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Aug 4, 2011 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The cybersecurity executing arm of the United Nations has endorsed the Global CyberLympics, a new initiative by the EC-Council to foster stronger international cooperation on information security issues and to improve cybersecurity training and awareness in developing nations and third world countries. Created by EC-Council, the Global CyberLympics […]

Recently, United States (U.S) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a security bulletin on improving the situational awareness among the management and security administrators. The bulletin attempts to provide insights on the background and operations of Anonymous and associated attack groups. DHS refers to Anonymous and related groups such as Lulz Sec as ‘Script Kiddies’, […]

Recently, several reputed news websites including CNN, BBC, and Forbes reported the findings of a survey of over 100,000 people conducted by an organization called AptiQuant. The survey reportedly claimed that users of Internet Explorer (IE) have lower Intelligent Quotient (IQ) compared to users of other web browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari and […]

Data breach incidents have become a regular feature in the recent months. Cyber-attacks on different organizations have resulted in the exposure of confidential personal data related to millions of individuals. However, cyber-intrusions are not the only cause for data breach incidents. Employee initiated theft and loss of equipment may also result in compromise of sensitive […]

Users of social media sites are always on the radar of cybercriminals. They may attempt to deceive users by posing as friends, urging participation in surveys or downloading security software and enticing them to click on links to photos and videos. They also use compromised accounts to disseminate spam messages. Recently, security researchers at Internet […]