Latest news
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(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 37 released
13.03.2013
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics.
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Yahoo Mail accounts still hijacked daily
07.03.2013
Email account hijacking has been a big problem for Yahoo Mail users since the beginning of the year, as a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered, shared online and exploited by cyber scammers.
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Warning from "Mark Zurckerberg" leads to account hijacking
04.03.2013
If you get an email sent by "Mark Zurckerberg", saying your Facebook account might be permanently suspended because of violations of the social network's Terms of Service, fight the urge to follow the offered link for "account verification." The message is bogus, and the link will take you to a fake Facebook login web page set up for harvesting login credentials.
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Real world social engineering challenge at HITBSECCONF2013
22.02.2013
Global IT services provider Sogeti will launch their social engineering challenge during the Hack In The Box Amsterdam conference in April.
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Uyghur Mac users targeted with spear-phishing emails
15.02.2013
Uyghur activists are, once again, targeted with spear-phishing emails whose goal is to set up a backdoor on the victims' computers.
Spotlight

Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.
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