Android-based malware achieved a 35% growth rate in the second quarter of 2013 according to a new report – a rate not seen since early 2012. The quarter was marked by the proliferation of twice as many new ransomware samples in Q2 as in Q1, raising the 2013 ransomware count higher than the total found in all previous periods combined.

A hacker going by the name Mauritania Attacker claims to have hacked Twitter and have access to every account. Twitter denies this, saying no accounts have been compromised. Mauritania Attacker’s claims would appear to be an exaggeration.

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated two of its computer security guides to help system managers protect their systems from hackers and malware.

The Apple iPhone is notoriously overlooked by most malware authors – thanks in no small part to the company’s rigorous mandatory app review and code signing mechanisms for any program it allows into the App Store. But a group of Georgia Tech researchers have created the Jekyll gambit for creating iOS malware, which allows attackers to reliably hide malicious behavior that would otherwise get their app rejected by the Apple review process.

The previously disclosed flaw in Android’s Bitcoin wallet has now been quantified in terms of its scope: the vulnerability has left over 360,000 applications up for attack, subsequently compromising the data of thousands of users, as well as their cyber-wallets.

 By Sam Raynor For many years, the view of cybersecurity has lied squarely in the domains of the military; of state-sponsored espionage; or of the bedroom hacker who has nothing better to do tha...

By Kamal Shah Cloud services are here to stay, and practically everybody is embracing them. In fact, the cloud computing industry is growing at the torrid pace of nearly 30% per year right now, accor...

NYC and I have been ‘on a break’ for the last few years. It wasn’t Manhattan, it was me. We didn’t fall out, as such. Perhaps it was a case of too much too soon – after m...

By Sean Arrowsmith Increasingly I am witnessing my clients' utter frustration, endless despair, abject misery…cue the violins…. This gloom and doom is due to the ever-increasing comp...

Say No to Digital Rights Management and Intellectual Property Rights? Steve Mathews explores DRM options in a world where completely preventing the copying and distribution files is nearly impossible

Cracking the Computer on Wheels Are the vehicles we drive the next target for hackers? Wendy M. Grossman steers us around the risks

Comment: Myths and Misconceptions on Securing Open-source Software Agile security expert Ryan Berg addresses the common myths and misconceptions of securing open-source software and offers practical tips on how to build in security throughout the software development lifecycle – from design, development and deployment through to production

Do the Right Thing… For a Price: The Market for Vulnerability Data The market for vulnerability data takes on three shades, depending on motive. As security researchers increasingly attempt to commoditize their findings, Davey Winder seeks to put a value on vulnerability information

Comment: Secure Everything, Everywhere Andrew Walker-Brown of Dell SonicWALL discusses the need for all-encompassing security to ensure performance and productivity

Interview: Microsoft's Scott Charney Scott Charney tells Eleanor Dallaway why he is so proud to work for Microsoft, how he went from prosecutor to infosec professional, and why the role of US ‘cyber czar’ was not for him…

Comment: Securely Embracing ‘Shadow-IT’ – the Apps an IT Department Can’t Control Simplexo’s Simon Bain examines how IT departments can deal with the security issues related to ‘Shadow-IT’ and cloud storage

Jailbroken Devices: the Good, the Bad, and BYOD The brand of ‘super geeks’ that typically jailbreak their mobile devices aren’t necessarily the threat they are often made out to be, Kevin Townsend explains. But with respect to security, permitting these devices within an enterprise setting can still be a risky proposition

A CEO's Guide to Big Data Security Feeling a bit lost in the Big Data ocean? The ISF’s Steve Durbin provides a life boat by briefing the Big Chair about its security and risk management implications

Arab Uprising: Information Security in the Middle East The Middle East is an emerging market for information security and related awareness. With Israel already at the forefront of the industry, Wendy M. Grossman examines what the rest of the region is doing to catch up