Cybercrime

Ken Brill, the man who defined the data center, dies

The founder of the UpTime Institute was 69

Black Hat: How to create a massive DDoS botnet using cheap online ads

JavaScript in online ads can zombify browsers to carry out denial of service attacks

Researchers exploit cellular tech flaws to intercept phone calls

Femtocells used to boost corporate cellular coverage can be tweaked to listen in on calls and steal data, researchers say at Black Hat

Email from social media safest, financial services riskiest

Senators Push to Curb NSA’s FISA Authorities

Controls keep NSA spy programs legal, director tells Black Hat audience

Fears that spy agencies are eavesdropping on all phone calls, email messages are unfounded, NSA Director Alexander insists

Senators push for changes in NSA data collection

Lawmakers focus on adding transparency to the agency's phone records collection program

Vulnerabilities in D-Link network video recorders enable remote spying, researcher says

The vulnerabilities allow attackers to gain access to devices used to monitor surveillance cameras or provide remote access to stored data

DDoS attacks getting bigger but shorter in duration

There is plenty new in Security at Black Hat 2013

To think otherwise is getting lost in the trees missing the forest.