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Pentagon Contractors Seeking Black-Hat Hackers Openly

It seems that as the chief research officer, Mikko Hypponen are enjoying the position at the Helsinki-based security firm F-Secure. Previously, he gave a statement about the Flame Virus. Lately, Mr. Hypponen has spent a lot of time for looking at job openings. He has openly announced the job post and now, he wants to give a job to hackers. Over the last few months, Mr. Hypponen also visited the careers section of defense contractors’ websites and online job listings to find out actual candidates with secret clearances who has been searched job to use specific keyword like “exploit”, “offensive”, and “vulnerability”.

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State-sponsored Hackers Using IE Zero-day To Hijack Gmail Accounts

State-sponsored Hackers Using IE Zero-day To Hijack Gmail Accounts

Do you have a Gmail account? Do you think your PC security is enough to sustain attacks by a nation-state? Last week, Google warned its email service users were under “state-sponsored attacks” aimed to hijack Gmail accounts. Attacked users saw a warning at the top of their Gmail inbox saying “state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise your account or computer”. Make sure that, your Gmail account is safe.

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Apple Changes Its Tune On Mac Malware

Apple Changes Its Tune On Mac Malware

For long, Apple has held to a notion that somehow, PCs are very susceptible to hacks and viruses whereas Mac is nearly fully secure and that Mac users need not be troubled regarding the security of their machines. However, this seems to be changing now. Apple has taken a clear departure from this former strategy and now seems to be admitting that Mac malware also exist and are a significant threat.

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‘Ghost’ Launched By Honeynet Project To Capture USB Malware

‘Ghost’ Launched By Honeynet Project To Capture USB Malware

USBs are a very popular medium of the spreading of malware and different kinds of virus. Many malware authors tend to rely on this medium because security in many computers is quite strong and it is difficult to sneak into such computers. USBs, on the other hand, are a convenient way of sneaking into such computers and wrecking havoc.

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Deal For Students: Buy A Sony VAIO Laptop, Get PS3 Or PS Vita

Sony has offered an amazing deal for college students and faculty. The company is offering a free PlayStation 3 or PS Vita with every purchase of VAIO laptops. Students and faculty will get $200 off when they choose PlayStation gear with a selected laptop starting from $746.89. At the same price, students and faculty can also buy Sony VAIO T Series ultrabook which is including a 1.7GHz Core i5-3317U Ivy Bridge processor with Intel HD Graphics 4000, a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 display, 320GB hard drive, and 4GB of RAM. The company did not any talk about the duration of the deal. Check the deal.

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Microsoft Reveals Impressive Skype Statistics: 54% Skype Users Are Female And 33% College Educated

Microsoft Reveals Impressive Skype Statistics: 54% Skype Users Are Female And 33% College Educated

Microsoft is trying to find new ways to monetize its vastly popular product, Skype. Naturally, the best way to monetize an online product is with online ads and that is precisely what Microsoft is adopting. For now, the ads are to be restricted to such members who either don’t use Skype Credit or use Skype for Windows.

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New Vulnerability Discovered In Microsoft XML Component

New Vulnerability Discovered In Microsoft XML Component

Digital security is a tricky thing. No matter how much you patch up things, those looking for exploits will be able to find a vulnerability or two to make use of. It is precisely for this reason that security researchers are always on the alert, trying to discern if any new vulnerability in one of the popular software platforms have surfaced.

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NASA Will Provide Launch Control Center Tours To Public, Limited Time Offer

NASA Will Provide Launch Control Center Tours To Public, Limited Time Offer

Within a few days, NASA will be opening up its Launch Control Center (LCC) to the public. Yes, it’s the same place where 152 different launches were supervised – from the Apollo missions to the space shuttle program. To celebrate the Kennedy Space Center’s 50th anniversary NASA has made this special arrangement for the citizens.

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