Malaysia’s Prime Minister Urges Stepped-Up Efforts in Cybersecurity

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has warned Southeast Asian nations of the increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals who pose risks to countries and governments around the world.

Speaking at last week’s ASEAN Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the minister urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to…

Cyber Command Chief to Keynote AFCEA Homeland Security Conference

Gen. Keith B. Alexander, chief of U.S. Cyber Command and director of National Security Agency, is kicking off AFCEA‘s 10th annual Homeland Security Conference held in Washington, D.C., next month.

This year’s conference, titled “Working Together Today for a More Secure Tomorrow,” takes place at the Ronald Reagan…

FCC: Wireless Devices ‘Skyrocketing’

The number of new wireless devices is skyrocketing, and today there are nearly four times as many gadgets than compared to a decade ago, according to a report by the Federal Communications Commission’s  Office of Engineering & Technology Laboratory.

As the wireless market has grown from fewer than 100 million subscribers at the turn…

Hackers Break into UConn’s Husky Merchandise Website

A hacker broke into a database with the credit card information of 18,000 customers of the University of Connecticut’s Co-op’s HuskyDirect.com website, according to The Hartford Courant.

The database hosted customers’ names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and credit card information, including expiration dates and security codes, the newspaper said.

The HuskyDirect website offers Husky teams’ merchandise directly and is run by a vendor, who notified the university…

US — Worst. Spammer. Ever.

A new report by Sophos has revealed the top 12 spam-producing countries, and once again, the United States was tagged with the dubious distinction of placing first.

“Many members of the public still don’t understand the vital role that they can play in fighting spam – preventing their home PC from becoming infected,”…

New NIST Website Details Forthcoming Strategy for Trusted IDs in Cyberspace

Just days after Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke announced a proposed Identity Ecosystem, the National Institute of Standards and Technology launched a new website with more information on the Obama administration’s forthcoming National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which seeks to help establish voluntary identity solutions and privacy-enhancing technologies that will enhance…

North Korea Accuses South of Hacking into Website

North Korea is accusing South Korean web users of hacking into one of its websites, calling the behavior a provocation aimed at undermining its national dignity, according to The Associated Press.

The North’s state-run Uriminzokkiri website said South Korean Internet users recently deleted articles on the site and posted messages slandering the North’s dignity, AP reported.

One of the messages read: “They…

Dell Buys SecureWorks to Boost IT Services

Dell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SecureWorks, a provider of information security services, a move that seeks to expand Dell’s portfolio of on-demand IT offerings.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., SecureWorks serves thousands of clients in 70 countries, including more than 15 percent of the Fortune 500 and…

Customers of Online Pharmacies Targeted by Bogus FDA Inspectors

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of a continued international extortion scam targeting consumers who bought drugs online or via telepharmacies.

The criminals call the victims, identify themselves as FDA special agents or other law enforcement officials. The scammers  inform the victims that purchasing drugs over the…

Department of Energy’s Cyber Czar to Keynote Smart Grid Event

William Hunteman, senior adviser for cybersecurity to the Department of Energy, has been announced as a keynote speaker at the Smart Grid Cyber Security East Conference, taking place in early spring in Knoxville, Tenn.

The event, held March 1-2, is a business technology conference focused exclusively on cybersecurity and…