[infosecurity-magazine] Apps on Google Play Can Secretly Subscribe Users to Premium SMS Services

Traditional advice is to use the official app stores to avoid mobile malware – but a Spanish security firm has discovered four apps available via Google Play that scam their users into covertly subscribing to premium SMS services and stealing money through their phone bills.

[computerworld] Google discloses details of E.U. antitrust settlement bid

IDG News Service - Google has done what the European Commission declined to do: publish the details of the latest commitments Google made in a bid to settle a long-running antitrust case involving its treatment of rival specialist search services, among other matters.

[computerweekly] Top banking botnets study victims' behaviour, Dell report reveals

Five of the top eight banking Trojans can capture snapshots of victims’ behaviour, according to a research report from Dell Secureworks.

The malware does not just capture bank details and login credentials, but also helps attackers build up a picture of user behaviour and interactions with banking sites.

[defensesystems] Army wants to mine social media in Europe

• By Defense Systems Staff
• Feb 13, 2014

The Army may soon begin to collect social media and open-source information from sources in Europe as a means of monitoring extremist groups and individuals. In a request for information posted this week, the Army said it is seeking industry review to conduct social media research and analysis to support the United States European Command and Special Operations, Europe.

[fireeye] RSA 2014: New Thinking to Narrow the Security Gap

Attacking the gap and preparing for the new frontiers in security is our focus for the 2014 RSA Conference. Around the show floor, in our booth, and in the conference tracks, you’ll hear from FireEye experts on how to address this new frontier. We’ll have updates on the latest threats from our research teams as well as live demonstrations of our new FireEye Security Platform. Find us at our booth and make sure to catch our research team presenting throughout the conference:

[cio] How the NIST cybersecurity framework can help secure the enterprise

IDG News Service (New York Bureau) — A Now that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized the much-discussed cybersecurity framework, organizations can use it as the guideline for measuring how well their systems are secured.A

[cio] NIST Framework Released to Widespread Praise, But What Happens Next?

CSO — Following a solid year of intensive work, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released yesterday its "final" framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity as mandated under a February 2013 executive order by President Obama. The 41-page document closely tracks, with some notable changes, the preliminary framework released by NIST in November.