US military Cyber Command won't go operational as planned |
- US military Cyber Command won't go operational as planned
- Stuxnet code hints at possible Israeli origin, researchers say
- Cyber-security Hurts Federal Government Productivity, Survey Says
- Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2010-39
- Study Shows Some Android Apps Leak User Data Without Clear Notifications
| US military Cyber Command won't go operational as planned Posted: InfoSec News: US military Cyber Command won't go operational as planned: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/30/cyber_command_delay/ By Lewis Page The Register 30th September 2010 The US military's central Cyber Command will not become operational as had been planned tomorrow, according to Pentagon spokesmen. Issues [...] |
| Stuxnet code hints at possible Israeli origin, researchers say Posted: InfoSec News: Stuxnet code hints at possible Israeli origin, researchers say: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188982/Stuxnet_code_hints_at_possible_Israeli_origin_researchers_say By Gregg Keizer Computerworld September 30, 2010 Security researchers today offered another tantalizing clue about the possible origins of the notorious Stuxnet worm, but cautioned against reading too much from the obscure tea leaves. In a paper released today and presented at a Vancouver, British Columbia security conference, a trio of Symantec researchers noted that Stuxnet includes references in its code to the 1979 execution of a prominent Jewish Iranian businessman. Buried in Stuxnet's code is a marker with the digits "19790509" that the researchers believe is a "do-not infect" indicator. If the marker equals that value, Stuxnet stops in its tracks, and does not infect the targeted PC. The researchers -- Nicolas Falliere, Liam O Murchu and Eric Chen -- speculated that the marker represents a date: May 9, 1979. "While on May 9, 1979, a variety of historical events occurred, according to Wikipedia "Habib Elghanian was executed by a firing squad in Tehran sending shock waves through the closely knit Iranian Jewish community," the researchers wrote. [...] |
| Cyber-security Hurts Federal Government Productivity, Survey Says Posted: InfoSec News: Cyber-security Hurts Federal Government Productivity, Survey Says: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/CyberSecurity-Cutting-Federal-Government-Productivity-Survey-744792/ By Fahmida Y. Rashid eWEEK.com 2010-09-30 Officials from 28 federal agencies say cyber-security measures impact productivity by restricting access to information and delaying [...] |
| Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2010-39 Posted: InfoSec News: Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2010-39: ======================================================================== The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2010-09-23 - 2010-09-30 This week: 63 advisories [...] |
| Study Shows Some Android Apps Leak User Data Without Clear Notifications Posted: InfoSec News: Study Shows Some Android Apps Leak User Data Without Clear Notifications: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/data-collection-android/ By Priya Ganapati Gadget Lab Wired.com September 30, 2010 Something as simple as changing your Android phone’s wallpaper or downloading a ringtone could transmit personal data about you, including [...] |
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