• Peculiar malware trail raises questions about security firm in India

  By Ellen Messmer | 20 May, 2013 18:15

  Security firm Norman, investigating cyber-espionage-related to a Norwegian telecom company, the Pakastani government and others, says a lot of its findings lead to the word "Appin," which happens to be the name of a security outfit in India whose website indicates it does work for the Indian military.

• Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy

  By Philip Willan | 17 May, 2013 17:42

  Italian police arrested four suspected hackers Friday, accusing them of having taken control of the Italian branch of the Anonymous network.

• Four former LulzSec members sentenced to prison in the UK

  By Lucian Constantin | 16 May, 2013 18:11

  Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the group against corporate and government websites in 2011.

• Online gaming company recounts fighting for survival vs. DDoS attacks

  By Ellen Messmer | 14 May, 2013 18:08

  Fighting denial-of-service attacks has become a matter of survival for some businesses that find their websites getting smashed and network flooded by attackers. Online gaming company SG Interactive says it's under constant attack and the only way to keep going is to set up an anti-DDoS defense.

• Payment card processors hacked in $45 million fraud

  By Jeremy Kirk | 10 May, 2013 02:28

  A vast debit card fraud scheme that allegedly netted $US45 million has been linked to the hacking of credit card processors in the US and India.

• Chinese Government's Link to Cyber Espionage Clearer Than Ever

  By Thor Olavsrud | 20 February, 2013 16:09

  It's a common belief in the information security world that the Chinese government is behind many of the advanced persistent threats that target companies around the world in an effort to steal their IP and trade secrets. Now one security firm has come forward with years of evidence to link a prolific APT group to a unit inside the Chinese government.

• 13 IT security myths debunked

  By Ellen Messmer | 15 February, 2013 23:19

  They're security myths, oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that ... simply aren't true. As we did a year ago, we've asked security professionals to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them.

• Mobile attacks top the list of 2013 security threats

  By Thor Olavsrud | 09 January, 2013 14:25

  For years, information security experts have predicted a spike in mobile malware. Will 2013 be the year of mobile attacks? And what other security threats are on the horizon?

• The RSA Hack FAQ

  By Tim Greene | 19 March, 2011 05:45

  In the aftermath of RSA saying that its SecureID two-factor authentication tokens may have been compromised in a data breach of the company's network, here are some key questions and answers about the situation.

• Exposing Bad Actor Sites That Support Cybercrime

  By Alex Lanstein | 09 October, 2009 03:04

  Much of today's cyber crime is supported by bad-actor sites that enable questionable and criminal activities. A look at McColo, ZlKon, HostFresh and other "sinister" players.

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