Security Strategy, Plan, Budget

This month's news briefs include bits on Android, spammers, breach penalties, crime networks, hacktivism and more.

The rise in Department of Defense ranks, from around 900 to 4,000 military and civilian personnel, comes in the face of a growing digital threat. But is there a deeper reasoning behind the expansion?

The ESPN ScoreCenter app is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) and also could allow an attacker to easily access usernames and passwords when users set up accounts.

As threats grow in complexity, many organizations rely on managed security service providers to handle security operations center (SOC) capabilities.

McAfee's "2013 Threats Predictions" report also said that hacktivist group Anonymous would decline in success and visibility, with more extremist groups carrying the torch.

A bug report leads to an update in a Facebook app.

The vulnerability affects several Samsung models, including the Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III, SII and Meizu MX.