Mobile Device Adoption Outpacing Security
Some 63 percent of mobile device users are unsure about whether they trust the security of mobile technologies, according to Juniper Network’s Trusted Mobility Index [PDF].
U.S. Cyber Command Using Classified Intel To Scare CEOs To Action
The U.S.’s Cyber Command is using special, classified briefings with private sector CEOs to scare them into greater vigilance about the threat of cyber attacks, according to an NPR report.
Another Set of PHP Releases Pushed Out to Fix CVE-2012-1823 Flaw
For the second time in less than a week, the developers of PHP have released new versions of the language that include a fix for the remotely exploitable vulnerability that was disclosed last week. The group is encouraging users to upgrade to PHP 5.4.3 or 5.3.13 immediately.
Carrier IQ, a startup heavily bruised last fall by harsh criticism of its handset diagnostic software, today announced it’s hired a high-profile lawyer as its Chief Privacy Officer.
According to a news release, Magnolia Mansourkia Mobley, a CIPP and former Verizon executive, will be tasked with quickly broadening the company’s focus on consumer privacy. She also was named the company’s General Counsel.
Travelers abroad should be on alert for malware masquerading as a software update when they attempt to connect to the Internet from their hotel rooms.
The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigating a string of cyber intrusions targeting companies that operate national gas pipelines in the U.S.
Microsoft released seven bulletins fixing 23 vulnerabilities in their patch Tuesday announcement today. The Redmond, Wash., software giant rated three of the bulletins as ‘critical,’ all of which could lead to remote code execution, and the remaining four as ‘important.’
Adobe has released patches for a series of vulnerabilities in its product line, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash Professional and Shockwave. Several of the vulnerabilities can be used to take complete control of affected machines.
In an attempt to clear the cybersecurity air, the United States and the People’s Republic of China agreed Monday to work in tandem to prevent future cyber threats. Meeting at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Liang Guanglie, China’s Minister of National Defense, insisted the two nations should be seen as equals and according to Guanglie, “build a new state-to-state relationship that’s not a stereotype of two major powers predestined for conflict.”
The PHP Group on Tuesday is planning to release another new version of the scripting language that’s designed to address, again, the remotely exploitable flaw that came to light last week. That bug, which requires no authentication, was supposed to have been fixed in new releases pushed out on May 3, but they didn’t completely address the problem.
