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Students can attend live, or recorded training sessions for courses such as Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) or Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI). https://www.prlog.org/11535636-top-information-security-gurus-to-speak-at-hacker-halted-2011-in-miami.html The world’s top minds in information security are set to take the stage at Hacker Halted 2011, EC-Council’s flagship information security conference,Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:53:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11460143-apwgs-global-phishing-report-indicates-surge-in-phishing-attacks.html According to Global Phishing Report by APWG, there were around 67,677 phishing attacks worldwide during the second half of last year.Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:49:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11457599-sony-revamps-network-infrastructure-after-intrusion-attempt.html Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity services go offline after external intrusion attempt.Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:32:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11455138-enisa-releases-report-on-pan-european-cyber-security-exercise.html Recently, the European Network and information Security Agency (ENISA) released a report on a Pan-European cyber security exercise.Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:54:23 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11449812-oak-ridge-national-laboratory-suffers-cyber-attack.html Recently, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) detected cyber-attack forcing the organization to shut down website and suspend Internet access.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:04:35 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11449213-ec-council-to-launch-new-center-for-advanced-security-training-cast-at-takedowncon-dallas.html EC-Council’s new Center for Advanced Security Training (CAST) will make its official debut at TakeDownCon Dallas, May 15-17. TakeDownCon is a new technical IT security conference series developed by EC-Council.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:01:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11447461-senators-introduce-new-bill-to-enhance-public-awareness-on-cyber-security.html Recently, a bill aimed at improving public awareness on cyber security was introduced in the U.S Senate.Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:02:07 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11445080-apple-issues-security-update-to-mitigate-security-flaws.html Recently, Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in various products.Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:14 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11442628-attackers-deface-monash-university-website.html Recently, attackers defaced the website of Monash University. Preliminary investigations suggest that no data has been breached in the attack.Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:21:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11439282-researcher-to-release-plugbot-pen-test-tool-at-takedowncon-dallas-in-may.html Security researcher Jeremiah Talamantes will release a new penetration testing tool called "PlugBot" at this year’s TakeDownCon Dallas, a new IT security conference designed by the EC-Council.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:41:33 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11439001-google-updates-chrome-stable-channel-to-100648205-mitigates-critical-vulnerabilities.html Recently, Google updated Chrome stable channel to 10.0.648.205. The update mitigates three critical vulnerabilities in Chrome.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:05:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11436579-us-counter-crime-agencies-disable-international-botnet.html Recently, counter crime agencies in United States (U.S) disabled Coreflood botnet, which compromised millions of computers worldwide.Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:47:48 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11434140-security-researchers-alert-users-on-new-ransom-trojan.html Recently, security researchers at F-Secure warned users of a new Ransom Trojan.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:34:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11431807-texas-comptrollers-office-reports-inadvertent-exposure-of-personal-information.html Recently, Texas Comptroller reported exposure of sensitive information related to around 3.5 million individuals.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:20:28 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11429577-takedowncon-the-brand-new-technical-it-security-conference-premieres-in-dallas-in-may-2011.html TakeDownCon, the technical IT security conference series designed by the EC-Council, is making its debut in the information security conference arena next month.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:54:10 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11429004-cybercriminals-target-russian-news-and-online-blogging-sites.html Recently, Russian news and online blogging websites - Novaya Gazeta and LiveJournal suffered distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:07:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11425559-mycert-alerts-internet-users-on-online-employment-scams.html Recently, MyCERT alerted Internet users on job scam e-mails in circulation.Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:54:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11422834-google-to-add-new-security-feature-in-chrome-to-protect-users-from-malicious-downloads.html Recently, Google announced a new security feature in Chrome to facilitate safe downloads.Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:02:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11420916-symantec-report-identifies-increase-in-sophisticated-internet-threats.html Recently, Symantec released findings of the company's latest Internet Security Threat Report.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:31:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11417979-data-breach-incident-at-epsilon-results-in-disclosure-of-customer-names-and-mail-addresses.html Recently, Epsilon, a leading marketing services firm notified clients of a possible data breach incident.Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:58:23 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11412139-institute-of-electrical-and-electronics-engineers-suffers-security-breach-notifies-members.html Recently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) notified members of possible data breach.Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:00:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11409756-google-updates-chrome-patches-six-vulnerabilities.html Recently, Google updated Chrome Stable and Beta channels to 10.0.648.204. The update mitigates six high-risk vulnerabilities.Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:51 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11407580-travel-advisory-site-suffers-security-breach.html Recently, popular travel site, TripAdvisor.com reported a security breach, which led to the disclosure of unspecified number of customer e-mail addresses.Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:57:38 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11404508-canadian-telecom-company-cautions-customers-on-mail-phishing-scam.html Recently, Telus Corporation, a major Canadian national telecommunications company warned customers of e-mail phishing scam.Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:50:10 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11402480-spotify-customers-face-malvertizing-attacks.html Recently, Spotify users suffered malvertizing attacks. Malvertizing attacks involve injection of malicious code in advertisements to insert malware in vulnerable computers.Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:34:50 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11398431-australian-national-audit-office-identifies-lapses-in-information-security-practices.html Recently, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) identified lapses in information security practices of government departments.Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:36:26 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11395856-certification-authority-issues-alert-on-fraudulent-ssl-certificates.html Recently, Comodo Group, Inc., one of the leading certification authorities warned against fraudulent SSL certificates.Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:02:22 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11393088-online-retailing-site-alerts-customers-on-security-breach.html Recently, online retailing site, play.com alerted users on a security breach incident, which resulted in the disclosure of names and e-mail addresses of thousands of customers.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:59:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11390182-cnil-fines-google-for-privacy-breach.html Recently, French regulator CNIL fined Google for violating data protection laws.Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:27:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11387468-security-researchers-identify-new-phishing-scam.html Security researchers have identified a new phishing attack, which evades anti-phishing filters used by browsers.Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:07:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11383358-rsa-faces-security-breach.html Recently, RSA suffered sophisticated cyber-attacks on the IT infrastructure.Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:42:11 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11380403-saint-francis-health-system-notifies-patients-and-employees-after-security-breach.html Recently, Saint Francis Health System reported security breach at its hospital in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:26:25 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11377546-us-cert-advises-users-on-possible-post-tsunami-internet-scams.html Authorities caution users against Tsunami After-shock from cybercriminals.Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:02:01 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11374485-google-patches-security-flaw-exploited-by-security-researchers-in-pwn2own-contest.html Recently, Google patched a security flaw in Chrome browser exploited by security researchers in the Pwn2Own Contest.Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11371865-audit-reveals-lax-data-security-practices-by-state-agencies.html Recently, an audit by office of the state comptroller for New Jersey found glaring violations of guidelines concerning with disposition of surplus computer equipment’s by various state agencies.Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:49:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11362934-ec-council-launches-center-for-advanced-security-training-cast.html Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th President released in November 2010 by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), it is highlighted that technical proficiency is critical to the defense of IT networks and infrastructures.Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:51:10 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11362266-security-experts-caution-users-against-new-banking-trojan.html Recently, Internet security firm Symantec identified a new component based Banking Trojan.Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:08:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11358915-french-finance-ministry-suffers-cyber-attack.html Recently, French government confirmed reports of cyber-attacks on Finance and Economy MinistryTue, 08 Mar 2011 10:39:37 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11355937-missouri-state-university-alerts-students-on-security-breach.html Recently, Missouri State University (MSU) suffered data breach involving around 6,030 students.Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:55:33 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11350763-south-korean-websites-hit-by-distributed-denial-of-service-attacks.html Recently, South Korean websites suffered distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:40:46 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11347691-mozilla-mitigates-8-critical-1-high-risk-and-1-moderate-risk-vulnerabilities.html Recently, Mozilla released patch for 10 vulnerabilities associated with Firefox and Thunderbird.Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:45:15 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11344531-security-professionals-identify-new-mac-os-backdoor-trojan.html Recently, security researchers at Sophos identified a new backdoor Trojan, which affects Mac Operating System (OS) X.Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:41:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11341825-qub-receives-funds-worth-44m-gbp-to-develop-secure-information-technologies.html Northern Ireland has announced a 4.4m GBP funding to a department of Queen's University Belfast (QUB).Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:28:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11338929-london-stock-exchange-website-faces-malware-attack.html London Stock exchange websites suffers malware attackMon, 28 Feb 2011 12:11:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11332294-deloitte-issues-report-on-data-privacy-and-security-in-health-care-industry.html The report emphasizes on developing adequate security controls, framing security policies and procedures, employee training and compliance management.Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:47:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11328075-apcert-conducts-drill-to-test-the-capabilities-of-incident-response-teams-of-asia-pacific-countries.html 20 Incident response teams from 15 Asia Pacific countries participated in the DrillThu, 24 Feb 2011 10:28:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11324414-zeus-trojan-variant-targets-authorization-codes-sent-by-banks.html Recently, customers of ING Bank Slaski, in Poland suffered man-in-the-mobile attacks.Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:27:27 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11320957-kaspersky-lab-releases-insights-on-cybercrime-trends.html Recently, Kaspersky Lab released the IT security forecast for the current decade.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:14:05 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11316889-new-cybercrime-index-by-norton-to-alert-users-on-online-risks.html Recently, Norton released a new cybercrime Index to update Internet users on the online threat level.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:56:02 GMT https://www.prlog.org/11311376-australia-deliberates-on-joining-the-council-of-europe-convention-on-cybercrime.html The treaty would allow Australia to exchange information on cybercrime with other countriesFri, 18 Feb 2011 10:58:28 GMT