This week, for the first time ever, the FBI issued a media FLASH to warn businesses about the destructive wiper activity that was used in the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. Read Full Article
Gaming the Security – The New Generation of Consoles
With the Xbox One having landed in many countries, it’s time to have a closer look at the new console generation. The Xbox One is equipped with two virtualized operating systems, both running on a hypervisor: the core system for… Read Full Article
The Top 10 Security Stories of 2011
As we turn the page to 2012, it makes sense to sit back and take a look at what happened during the past twelve months in the IT Security world. If we were to summarize the year in one word, I think it would probably be “explosive.” The multitude of incidents, stories, facts, new trends and intriguing actors is so big that it makes it very hard to crack into top 10 of security stories of 2011. What I was aiming for with this list is to remember the stories that also indicate major trends or the emergence of major actors on the security scene. By looking at these stories, we can get an idea of what will happen in 2012. Read Full Article
Lab Matters – Inside the Sony Hack
Tim Armstrong looks at the timeline of the Sony breach and pieces together the relevant details at each point in time. He discusses the known facts of the case and the potential future fallout. Read Full Article
Return of the Hack, Playstation Accounts breached again
Sony has reported that it has had a number of sign-in attempts on accounts belonging to users on its various networks, and has locked out those accounts. Read Full Article
Return of the Playstation Network
The Sony PSN servers are back online Read Full Article
Playstation data for sale?
Rumors on underground forums say that the PSN data is for sale, and that it actually contains the CCV2 code… Read Full Article
Gaming systems targeted yet again
Trojans for gaming platforms are taking off – Sony PlayStation Portables last week, Nintendo DS – today. That takes care of two major handheld entertainment systems. MS Xbox next week? Read Full Article