Jack Rogers
Recent articles by Jack Rogers
Odds favour Super Bowl cyberattacks, security expert says
The Super Bowl presents a ripe target for cybercriminals intent on maximising the impact of their scams, and the biggest question at this time - aside from which team will win the big game - is what form these attacks will take.
Jan 25 2008 12:26PM
Security
Adobe Flash plug-and-play interface can be used to modify router settings
The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) interface in Adobe Flash is highly vulnerable to use by hackers seeking to modify home router settings – such as choice of DNS server – from an external location, researchers warned today.
Jan 23 2008 10:40AM
Security
China has penetrated key U.S. databases: SANS director
An aggressive, non-stop campaign by China to penetrate key government and industry databases in the United States already has succeeded and the United States urgently needs to monitor all internet traffic to critical government and private-sector networks “to find the enemy within,” SANS Institute Director of Research Alan Paller told SCMagazineUS.com.
Jan 21 2008 10:14AM
Security
Fortinet: Storm Worm botnet used to mount phishing attacks on Barclays, Halifax banks
The Fortinet Global Security Research team has detected two phishing attacks on UK major banks that were mounted using the Storm Worm botnet, said to be the first attack on the financial sector by Storm's huge network of zombie computers.
Jan 9 2008 12:37PM
Security
Boeing to ensure 787's flight control system can't be hacked by passengers
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring Boeing to make sure that computers governing flight control systems on the new 787 are not vulnerable to hacking from passengers using in-flight internet access.
Jan 8 2008 4:05PM
Security
Adobe upgrades Flash Player to close critical flaws
Numerous vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe's popular Flash Player that allow attackers to gain control over a user's PC and use it as a launching pad to obtain sensitive data, inject arbitrary code, launch cross-site scripting attacks and mount privilege escalation attacks on servers hosting cross-domain policy files.
Dec 20 2007 9:46AM
Security
Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year
Victims of phishing scams in the United States lost US$3.2 billion during a 12-month period ending in August, and the number of people on the receiving end of phishing emails has more than doubled over the past three years, according to a report from Gartner.
Dec 19 2007 10:03AM
Security
Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets
Warning that botnets are a "dynamic, evolving threat," researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed the classification of botnet structures to provide an effective response framework for attacks and general remediation.
Dec 18 2007 9:33AM
Security
Dueling cybercrime bills: House to focus on breach notifications
The U.S. House of Representatives is unlikely to take up a tough identity theft law passed by the Senate last month before considering a broader measure proposed by the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, a committee counsel has told SCMagazineUS.com.
Dec 11 2007 9:48AM
Security
