malware

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  Threat of the Week: TDoS Will Hang Up On You

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 8, 2013

  Phone attacks resulting in system shutdowns, extortion demands.

• Overseas Card Thieves Come Up With New Way to Get Card Data

  By David Morrison  |  April 2, 2013

  Russia syndicates said to have developed malware to collect data stored at POS terminal and in ATM log files.

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  Threat of the Week: Mobile Malware, Menace or Myth?

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 1, 2013

  The press releases pile up, shrieking about yet another new mobile malware menace. Just one problem: it’s all public relations bloat.

• House Panel to Probe Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Work

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 13, 2013

  House panel says it will investigate DHS mission, capabilities as infrastructure attacks, including on banks and credit unions, mount.

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  Threat of the Week: DDoS Becoming an Expensive Fact of Life

  By Robert McGarvey  |  March 4, 2013

  As takedowns resume, the industry considers its options: Respond or not respond? Meanwhile, vendors seek to make response affordable.

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  Time to Protect Yourself From State-Sponsored Attacks

  By Calum MacLeod  |  March 4, 2013

  But I believe the reality is that we are responsible in large part for the ease with which cyber-terrorists, regardless of their ideology or motivation, are attacking us. In effect, we are supplying the weapons that are being used against us.

• UFCU Confirms It Was DDoS Victim

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 28, 2013

  Texas credit union hit again by al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, joining Patelco as repeat target.

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  Threat of the Week: NCUA on DDoS

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 22, 2013

  Experts have been quick to weigh in with opinions on the usefulness of NCUA’s counsel.

• DDoS Attacks Prompt NCUA Risk Alert

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 20, 2013

  Agency issues first alert of 2013 after none in 2012, with guidance on how to address risk of website takedowns.

• Cyber Attacks a Concern for Insurance Executives: Survey

  By Michael Stanley  |  February 8, 2013

  The threat of cyber attacks has become a top concern among insurance corporate executives, a new survey reveals.