warns

Siemens, a German-based engineering company, has made a program available to its customers that can detect and remove malware infecting its software which is used to control power grids, factories and oil refineries. However, the firm warned that disinfecting the system could interfere with sensitive operations.

The firm is distributing Sysclean, a product made by Trend Micro.

“As each plant is individually configured, we cannot rule out the possibility that…