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Over 50 Local Authorities in the UK pledge support to the Armed Forces...sign up to a Community Covenant

Vigilance can report that communities across the country are getting behind the Armed Forces Covenant to improve the lives of Service personnel and their families.

According to a source at the MoD over 50 Local Authorities across the UK have pledged their support to the Armed Forces and signed up to a Community Covenant, with another 50 ready to sign up soon. 27 of these communities have applied for a grant to kick start initiatives that will make real changes for our Armed Forces and their families locally.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, EDITOR; International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence; Posted On Wednesday, 27 June 2012 12:15

Asia crime gangs can be brought to justice by using unique UK digital forensic technology

LONDON: Innovative digital forensic technology that instantly identifies illegal activity over the internet could help law enforcers stem the growing threat of terrorism and organised crime across the Asia Pacific Region.

: CAROL JENKINS; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 27 June 2012 12:04

Experts reflect on RBS failure and where blame lies

Commenting on BBC business editor Robert Peston’s comments about the RBS/NatWest account access debacle on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Lieberman Software says that the incident highlights the reliance that many large organisations have on software code – and systems - that are well past their sell-by dates, and that banks don’t have the incentive to change.

: CATHERINE EYRES; InfoSecurity; Posted On Wednesday, 27 June 2012 11:54

A La Carte: Criminals charging per feature for custom webinjects

This latest development in webinject marketing illustrates how the underground marketplace is following traditional software industry pricing schemes by offering a la carte and complete “suite” pricing options. Unfortunately, buying high quality webinjects is getting easier and more affordable, which opens the door for more criminals to get into the business of online banking fraud. Criminals are no longer bound by rigid malware configurations designed to conduct specific exploits at specific institutions. Criminals can now specify the precise exploit and target institution that they believe will maximize their ability to successfully commit fraud. And according to basic statistics, the more combinations of exploit types and targets attempted, the more likely it is for fraudsters find those that succeed.

Over the past several months, Trusteer has written about the evolving underground market for webinjects. Our researchers recently discovered a new development -- criminals are now selling customized webinjects that are priced per feature. For example, one seller offers a webinject for Zeus/SpyEye that contains the automatic transfer system (ATS) that was reported by Trend Micro researchers last week.