Stuxnet, Flame, Information Security and Privacy Blog Posts

I thought I would update the blog for June by listing some of my recent articles and posts from elsewhere, mainly the ESET Threat Blog, unless stated otherwise.

• Stuxnet, Flamer, Flame, Whatever Name: There’s just no good malware
• The negative impact on GDP of state-sponsored malware like Stuxnet and Flame
• Data security and digital privacy on the road, what travelers should know
• Cybercrime and the small business: Basic defensive measures
• Malware RATs can steal your data and your money, your privacy too
• Privacy and Security in the Consumer Cloud: The not so fine print
• Cyber crime as a market - Information security experts often talk about the costs of cybercrime to businesses, but a new report from Russia quantifies how much criminals make in the "cybercrime market." (SC Magazine)
• America's privacy and security enforcer - The FTC has made major moves this year in its fight against cyber crime, and if enterprises and organizations aren't careful, they may be facing a team of the agency's investigators. (SC Magazine)

As you can see, the reports that Stuxnet was indeed a U.S. government project sparked a couple of articles. It also got me talking on a podcast: Demystifying nation-state attacks and their impact