ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

Enables Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich root exploit...

OPEN SOURCE Linux distributors are quickly patching a security flaw recently found in the Linux kernel.

A local attacker can gain root access to the system via a privilege escalation vulnerability. The security hole involves the kernel failing to restrict access to the "/proc//mem" file, according to Techworld, and the security advisory is CVE-2012-0056.

Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/15oXz)

CHINESE HACKERS have broken into the US Chamber of Commerce computer systems and gained access to information about its three million members.

Source: The Inquirer 

CYBER CRIMINALS are mass producing their attack techniques and targeting smaller businesses, telecom Verizon has warned.

Talking at Verizon's Security Operations Centre in Dortmund, Germany today, security research director Wade Baker told The INQUIRER that small to medium businesses are "easy targets" for organised cyber crime compared to larger enterprises.

Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/1boyu)

Followers are aiding unwittingly...

SECURITY VENDOR Sophos has warned Twitter users that they could be launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by clicking on links.
The firm is warning users that a simple click on a link could be triggering a DDoS attack.

It is specifically talking about hacktivist group Anonymous posting links to pastehtml.com.
Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/15k1g)

Text encryption code is opened to all...

MICRO-BLOGGING SERVICE Twitter has released its recently acquired Android security software as open source, making it free for people to use, share and expand upon.

Source: The Inquirer