Researchers at AlienVault are tracking the moves of a highly skilled espionage group, likely nation-state backed and operating out of China, that has hit two U.S. manufacturers of solar panels.
With the rise of state-sponsored espionage and advanced persistent threats, security pros must divert their attention from deploying perimeter-focused security toward raising the cost for attackers once they're already inside.
Robust growth in the information security profession is a sign of economic health in the overall economy, according to a new report from (ISC)2. And personnel skilled in emerging technologies and security as a business will be the ones who excel.
The security company has unearthed an earlier version of Stuxnet that it is calling Stuxnet 0.5. It was less sophisticated, but still could have inflicted serious damage upon Iranian nuclear plants.
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