Mandiant takes China
Many believe online security firm Mandiant private Corporation confirmed the obvious this week, releasing a highly critical 74 page dossier of evidence allegedly linking the Chinese government to sustained and complex hacking campaign.
The report suggests that the Chinese authorities were well aware of "advanced persistent threat" actors operating from China itself, which Mandiant believe was responsible for a large number of security breaches the United States for more than six years. Mandiant even claim to have drawn a direct attack on a Chinese military unit. So far, so overwhelming. Chinese officials were quick to deny the accusations, while failing to provide evidence to support their denials.
MEPs vote against privacy
A key element of European legislation aimed at improving and protecting online privacy has suffered a major setback this week after MPs voted against substantial fines for companies that do not meet the new data protection laws. Rather than impose a fine of up to 2% of total turnover as recommended by the defenders of privacy, MEPs chose to stay with the current approach slap on the wrist, which in practice limit the fines to a maximum of € 0,000 - small change to some of the biggest offenders.
consumer groups were outraged by the decision, calling it a license for private companies to "collect and process personal data by commercial interests."
Oracle release yet another Java patch
Tech giant Oracle released another security patch for its Java software, just weeks after the last major security update for the software historically leaking. The company could be forgiven for having missed some minor flaws, but the new patch is designed to fix four security vulnerabilities designated as "critical", with the possibility of "completely compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems" in running Java - full cue panic.
Many computer systems run Java as part of their daily software, and users are encouraged to install the new patch as soon as possible to avoid potential damage to security.
0 Komentar