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| » IBM corrects security report after criticism from Google |
| After revisiting their statistics, it turns out Google has no more critical security issues. ... |
| 31 August 2010 |
| » QuickTime found to be vulnerable to Code-execution exploit |
| All because of human error, Apple’s QuickTime is still at risk.... |
| 30 August 2010 |
| » Hackers give Microsoft advance warning |
| Even Hackers make mistakes. ... |
| 29 August 2010 |
| » Criminals continue DLL hijacking as developers strive to cope |
| Developers slowly addressing DLL hijacking vulnerability as Microsoft shares SDL knowledge and its DLL administrative tool.... |
| 28 August 2010 |
| » Pushdo botnet Power diminishes to almost nothing |
| Pushdo spam slowly disappearing from e-mail boxes.... |
| 27 August 2010 |
| » Pentagon improves its cyberspace security measures |
| Due to a wide spread malware incident 2 years ago, Pentagon implements a better cyber-security policy.... |
| 26 August 2010 |
| » Microsoft specialists refute Apple's privacy policy |
| The privacy of end-users will be indirectly exposed. ... |
| 25 August 2010 |
| » Microsoft admits existence of application code-execution bug |
| Microsoft has no “silver bullet” for this security problem at the moment.... |
| 24 August 2010 |
| » Speedport router WPA key a disappointment |
| Speedport W700V routers default security easily compromised... |
| 23 August 2010 |
| » Halo: Reached earlier than expected |
| Leaked right under the nose of the Xbox Market... |
| 22 August 2010 |
| » New tricks malware use to catch you off-guard |
| A new program that get you to uninstall your antivirus software for them to do their dirty work.... |
| 21 August 2010 |
| » Code-execution bug terrorizes Windows |
| Code-execution bug reaps terror on Windows applications.... |
| 20 August 2010 |
| » More secure VLC Media Player 1.1.3 released |
| The new VLC media player protects you from a security vulnerability affecting media players. ... |
| 19 August 2010 |
| » Studies show that Security Suites are getting left behind |
| Do antivirus companies really protect your computer? Find out how well they performed during testing.... |
| 18 August 2010 |
| » Rivalry in the Warez Market |
| Hackers fight over warez forums. Sensitive data used as ammunition... |
| 17 August 2010 |
| » Cybercriminals get hacked |
| What goes around comes around, it seems. Criminals included.... |
| 16 August 2010 |
| » Lawsuit filed against Warner, Disney, and others |
| Lawsuits related to issues of privacy in the net have been filed against Clearspring Technologies and its clients which include well known companies.... |
| 15 August 2010 |
| » Gift-card cloner on probation |
| Retailer stores, be extra wary!... |
| 14 August 2010 |
| » New wheels reveal vehicles’ location |
| Tire pressure sensors in vehicles don't use encryption which makes it open for attack... |
| 13 August 2010 |
| » Overlooked security bug in Facebook patched |
| 500 million users of Facebook can now sigh in relief after a overlooked security bug was fixed.... |
| 12 August 2010 |
| » NoScript misunderstood while XSS dominates websites |
| Most users are trading security over convenience when accessing the internet.... |
| 11 August 2010 |
| » Dot-Matrix Printers unsecure? |
| Who knew the noise it makes reveals more than it should? ... |
| 10 August 2010 |
| » VxWork’s module creates security hole in networks |
| Operating system two modules causes Security risk to networks.... |
| 09 August 2010 |
| » Thunderbird roasting in its own juices |
| Developers need to step up their game to get more competitive with other e-mail clients ... |
| 08 August 2010 |
| » Russian Hacker extradited and put on trial |
| Alleged ring leader extradited for stealing $9M worth of funds from RBS WorldPay... |
| 07 August 2010 |
| » Fake Facebook virus more troublesome than real one |
| Fake Facebook virus messages spamming Facebook users. Stop spreading this to your friends.... |
| 06 August 2010 |
| » IPv6 Security Dillema Fortold at DefCon |
| New system causes New Problems and provides new answers. IPv6 coming soon!... |
| 06 August 2010 |
| » Cracking software can gain access to iPhone 4 passwords |
| Now there is no need to jailbreak iPhone 4.... |
| 05 August 2010 |
| » Company payroll not immune to hackers |
| A pharmaceutical company that uses a third party payroll system was hacked, placing the payroll of employees at risk.... |
| 05 August 2010 |
| » Adobe Reader still plagued with security flaws |
| Even the iPhone is not safe with this PDF Reader. Adobe needs to roll out more security fixes.... |
| 04 August 2010 |
| » Fool-proof cryptography coming soon! |
| Securely send encrypted messages only to a specific place!... |
| 04 August 2010 |
| » Rootkits target Android devices |
| New rootkit demonstrated to affect Android phones. Beware!... |
| 03 August 2010 |
| » Promised critical Microsoft patch rolled out |
| Microsoft Security Patch was deployed as promised.... |
| 03 August 2010 |
| » UK radio waves opened up for public scrutiny |
| UK Radio waves opened up for public scrutiny? Still, some secrets should be kept. Radio license database soon to be open to the public in 2011. Operators get ready!... |
| 02 August 2010 |
| » Cell phone call cracked like an egg |
| GSM Cellphone Security in Germany is in jeopardy! Better security measures needed.... |
| 02 August 2010 |
| » Virtual security progresses in the market |
| Virtual security takes it lead and will flourish in the year 2014.... |
| 17 June 2010 |
| » Apple improves the security of its popular products |
| Security of the Apple products are to be upgraded with the recently-released patches.... |
| 17 June 2010 |
| » Testing rules improved by the anti-malware officials |
| The anti-malware governing body deided to improve the testing principles so as to have advanced security testers.... |
| 16 June 2010 |
| » Criminal attempts frame-up and failed |
| A vicious criminal attempted to do hacking but met his ultimate failure.... |
| 16 June 2010 |
| » Amplify call center payment security, says Veritape |
| Security in the call centers of UK can now be tightened up with the vendor's newest product.... |
| 15 June 2010 |
| » Web giant appears with a come back |
| The agency requests for an explanation and the giant returns with a detailed reply.... |
| 15 June 2010 |
| » Humyo now owned by Trend |
| Cloud technology is now a big hit.... |
| 14 June 2010 |
| » Ubuntu versus Windows and the former wins |
| Ubuntu is now the leading product based on consumers' opinions.... |
| 14 June 2010 |
| » World Cup malware rampages in the web says Symantec |
| The World Cup theme is now overused as criminals continue to use this in compromising many computer systems.... |
| 13 June 2010 |
| » Eleven Chrome vulnerabilities now updated |
| Another upgrade were done by the web giant as a response to the concern over the security of users.... |
| 13 June 2010 |
| » E-mail addresses divulged with breach on iPad's security |
| E-mail addresses were divulged but this occurred only with a small glitch.... |
| 12 June 2010 |
| » Wi-Fi data gathering done with intention |
| Google rejected the idea that they gathered Wi-Fi with intentions but Privacy International thinks otherwise.... |
| 12 June 2010 |
| » Botnet master lead the “death” of its own creation |
| The creator had no choice but used his last resort and he ended up destroying his latest masterpiece.... |
| 11 June 2010 |
| » Exploit on XP carried out by Google employee |
| Protocol was bypassed when the Google engineer distributed the information about a Microsoft vulnerability before informing the company.... |
| 11 June 2010 |
| » Amplified security as Twitter cuts URLs short |
| Twitter created a new method in order to protect their users and this works by shortening the URLs being posted.... |
| 10 June 2010 |
| » Group of SMS scammers in Malaysia now arrested |
| Lottery scam is the common method used by vicious. Fortunately, the group that used this in Malaysia was recently caught by the police.... |
| 10 June 2010 |
| » “Doctor Who” game bears an astonishing treat |
| Downloading game from P2P networks can actually bring danger.... |
| 09 June 2010 |
| » Virtualized desktop now on Trend Micro’s hands |
| There should always be a room for technological advancements.... |
| 09 June 2010 |
| » Bangladesh Facebook, rolling in the web again |
| Posting an offending photo will cause the ban of the social network in Bangladesh.... |
| 08 June 2010 |
| » Serious glitch detected on Adobe products |
| New threat was found on the Adobe products but some things may be done in order to prevent larger problems.... |
| 08 June 2010 |
| » New spam masquerades as Twitter-related mail |
| A spam message was found to have been circulating through webmails and this allows download of fake antivirus program.... |
| 07 June 2010 |
| » Web giant focuses on security processes |
| It is the time for the web giant to prove the others wrong.... |
| 07 June 2010 |
| » Additional installment in “Twilight” saga may intensify attacks |
| A new book from the "Twilight" series will be released but it comes with a catch.... |
| 06 June 2010 |
| » Panda cloud security product goes commercial |
| Paying for a product will surely give more advantage.... |
| 06 June 2010 |
| » Samsung Wave handed out with Trojans creeping around |
| The popular company Samsung failed in some ways when they accidentally distributed handsets wherein the microSD cards were infected with a Trojan.... |
| 05 June 2010 |
| » Privacy endangered after a company was hacked |
| Greatest bidder takes all.... |
| 05 June 2010 |
| » No punishment for the instigators of Mariposa botnet |
| Punishment for the Mariposa instigators is not yet clear even if there were evidences presented.... |
| 04 June 2010 |
| » Security software found with tiny bugs |
| Even security programs can be have little vulnerability of its own.... |
| 04 June 2010 |
| » Microsoft defended the security of Windows OS |
| Microsoft quickly made a come back just after the allegations made against Windows OS.... |
| 03 June 2010 |
| » Facebook haunted by click-jacking worm once again |
| The popular social network experienced yet another round of click-jacking attack.... |
| 03 June 2010 |
| » Quit Facebook Day equals big fail |
| The scheduled "Quit Facebook Day" turned out to be a big failure when not too many people deactivated their accounts.... |
| 02 June 2010 |
| » Windows Mobile game infected with Trojan |
| The popular Windows Mobile game was found to have been infected with a Trojan and this infection continues to spread all throughout the web.... |
| 02 June 2010 |
| » Scammers prepare for another World-Cup-based attack |
| Scammers are again using the FIFA World Cup in order to spread terror in the web once again.... |
| 01 June 2010 |
| » Web giant plans to ditch Microsoft Corp. |
| Google is planning to replace Microsoft's Windows OS with another of either Linux or Mac.... |
| 01 June 2010 |
| » Over 26,000 Facebook users prepared to retire today |
| Quit Facebook Day was scheduled today but the social network did not believe that a lot of people will be joining the movement.... |
| 31 May 2010 |
| » 450,000 US dollar worth of money ripped off by five |
| Five men were found to have stolen quite an amount of money from a city and there was already a file charged against them.... |
| 31 May 2010 |
| » Hundred-million-dollar scareware criminals charged |
| The three men who were found to be accountable for the 100-million-US dollar worth of scareware are now charged and punishments are already settled.... |
| 30 May 2010 |
| » 1,000 cases of data breach recorded by ICO |
| About thousands of cases of data breach were recorded by ICO and the organization devised a plan in order to prevent further damages.... |
| 30 May 2010 |
| » ICO exploited on the distribution of phony e-mails |
| Information Commissioner's Office was used in another set of e-mail scams in the web.... |
| 29 May 2010 |
| » Twitter dominated by unknown Twitter attackers |
| The Twitter account of the large oil company was hacked while in the midst of criticism from the oil spillage in the Gulf.... |
| 29 May 2010 |
| » Advancement of privacy systems called for by EU |
| EU asked the three big companies to provide a more advanced systems in user privacy.... |
| 28 May 2010 |
| » United Kingdom-based employment websites assaulted |
| Many of the employment websites handled by Trinity Mirror Group experienced an incident of hacking. However, the group still has know idea of how it began.... |
| 28 May 2010 |
| » Famous companies offer service at a weekend event |
| Different companies in the IT industry will join hands in order to find the perfect solutions to the web-related problems worldwide.... |
| 27 May 2010 |
| » Expert infected its own gadget with a virus |
| Famous scientist conducted an in-depth study about the advantages and disadvantages of the RFID chips.... |
| 27 May 2010 |
| » Intensified security for the smaller industries from Symantec |
| Small to medium-sized business groups are mostly the targets of online crooks nowadays. Hence, Symantec created a product that will protect their websites from danger.... |
| 26 May 2010 |
| » Second man found guilty on DDoS attacks |
| Another individual was found guilty on a case of DDoS attack online.... |
| 26 May 2010 |
| » Rent out a botnet in the market for only £5.99 per hour |
| Shutting down online applications of various groups become easier since there are cheap botnets available on the web.... |
| 25 May 2010 |
| » New form of phishing attack is unveiled |
| Ensure safety by using one browser at a time. Too many browsers will lead one to danger.... |
| 25 May 2010 |
| » Click-jacking worm scares Facebook users |
| A new type of worm was found and is currently frightening the users of the large social networking website, Faceboo.... |
| 24 May 2010 |
| » Fake Facebook application fools more users |
| The Facebook users were tricked on Saturday by an application coated with an interesting video.... |
| 24 May 2010 |
| » Unauthorized individuals erase Facebook friends with ease |
| Facebook is once again the center of complaints as friends in the contact lists of the users disappear without consent.... |
| 23 May 2010 |
| » Twitter opposes any legal action against its users |
| Twitter said that it would not comply with the legal demand for revealing the identities of itwo of ts users as this will become a violation of an individual's rights.... |
| 23 May 2010 |
| » Facebook conspires with advertisers against users |
| It was found out that the advertisers are communicating with the social network service Facebook in order to gather information about the users.... |
| 22 May 2010 |
| » Infected USB drives distributed by IBM |
| IBM distributed malware-containing USB drives during a conference but the company quickly sent out e-mails of apology and instructions for system disinfection.... |
| 22 May 2010 |
| » UK’s ICO handed professional advice to Google |
| ICO suggests that Google deletes all its stored Wi-Fi data but other groups believe otherwise.... |
| 21 May 2010 |
| » ISP supporting child pornography permanently disabled |
| After months of court trial, the ISP supporting child pornography finally received the verdict.... |
| 21 May 2010 |
| » MySpace aims for the best security |
| MySpace wanted to set its image apart from the rival company and the administrator did just that by making big adjustments on their security system.... |
| 20 May 2010 |
| » Facebook rushed to fix the newly-founded glitch |
| A week just passed and Facebook faces another challenge when the engineers of this social networking site found another security vulnerability.... |
| 20 May 2010 |
| » Rise in the malware attacks stabilizes |
| Recent study shows that the rise in the number of malware attacks during the past months has been stabilized.... |
| 19 May 2010 |
| » Distinctive user identifiers discovered in web browsers |
| It was discovered by the EFF experts that unique configurations must always be applied on web browsers to avoid the digital fingerprints left when viewing web pages.... |
| 19 May 2010 |
| » DDoS attacks now instigated by servers |
| Attacks are now more intense as servers become the leading distributor of the DDoS.... |
| 13 May 2010 |
| » Illegal construction of database spotted |
| Producing a large database using the newest infrastructure truly violated the rights of the citizens.... |
| 13 May 2010 |
| » Google pledges full security on privacy |
| Google, even through several security complaints, managed to present to its users the promise for full protection.... |
| 12 May 2010 |
| » Device that checks bugs in plug-ins from Mozilla |
| Mozilla improved its tool in order to extend help to the users of other web browsers.... |
| 12 May 2010 |
| » Bug gives users permission to assign followers |
| Users abuse a bug once they gain knowledge of it.... |
| 11 May 2010 |
| » New glitch spotted on Apple Safari |
| New glitch was found in the Safari browser for Apple operating system and this allows activation of code by abusive criminals.... |
| 11 May 2010 |
| » FIFA spam spreads terror in the web once again |
| The theme of FIFA is used by the online criminals once again in order to spread large volume of spam mails.... |
| 10 May 2010 |
| » Email 2.0 moves with the net towards the new age |
| The systems of the webmail must be upgraded in order to gain the trust of the online users today.... |
| 10 May 2010 |
| » Lack of adequate knowledge leads to Linux abuse |
| Users who do not know how to handle their Linux computers will most likely become victims to malicious attacks by online criminals.... |
| 09 May 2010 |
| » Latest breed of threat avoids the watchful protections |
| New methods were discovered by the software security experts and these allows entry into a system without being detected by the anti-virus programs.... |
| 09 May 2010 |
| » ISP receives $2.6M as compensation for spam flood |
| There will be a corresponding amount of money as fine for every spam mails received by a winning plaintiff.... |
| 08 May 2010 |
| » Fix for two security holes on Microsoft’s May update |
| Two new security holes will be fixed on Microsoft's scheduled update on May 11.... |
| 08 May 2010 |
| » Widespread DOS, a caution from VeriSign |
| There are multiple reports about the rampan DDoS attacks and users are told about the necessary actions in order to protect their systems.... |
| 07 May 2010 |
| » User privacy in Facebook endangered by the new bug |
| Facebook experienced a glitch on Wednesday but it was quickly fixed after the managers receive a report.... |
| 07 May 2010 |
| » Facebook users pay no heed to security controls |
| Facebook users are the ones who put themselves in danger by not using what is already offered to them.... |
| 06 May 2010 |
| » Online shop spamming about Viagra at Twitter |
| A Twitter account was constantly online during the past month and it was able to distribute links to drugs stores that sell Viagra and other medications that require prescription.... |
| 06 May 2010 |
| » Developers act as online crooks through Google lessons |
| Google released another tutorial that allows ordinary developers to have an experience of how it is like to be a hacker.... |
| 05 May 2010 |
| » Anti-spam tools went through a bout of function test |
| Different anti-spam tools underwent a test in order to check its capabilites and only a few did not pass the examination.... |
| 05 May 2010 |
| » Unlock 3G in iPad with an all new jailbreak program |
| A new jailbreak application was developed and it allows turning an iPhone into 3G modem. According to Apple, however, this application may have negative results.... |
| 04 May 2010 |
| » Cyber Security Challenge UK encounters slipups |
| Few days after the launch of Cyber Security Challenge UK, the website encountered security threats but it was instantly remedied.... |
| 04 May 2010 |
| » Latest Opera patch for Microsoft and Apple ready for use |
| Opera browser patch now available for both the Windows and Apple users.... |
| 03 May 2010 |
| » Online safety: major topic of government conference |
| A conference will be held on Tuesday and various influential guests will speak about how cybercrimes may be fought.... |
| 03 May 2010 |
| » Cross-site scripting error discovered by Microsoft |
| A hole was found in the components of the SharePoint products. However, no evident attacks with the use of the vulnerability was heard of.... |
| 02 May 2010 |
| » Case closed on the theft by an IT consultant |
| The IT consultant responsible for the theft in a bank received his 63 months of imprisonment on Wednesday.... |
| 02 May 2010 |
| » Stronger European campaign for data protection advocated |
| Determination can never stand alone and a well-planned schemes must be worked on for stronger data protection.... |
| 01 May 2010 |
| » Hacker of Sarah Palin’s webmail sentenced |
| David Kernell, the college student who accessed Palin's Yahoo! Mail account was already sentenced and he will serve 21 years in prison.... |
| 01 May 2010 |
| » Study for cloud computing now with European Union’s support |
| Later in time, information security will really have to creat research on new topics that include cloud computing.... |
| 30 April 2010 |
| » PDF files used for worm transportation on Windows |
| Online criminals create more active worms that are now endangering Windows-operated computers.... |
| 30 April 2010 |
| » United Kingdom raced with the twelve spamming countries |
| Many spam mails are being distributed in various webmail accounts and most of them are from the Sopho's list of the 12 notorious countries.... |
| 29 April 2010 |
| » Texas resident admits to botnet teaching |
| The mastermind in creating botnet software plead guilty on the case that was filed against him.... |
| 29 April 2010 |
| » Phony anti-virus programs go berserk, Google reported |
| Phony anti-virus programs are spreading through the online community and many users already fell for the sweet traps.... |
| 28 April 2010 |
| » Storm botnet, revived and now causing panic |
| Storm botnet died long ago and it is now running wild once again as it was revived.... |
| 28 April 2010 |
| » Backdoor malwares are now aiming at the iPad owners |
| Backdoor malwares are on the loose as these target the owners of the newly-released iPad.... |
| 27 April 2010 |
| » McAfee agrees to pay for their users' expenses |
| Computers of the McAfee users were damaged by their recent update and the company plans to pay back the amount of money spent.... |
| 27 April 2010 |
| » Credit card details found to be distributed by “Blippy” |
| Blippy was found to have been distributing credit card details through search engines. However, the administration denied the fact and defended that this only happened during the beta test.... |
| 26 April 2010 |
| » Week of events that gave impact to various sectors |
| Last week had been both good and bad for different sectors of the internet community. Most sectors, however, were plagued with the unwanted attacks from the vicious online hackers.... |
| 26 April 2010 |
| » Security firms plan to educate against phishing attacks |
| A group of concerned people believes that it is the right time to teach the people about safeguarding their own credit card details.... |
| 25 April 2010 |
| » MS placebo patch instantly recalled |
| Microsoft instantly recalled their latest update after learning that it has no use in fixing the vulnerability in their products.... |
| 25 April 2010 |
| » Android OS manipulated to function on Apple iPhones |
| A developer discovered that an Android OS can actually function on an Apple iPhone handset since it was created with a dual-boot system.... |
| 24 April 2010 |
| » Koobface unexpectedly appears upon shutdown of HK server |
| Battle against Koobface at Hong Kong was successful but it suddenly appeared at China just after a few weeks.... |
| 24 April 2010 |
| » XP system collapses with new McAfee patches |
| Complaints were sent to McAfee regarding the collapse of XP systems after the latest update from the security firm. ... |
| 23 April 2010 |
| » Google Chrome security threats patched up |
| The threats that were found in the Windows-compatible Google Chrome browser were all patched up and now more convenient for the users.... |
| 23 April 2010 |
| » Cross-channel authentication in UK, now available |
| A valuable tool has been released by RSA Security in order to assist many groups that are in need of security against widespread cases of scam.... |
| 22 April 2010 |
| » In depth presentation of online attack methods by Akamai |
| Akamai wrote a report on the countries where large malicious attacks originate from. It was discovered that the attacks come from United States, Russia, and China.... |
| 22 April 2010 |
| » Appearance of latest malware on Mac OS X unveiled |
| A new malware was discovered and is now causing trouble among the many users of Mac OS X. However, it was also found out that this malware is actually an advanced version of the one that plagued the w... |
| 21 April 2010 |
| » Undergraduates as new targets of UK-based fraudsters |
| Undergraduates and those who have loans in the Student Loans Company are the new targets of scams and frauds in UK.... |
| 21 April 2010 |
| » “BobBear” takes permanent leave from battling fraud |
| The man who has been battling fraud and helping the casualties of these scams broadcasted that he already made a decision to completely leave his post.... |
| 20 April 2010 |
| » Unalterable secret codes for Fring revealed |
| It was revealed that the account passwords in Fring is truly unalterable and that it causes low protection for the users of this application.... |
| 20 April 2010 |
| » Five-year-sentence handed over the TJX co-conspirator |
| The co-conspirator of the TJX hacking received its punishment that is lighter than that of the mastermind's penalty.... |
| 19 April 2010 |
| » Unsuccessful battle against spam by Google |
| Efforts were put to waste when it was found out that the amount of spam mails had only settled even after shutting down some of the prominent botnets.... |
| 19 April 2010 |
| » Blackmail tactic to trap innocent users |
| Web users in Japan are being targeted with the use of a dirty tactic of posting confidential data on a website and demanding for a fee on a fake infringement of copyright.... |
| 18 April 2010 |
| » MS update skips polluted systems |
| Microsoft's latest update contains a kernel code that avoids installation of the patch on an infected computer. This is the answer to the previous incident that scared various individuals.... |
| 18 April 2010 |
| » Netbook anti-virus software now out in the market |
| Netbook users need not to worry now that a new anti-virus pack has been created in order to protect the systems of the handy PCs.... |
| 17 April 2010 |
| » Abuse of Adobe Reader vulnerabilities captured |
| It was found out that several online crooks have already tried utilizing the security vulnerability of the Adobe Reader for the purpose of accessing computer systems.... |
| 17 April 2010 |
| » Face-off, Yahoo against government’s access to webmail |
| Yahoo and other agencies joined hands in order to fight the access of government into private webmail accounts.... |
| 16 April 2010 |
| » iPhone unlock function faked into DNS Trojan |
| A new yet previously used tactic has be haunting the online community using the inviting idea of an iPhone unlock utility.... |
| 16 April 2010 |
| » Microsoft distributed 25 remedy patches for its products |
| Microsoft distributed 11 bulletins through their monthly update in order to fix the vulnerabilities in their products.... |
| 15 April 2010 |
| » Adobe and Oracle saved their products with the latest update |
| Both companies Adobe and Oracle released updates so as to fix the vulnerabilities in their merchandises, which put computer systems at risk of online attacks by crooks.... |
| 15 April 2010 |
| » Patient confidentiality with the info-scrubbing algorithm |
| A new device was created in order to improve the protection of patient's confidential data.... |
| 14 April 2010 |
| » Heightened data protection being advocated by BSA |
| Business Software Alliance is campaigning for a collaboration of various entities in order to strengthen the protection of confidential information.... |
| 14 April 2010 |
| » Chinese-based hacking attack unleashed |
| Online attacks were found to be connected to the authorities in the country of China.... |
| 07 April 2010 |
| » Youth as Google’s goal for the account safety crusade |
| Google created their latest security video in order to share some knowledge to the young online users regarding protection of their own accounts.... |
| 07 April 2010 |
| » Innovative privacy page for Buzz to be released |
| Google created the confirmation page in order to deal with the problem regarding Buzz's security issues.... |
| 06 April 2010 |
| » Vulnerability in PDF security creates tension |
| Security vulnerabilities were found on PDF thanks to the two separate studies done by two different security researchers.... |
| 06 April 2010 |
| » Microsoft and Apple in its week of security adjustments |
| The previous week was an extraordinary week for many companies. Some had become successful in upgrading their products. However, there were some who encountered unlikable events.... |
| 05 April 2010 |
| » ICO powers are now renewed and strengthened |
| ICO was previously underestimated by some firms as it was viewed as a powerless agency. However, new powers were bestowed upon it for a more successful implementation of data protection.... |
| 05 April 2010 |
| » Forrester suggests for a heightened social media security |
| According to the analyst firm, Forrester, there should be an increase in protection within social media. There are various methods that can be used in order to accomplish this kind of task.... |
| 04 April 2010 |
| » Serious glitches discovered in Java |
| Serious glitches were found in the two versions of Java but Oracle already has the fix for these.... |
| 04 April 2010 |
| » Firefox 3.6.3 vulnerability patched up |
| The vulnerability of Firefox 3.6.3 found during the Pwn2Own contest is now resolved, according to Mozilla.... |
| 03 April 2010 |
| » Security of IBM and Verizon already in the cloud |
| IBM and Verizon business joined hands in order to creat an efficient weapon that may be used when restoring and backing up data.... |
| 03 April 2010 |
| » Journalists are now targets of the online crooks |
| Webmail accounts of journalists are the newly-discovered targets of unknown online criminals.... |
| 02 April 2010 |
| » Blogs of Vietnamese protesters in the midst of danger |
| A new kind of trojan was discovered to be infecting downloadable keyboard drivers of the Vietnamese alphabet.... |
| 02 April 2010 |
| » Google breached the promise of privacy protection |
| The web giant was flooded with complaints from the users of their latest feature, Buzz. The online users found a flaw in Google's privacy policy.... |
| 01 April 2010 |
| » Hackers celebrate with every weak password they encounter |
| Symantec's recent study proved that many online users commit the most common mistakes with regards to the passwords that they use in their accounts.... |
| 01 April 2010 |
| » Update for OS X released by Apple |
| Apple released an update for the Leopard and Snow Leopard operating systems, which will help in improving its performance and security.... |
| 31 March 2010 |
| » Content filtering, available on DeviceLock’s following update |
| A new version of Devicelock will be released in the market with the purpose of filtering contents being sento via the web.... |
| 31 March 2010 |
| » Trojan replaces the authentic software updates |
| New methods of infecting computer systems were discovered and these include trojans masquerading as genuine updates from popular companies.... |
| 30 March 2010 |
| » Emergency IE patch to be produced by Microsoft |
| Microsoft will release an out-of-band update in order to remedy the newly-found glitches in the Internet Explorer.... |
| 30 March 2010 |
| » Social networking sites becomes accessible to kids |
| Based on the latest survey, there is an evidence that more children under the required registering age utilize social networking services such as Facebook and MySpace.... |
| 29 March 2010 |
| » Malware finds another hiding spot in the tax documents |
| Malwares are now taking the form of tax documents in order to harm more computer systems.... |
| 29 March 2010 |
| » Malware hiding in a PDF file hassles the web |
| A malware was discovered to have replaced the contents of a PDF file, which was originally a guide for the well-known football competition.... |
| 28 March 2010 |
| » Close watch on net café customers empowered |
| The British police department suggests that owners of internet shops should watch their customers for any questionable move in accordance to the new plan against terrorism.... |
| 28 March 2010 |
| » Instigator of TJX hacking sentenced with 20 years imprisonment |
| The instigator of TJX hacking is now punished with 20 years of imprisonment and an amount of fine as a compensation.... |
| 27 March 2010 |
| » Conference in Europe, officiated for the battle against cybercrime |
| CoE was held this week at Strasburg and the fight against cybercrime was the main concern of this event.... |
| 27 March 2010 |
| » Google says a glitch caused the “Chinese” biography bug |
| Appearance of the biography of the Google executives was caused by a bug and not done by hackers.... |
| 26 March 2010 |
| » “No ill intentions” says the Twitter hacker |
| The 23-year-old hacker of the popular micro-blogging service asserted that he had no ill intentions when he accessed the the computer system.... |
| 26 March 2010 |
| » Google promises to protect users from malicious activities |
| Google introduces a new feature, which will protect users from spam and attackers online.... |
| 25 March 2010 |
| » Latest version of Avira’s antivirus, now available |
| Avira, the Germany-based manufacturer of security products, released the latest version of the AntiVir and download links are available in various download servers.... |
| 25 March 2010 |
| » McAfee grants users the answer for data loss |
| McAfee produced a new product, which is aimed at protecting systems from the risks of data loss.... |
| 24 March 2010 |
| » Symantec launches another security masterpiece |
| Symantec launches a new security product that is deemed to be helpful in fighting malware infections,... |
| 24 March 2010 |
| » False patch ruins different branches of computer systems |
| The latest update of BitDefender resulted to a damage in different applications because the system files were detected to have been infected with Trojan.... |
| 23 March 2010 |
| » Google web scanner now available |
| Google produced another service, which helps in spotting vulnerabilities in different computer programs.... |
| 23 March 2010 |
| » Street View controversy not yet concluded |
| Google faces another controversy due to an uploaded photo of a young female murder victim. This caused a flood of complaints at Google.... |
| 22 March 2010 |
| » Update for Firefox 3.6 is now ready |
| The update for the security vulnerability of Firefox 3.6 is now available, according to a blog done by Mozilla... |
| 22 March 2010 |
| » Penalty charged against the Virgin Mobile spamming |
| Virgin Mobile was charged with fine due to the many complaints sent by their customers to ACMA.... |
| 21 March 2010 |
| » Firefox remedy, Mozilla’s month-end offering |
| Firefox assured its customers that their remedy patch will be released by the end of March this year.... |
| 21 March 2010 |
| » Hundred cars on standstill due to hacking |
| Several cars manufactured by Texas Auto Center were disabled by an ex-employee. This incident caused quite an amount of trouble to the many automobile users.... |
| 20 March 2010 |
| » Trojan takes Energizer into a tricky situation |
| The website of the leading producer of batteries, Energizer, was discovered to have been distributing an infected file for more than two weeks already. The company promises the users that they will fi... |
| 20 March 2010 |
| » IE 9 no longer compatible with XP |
| Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer 9 can no longer be supported by Windows XP.... |
| 19 March 2010 |
| » One in every four UK students participates in hacking |
| According to the latest online survey, about one in every 4 youngsters in UK is participating in hacking activities.... |
| 19 March 2010 |
| » Firefox version 3.0, about to reach its conclusion |
| Mozilla announced that they will stop the production and updates for the Firefox version 3.0.... |
| 18 March 2010 |
| » Use of fake MySpace profiles to fight crooks |
| MySpace profiles are currently being used by federal agents as weapon against alleged individuals.... |
| 18 March 2010 |
| » Hazardous Facebook application scares online users |
| A certain Facebook application, which is a fake profile-checker, has been plaguing the users recently.... |
| 17 March 2010 |
| » Users notified against counterfeited payment card terminals |
| Great amount of loss was recorder due to the spread of the bogus credit card terminals in the machines of Hancock stores.... |
| 17 March 2010 |
| » New security test tool for safer online surfing |
| Jericho Forum created, yet, another evaluation tool for the security products.... |
| 16 March 2010 |
| » Net crime loss currently booming |
| As of the moment, there is a recorded increase in the financial loss due to cyber crimes.... |
| 16 March 2010 |
| » Microsoft is rushing a remedy patch for vulnerability |
| Microsoft is now finalizing the patch in order to fix the lapses in IE 6 and 7.... |
| 15 March 2010 |
| » China search engine to be eliminated according to Google |
| China-based search engine is just about to be shut down, according to Google.... |
| 15 March 2010 |
| » Street View threatens privacy of individuals |
| Google Street View is viewed by many individuals as a threat to security.... |
| 14 March 2010 |
| » Recommendation contest invades privacy |
| Netflix discontinued its recommendation contest due to privacy issues.... |
| 14 March 2010 |
| » Google Chrome is up for new tricks |
| Google Chrome creates a new security feature with the latest version 4.1.... |
| 13 March 2010 |
| » Sarah Palin, now ready for the witness stand |
| Sarah Palin, 2008 election candidate, is now ready to state her testimony about her hacked webmail account.... |
| 13 March 2010 |
| » Guessing becomes as easy as 1-2-3 |
| Reset passwords are easy to guess according to research.... |
| 12 March 2010 |
| » New forged Windows update attacks computers |
| Windows updates are being faked once again to cheat online users.... |
| 12 March 2010 |
| » Twitter creates new weapon against online thieves |
| Twitter upgraded its security to fight phishing attacks.... |
| 11 March 2010 |
| » Security firms won against malware botnets |
| Security firms collaborated to fight malware botnets.... |
| 11 March 2010 |
| » Bogus anti-virus threatens the online community |
| Anti-virus scams are currently widespread and now threatening the internet users worldwide.... |
| 10 March 2010 |
| » Latest code-execution lurking around IE |
| Internet Explorer version 6 and 7 are susceptible to the recent malicious comands.... |
| 10 March 2010 |
| » Updating made easy by Windows |
| Windows makes updating softwares trouble-free for today's internet users.... |
| 09 March 2010 |
| » Paypal halts Cryptome's operation |
| Cryptome's account is currently stopped by Paypal.... |
| 09 March 2010 |
| » Facebookers Victimized by Erotic Clickjacking Exploit |
| Just three days ago, the administrators of Facebook blocked a clickjacking bug that showed images of a barely dressed woman on the profile pages of unsuspecting users.... |
| 26 November 2009 |
| » IE Zero-Day Bug Now Race Against Time |
| Hackers and security specialists alike are racing against each other to either exploit or patch the Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability.... |
| 26 November 2009 |
| » Hackers of Climate Change Research Site Leave Trail |
| The headline-making climate change hackers have left an obvious trail for IT security investigators to follow; however, is anyone bothering to follow it?... |
| 25 November 2009 |
| » Hacker Invaded Symantec Japan Site |
| Plaintext passwords were exposed from a hacked, Asia-based Symantec website care of a Blind SQL Injection cyber attack.... |
| 25 November 2009 |
| » Microsoft Admits Zero-Day Vulnerability in IE 6 and 7 |
| Microsoft confirms that Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 both have zero-day bugs in them. As of now, they recommend users to turn off JavaScript.... |
| 25 November 2009 |
| » Internet Explorer Takes a Knee from New Attack |
| Older versions of the system-integrated Internet Explorer have been turned into security liabilities thanks to a hacker attack code that specifically targets the notorious browser.... |
| 24 November 2009 |
| » Customers Blamed for E-Retailer Marketing Scam |
| Ecommerce marketers that have been implicated in a marketing scam of sorts are blaming the customers for the entire debacle.... |
| 24 November 2009 |
| » Ralsky Incarcerated for Four Years over Spam Fraud |
| The dubious career of the Spam Godfather is now sleeping with the fishes.... |
| 24 November 2009 |
| » Cyber Attackers Instigate Enormous Climate Data Hack |
| The data, source code, and credentials of several secretive scientists from the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia have been stolen by nefarious hacker hooligans.... |
| 23 November 2009 |
| » Latest iPhone Worm Identified by ISP |
| The owners of jailbroken iPhones everywhere should beware, because a backdoor-installing, botnet-infecting mobile phone worm is now making its rounds in the wild.... |
| 23 November 2009 |
| » Cloud Computing Advice, Dangers, and Perks |
| ENISA recently published a report that outlined the pros and cons of cloud computing as well as recommendations on how to better utilize this new technology.... |
| 23 November 2009 |
| » The Anti-Cyber Crime Unit of the FBI |
| In a congressional hearing conducted this week, the FBI outlined how its anti-cyber crime taskforce will get the job done when it comes to IT security.... |
| 22 November 2009 |
| » Latest Internet Explorer Vulnerability Exposed |
| The newest Internet Explorer 8 security hole is so dangerous that it can make safe sites unsafe.... |
| 22 November 2009 |
| » Riskiest Threats to Federal Infrastructures and Systems |
| A new study by the Ponemon Institute recently concluded that the E-Government initiatives intended to modernize federal infrastructures are fraught with many perils.... |
| 22 November 2009 |
| » India and Its Cyber Security Awareness |
| The biggest India-based security conference in the history of the nation opened its doors last Tuesday in order to talk about the depth of cyber security awareness in the country to date.... |
| 21 November 2009 |
| » NSA Empowers Windows 7 Security |
| The National Security Agency has helped a lot in beefing up the IT security measures of Windows 7, and is now providing the same service to Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and Apple.... |
| 21 November 2009 |
| » Security Chief and Crypto Vanguard Leaves Sun Microsystems |
| The veteran Chief Security Officer of Sun Microsystems and renowned crypto pioneer Whitfield Diffie had already left the software giant.... |
| 21 November 2009 |
| » Spammers Exploit Recent Swine Flu Trend |
| The online outlaws of Mother Russia are at it again as they distributed a spam scam that took advantage of the current swine flu panic-buying trend.... |
| 20 November 2009 |
| » 2008 Campaign Allegedly Affected by Palin Email Hack |
| Former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin claims that the hijacking of her Yahoo email account is the most troublesome issue she faced during her campaign trail in 2008.... |
| 20 November 2009 |
| » SSL Renegotiation Vulnerability Exploit in Twitter |
| A Swiss researcher has just demonstrated how serious the Twitter SSL renegotiation vulnerability really is. ... |
| 20 November 2009 |
| » Career Opportunities and Hate Mail Engulf iPhone Worm Maker |
| The man who created the rickrolling iPhone worm is presently deluged with both death threats and job offers because of his little malware-based practical joke. ... |
| 16 November 2009 |
| » Report on Website Vulnerability Commonalities Released |
| The WhiteHat Security Report reveals that for the last three years or so, many urgent, critical, or high-level security issues continue to slowly increase over time.... |
| 15 November 2009 |
| » Adobe Flash Policy Exposed to Online Dangers |
| The lackadaisical security measures of Adobe Flash can and will put UGC enthusiasts into a bit of a bind, so to speak.... |
| 15 November 2009 |
| » Fed Wiretaps Susceptible to Exploits |
| Wiretapping can now be easily circumvented thanks to the thin bandwidth of such devices.... |
| 15 November 2009 |
| » Microsoft Functionality Patent Stolen from Unix? |
| Critics are complaining about the latest Microsoft functionality patent because the feature appears too much like the ones used by the Unix platform.... |
| 14 November 2009 |
| » Twitter API a Hiding Place for Exploit Websites |
| The Twitter API trends function has become a viable medium for hackers to conceal their dubious craft with.... |
| 14 November 2009 |
| » Wikipedia Charged for Illegal Name Disclosure of Murderer |
| The Wikipedia article disclosing the name of the convict for the gruesome murder of a popular German actor has caused the perpetrator to sue the online encyclopedia.... |
| 14 November 2009 |
| » The Cyber Warriors of Britain go into Battle Next Year |
| The online soldiers of the United Kingdom are moving onward to the cyber warfare front on March 10, 2010.... |
| 13 November 2009 |
| » Remote Kernel Crasher Code for Windows 7 Published |
| The code that causes print and file freeze on computers has finally been disclosed and addressed by the Microsoft Corporation.... |
| 13 November 2009 |
| » Complex Parcel Mule Scheme Exposed by RSA |
| The RSA has recently uncovered a Europe-based reshipping parcel mule scam that targeted U.S. citizens to work as freight-forwarding middlemen.... |
| 13 November 2009 |
| » Daily Cyber Security Hazards |
| The CDW Government released a report that outlined the standard cyber security threats that companies face on a daily basis.... |
| 12 November 2009 |
| » Latest Apple Safari Patch Fixes Critical Security Holes |
| Apple has just issued several security patches for the Safari 4.0.4 web browser yesterday.... |
| 12 November 2009 |
| » The Britney Spears Twitter Invaded Once More |
| Last time, hackers put in a misleading message on the Twitter of singer Britney Spears. They then decided than one hack deserved another, and oops, they did it again.... |
| 12 November 2009 |
| » Spam King Lawsuit Won by Facebook |
| The spam lawsuit between the self-described Spam King Sanford Wallace and social networking giant Facebook had ended, with Facebook emerging as the victor. ... |
| 30 October 2009 |
| » More Microsoft Clean Up after Record-Breaking Patch Package |
| Microsoft has followed up its impressive release of security patches just half a month ago with even more virtual bug extermination.... |
| 30 October 2009 |
| » Impending Hacker Armageddon Coming Soon |
| According to a report by James Lewis, the worst is yet to come for the cyber attack battlefield.... |
| 29 October 2009 |
| » Microsoft Launches Free Vulnerability Mitigating Tool |
| Microsoft has released a free security tool designed to lock down applications that are vulnerable to hacker attacks.... |
| 29 October 2009 |
| » Latest Firefox Corrects Serious Security Issues |
| The latest Firefox offering has finally addressed and fixed several critical security issues.... |
| 28 October 2009 |
| » Gizmodo Apologizes for Malware Surprise |
| The staffers and authors of Gizmodo were too late in spotting the hack done to their site.... |
| 28 October 2009 |
| » Rogue Trader Recommends More Intelligent Regulation |
| The Nick Leeson lesson for today is that better regulation will help a lot in avoiding financial disasters. ... |
| 27 October 2009 |
| » Pitiable Password Choice and Malware Remain Greatest Hazards |
| According to a recent study by PhoneFactor, poor passwords and malware plagues are presently ranked as the greatest security threats facing users today.... |
| 27 October 2009 |
| » McKinnon Case Defense Tactics Criticized by Ex-FBI Officer |
| Ed Gibson, a former FBI officer, has heavily condemned the methods adopted by the defense team of hacker Gary McKinnon. ... |
| 26 October 2009 |
| » Windows Mobile Troubles Rising Amidst Stiffer Competition |
| Because of emerging rivals, the future of the Microsoft mobile OS could be very bleak.... |
| 26 October 2009 |
| » Reinventing IT Security |
| IT security is presently experiencing a bit of a renaissance and revolution nowadays thanks to trends like cloud computing and social computing.... |
| 25 October 2009 |
| » Future IT Management Trends |
| The continuing evolution of IT management is changing technology in a fundamental level.... |
| 25 October 2009 |
| » Ex-NASA Employee Arrested for Selling Classified Information |
| A top NASA scientist that assisted in the discovery of water on the moon has just been busted for leaking satellite intelligence to Israel.... |
| 24 October 2009 |
| » Education Program from the Anti-Phishing Working Group |
| The APWG has announced on Tuesday the deployment of their education program against the ever-growing phishing problem.... |
| 24 October 2009 |
| » The Identity Theft Survival Guide |
| The modern-day virtual criminal is a devious fellow that can outwit even the savviest of consumers because of his intricately done spoof sites that look just as legitimate as the real thing.... |
| 23 October 2009 |
| » The Rogue Security Program Business Model |
| The online outlaws of the wild, wild worldwide web have been profiting handsomely from their pay-for-performance business scheme.... |
| 23 October 2009 |
| » Data Collector Gets $275,000 Fine for Data Leak |
| One of the foremost collectors of client data has been mandated to pay $275,000 because it has unintentionally exposed the credentials of a multitude of consumers.... |
| 22 October 2009 |
| » Hacker Scare Tactics Help Sell Rogue Security Programs |
| According to the results of the Symantec Rogue Security Software Report, cyber terrorists are using scare tactics to scam users into buying their faux security programs.... |
| 22 October 2009 |
| » Social Media Use Banned by Movie Studios |
| Celebrities are currently being banned from using online social media like Twitter and Facebook by movie studio executives in order to avoid information leaks and the like.... |
| 21 October 2009 |
| » RSA Recently Launched Comprehensive Consulting Services |
| RSA is presently offering new advisory and consultative services to assist companies in enhancing or implementing their security system operations.... |
| 21 October 2009 |
| » Software Vulnerability Hampers Brain Tumor Operation |
| A bug in the software of a radiation therapy device causes the system's emergency stop button to malfunction, which is why a patch had just been created for it last week.... |
| 20 October 2009 |
| » Security Headaches Caused by Social Networks and iPhones |
| The ever-growing popularity of social networks and iPhones has been troubling many a security administrator.... |
| 20 October 2009 |
| » Data Standards for UK Call Centers Decidedly Lackadaisical |
| The negligence of UK call centers when it comes to purging financial account credentials recorded on phone conversations will potentially develop a dangerous reservoir of sensitive, actionable data.... |
| 19 October 2009 |
| » Newest Cain & Abel Version Now Available |
| The latest version of Cain & Abel (a password-retrieving program that covers the services of multiple hacking applications into a single freeware tool) has just been released.... |
| 19 October 2009 |
| » Trojan Steals $480,000 from Bank Account |
| Last Thursday, a notorious trojan pilfered about $480,000 from an online banking account of a Pennsylvania-based company.... |
| 18 October 2009 |
| » Email of Passenger Rights Activist Allegedly Hacked |
| The email of an airline passenger rights chief had supposedly been hacked by Delta Airlines, which the travel company firmly denies.... |
| 18 October 2009 |
| » Google Offers Compromised-Site Admins Malware Samples |
| Google has recently enhanced its existing service that offers webmasters of infected sites with malicious code samples and other important data to help with website recovery.... |
| 17 October 2009 |
| » DDoS More Affordable Thanks to Botnets |
| According to several security researchers, cyber crime services are now cheaper than ever before.... |
| 17 October 2009 |
| » Google Accused of Double Talk by Consumer Group |
| An L.A. consumer group alleges that Google is employing the double talk tactic to allay security concerns.... |
| 16 October 2009 |
| » RAND Alleges Cyber Defense Better Than Offense |
| According to the RAND Corporation, the U.S. should focus on defense or prosecutorial, economic, and diplomatic action instead of offense or strategic cyber warfare against hackers.... |
| 16 October 2009 |
| » Old Wal-Mart Cyber Attack Exposed |
| Back in 2005 and 2006, Wal-Mart became a victim of a major security breach wherein cyber terrorists siphoned their website source code and other critical information to an Eastern European computer.... |
| 15 October 2009 |
| » Sophos Launches Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9 |
| The recently released Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9 by Sophos was developed to overcome the principal problems in using DLP: manageability, cost, and complexity.... |
| 15 October 2009 |
| » New Record in Flaw Fixes for Patch Tuesday |
| The Microsoft Patch Tuesday last October 13 was able to fix a record number of vulnerabilities in the different iterations of Windows OS and a multitude of programs.... |
| 14 October 2009 |
| » Trend Micro Threat Management Services Coming Soon |
| Trend Micro has just announced the upcoming implementation of Threat Management Services that will expose Internet dangers and feature a remediation, containment, and proactive warning system.... |
| 14 October 2009 |
| » Green Dam Showing Cracks |
| The China-based Green Dam-Youth Escort censorship program is facing hurdles as targeted institutions are not installing (or are even uninstalling) the software because of its bug-filled nature.... |
| 13 October 2009 |
| » Old Pedophile Secretly Videotapes Teenagers over the Internet |
| A man in his forties posed as a seventeen-year-old teenager so that he could trick girls into performing sexual acts on camera via video chat rooms.... |
| 13 October 2009 |
| » ID Fraud Prevention Week Has Commenced |
| The National Identity Fraud Prevention Week started off with a bang in the United Kingdom on Monday.... |
| 12 October 2009 |
| » EU Plotting Spam Clampdown via Telecom Reform |
| The European Commission is presently requesting for stricter restrictions and sanctions against spammers in order to protect user privacy.... |
| 12 October 2009 |
| » Man Partly Responsible for PayPal Hacker Certificate Suspended |
| The account of a white-hat hacker was suspended by PayPal on Tuesday after his research was used by another hacker to publish a counterfeit SSL certificate for the payment service.... |
| 11 October 2009 |
| » Sophisticated, Revenue-Stealing Botnet Discovered |
| A botnet that siphons actual advertisement profits from major sites like Bing, Yahoo, and Google had just been discovered, and it is currently distributing its stolen revenue into smaller networks.... |
| 11 October 2009 |
| » America Must Now Concentrate on Critical Network Security |
| The United States must now focus their attention on protecting their most crucial online networks against the ever-growing perils of cyber assaults and hacker attacks.... |
| 11 October 2009 |
| » Wife of FBI Chief Bans Him from Online Banking |
| One of the most powerful men in American intelligence and cyber crime investigation is currently undergoing domestic surveillance.... |
| 10 October 2009 |
| » Common Passwords Still Exposed to Hacker Attacks |
| The Hotmail phishing attack showed that password security is still woefully ill-prepared against the simplest of hacks.... |
| 10 October 2009 |
| » The Latest Phishing Operation is Small Potatoes |
| The black market is currently inundated with webmail logins, so the price for that information is surprisingly low. ... |
| 10 October 2009 |
| » The Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Benchmark |
| A security benchmark has been created for the Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise this week.... |
| 09 October 2009 |
| » UFO Hacker Suffers Legal Setback |
| Gary McKinnon, who is also known as the UFO Hacker, is fighting a losing battle against his extradition to the United States.... |
| 09 October 2009 |
| » A Hundred Scammers Indicted on Global Phishing Case |
| Although it took the better part of two years and the cooperation of Egyptian authorities, the FBI has finally charged a hundred people of phishing-related cyber crimes.... |
| 09 October 2009 |
| » Online Outlaws Playing Hide and Seek with Prosecutors |
| Cyber criminals behind Internet banking trojans have begun to create fake trails to trick authorities.... |
| 08 October 2009 |
| » Major Email Providers Suffer from Phishing Scam |
| Do not be victimized by email phishing scams; keep on reading and find out what to do when such situations arise.... |
| 08 October 2009 |
| » Internet Banking Scam Upturn Trumps Plastic Fraud Downturn |
| According to the figures that the UK banking industry published last Tuesday, Internet banking scams caused 39 million pounds worth of losses in early 2009. ... |
| 08 October 2009 |
| » BitDefender Malware and Spam Survey finds E-Threats Adapting to Online Behavioral Trends |
| BitDefender Malware and Spam Survey finds E-Threats Adapting to Online Behavioral Trends ... |
| 04 August 2009 |
| » Better Spyware Education Presently Needed by Businesses |
| A Trend Micro study recently showed that companies are currently demanding more information regarding spyware prevention and security.... |
| 15 July 2009 |
| » Guide to Scams, Hacks, and Other Online Terrors |
| Because Internet hoaxes have become more complicated and dangerous, Network Box has created a special guide that shows users how to be more vigilant against hoaxes, cyber attacks, and other Internet h... |
| 14 July 2009 |
| » Wyse Thin Client Device Susceptible to Exploit Vulnerabilities |
| A famous slimmed-down client gadget used by Fortune 100 companies, military contractors, and nuclear labs has been discovered to be weak against exploits, which puts whole multitudes of the appliances... |
| 13 July 2009 |
| » Lack of Security Measures Threatens NHS Hospitals |
| According to More4 News, NHS hospitals are presently suffering from massive infection and infestation problems caused by a particularly insidious malware epidemic.... |
| 12 July 2009 |
| » Two Guides to Building a Cyber Security Business Case |
| Because of the ever-worsening state of affairs of worldwide cyber security, building a business case and developing a topnotch patch management process has become a very essential networking solution.... |
| 11 July 2009 |
| » Lawmaker Calls for Action for North Korean Cyber Attacks |
| On Thursday, a principal Republican lawmaker advised President Barack Obama to create a retaliatory cyber attack against North Korea.... |
| 10 July 2009 |
| » TJX Hacker Gets Rich While His Coder Rots in Jail |
| TJX hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez was the person who profited the most out of his illegal credit card theft cartel, which left his coder, Stephen Watt, broke and presently facing prison time.... |
| 09 July 2009 |
| » Clinton Email Caught by NSA Secret Database |
| According to a recent New York Times article, the personal correspondence of former American President Bill Clinton has been captured by an extensive database of intercepted domestic and foreign email... |
| 08 July 2009 |
| » Defend Against SSL Tunnel Hacks with StoneGate IPS-1030 |
| Recently, Stonesoft launched the StoneGate IPS-1030 hardware: a device with the innovative feature of examining encrypted Internet traffic within the SSL tunnel.... |
| 07 July 2009 |
| » Chinese Firm Vehemently Denies Cyberspy Accusations |
| Huawei, a networking company based in China, denies accusations that it's conspiring with the Chinese government to run cyberspy operations within worldwide communication networks.... |
| 06 July 2009 |
| » How Exposed Are You To Identity Fraud? |
| Seeing that there a lot of people who are worried about identity theft, identity fraud, account rackets, phishing expeditions, Trojan swindling schemes, and many other related cyber scams, it's time t... |
| 12 June 2009 |
| » Study Shows Employees Bypass Network Security Regulations |
| New research conducted by the Ponemon Institute reveals a severe lack of enforcement and awareness of security regulations within companies nowadays.... |
| 12 June 2009 |
| » Chinese Censorship Filter Rife with Security Holes |
| Net privacy activists and security watchers alike warn that China's scheme to use locally developed censorware may backfire because of the critical security hazards it poses. ... |
| 12 June 2009 |
| » VSE 8.7i Patch Failure Downplayed by McAfee |
| About a week ago, a McAfee service pack did more harm than good to several computer systems by making them outright unbootable once it's installed. The support forum of the company is now trying its b... |
| 11 June 2009 |
| » Hacker Challenge Proves StrongWebmail Wrong |
| StrongWebmail has finally conceded that a group of non-criminal hackers has defeated its security system challenge and won a total of $10,000. ... |
| 11 June 2009 |
| » Crypto Attack Finds Chinks in Algorithm's Armor |
| Cryptographers from Sydney, Australia have found a way to break the SHA-1 digital-signature algorithm.... |
| 11 June 2009 |
| » Breaking News: Twittering Could Get You Burglarized |
| An overenthusiastic Twitter user tweeted about going out of town, which may or may not have led to his residence getting burglarized.... |
| 10 June 2009 |
| » Apple IT Security in Dire Straits |
| A renowned security expert claims that Apple is currently struggling to sufficiently protect its customers from malware, phishing, and other hacker shenanigans.... |
| 10 June 2009 |
| » ISP Denies Passwords Cause of Disastrous Hack |
| A web host director adamantly maintains that the hack that wiped out data for more than 100,000 web pages was not caused by poor server configurations and password management. ... |
| 10 June 2009 |
| » Latest DOS Attacks Endanger Mobile Data Networks |
| Last week, a senior telecoms security researcher cautioned that a new and evolved type of Denial of Service attack is currently threatening the safety of worldwide mobile data network security.... |
| 09 June 2009 |
| » Hacking Scam Yield Hacker $112,000 Total Earnings |
| A hacker from Hampton, New Hampshire was convicted of fraud charges for his scam to use trojans to empty the brokerage accounts on his targets' PCs.... |
| 09 June 2009 |
| » China Mandates PCs to have Web Filter |
| China is planning to expand its stiff web filter policy by requiring all personal computers sold to it to have software that blocks entry into certain web portals by July 1 of this year.... |
| 09 June 2009 |
| » The Safeness of Internet Voting |
| Last year, Arizona became one of the pioneers of using the Internet to accept and tally electoral votes online. However, it does beg the question of whether or not that's a good idea. ... |
| 08 June 2009 |
| » Hackers Breach UK Communist Site |
| Long story short, the official webpage of the Communist Party of Britain has been breached by either Chinese or Russian hackers and infected with malware.... |
| 08 June 2009 |
| » Twitter's Trending Topics Exploited By Enterprising Hackers |
| Hackers are currently taking advantage of yet another popular Twitter trend and using it to spread malicious links and other forms of cyber attacks.... |
| 08 June 2009 |
| » Is the Nationwide Cyber Security Threat Overstated? |
| Is hacking really the newest terrorist threat to hit the United States, or is the government merely blowing the issue out of proportion in order to get their budgets approved and authority expanded?... |
| 07 June 2009 |
| » Sears Settles in Regards to Spyware Charges |
| Sears, one of the biggest American retailers on the planet, has agreed to settle the lawsuit submitted by federal authorities claiming that the company slipped spyware from ComScore onto its customers... |
| 07 June 2009 |
| » Homeland Security Advisory Council Has Hacker Member |
| Jeff Moss, the organizer and founder of the Defcon and Black Hat hacker and security conferences, was among the sixteen recruits that joined the Homeland Security Advisory Council on Friday.... |
| 07 June 2009 |
| » Mega Patch Gift from Microsoft Next Week |
| On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it will send over ten security patches, fixes, and updates to repair serious vulnerabilities found within Microsoft propriety software by next week's time.... |
| 06 June 2009 |
| » Halifax Scores Victory with PIN Security Case |
| The "phantom withdrawal" verdict favoring the UK retailing bank Halifax could possibly go straight to the court of appeals.... |
| 06 June 2009 |
| » Bing Gets an Extra Pornography Filter |
| Microsoft has included an additional pornography filter to its Bing search engine in order to block persistent pornographic content from slipping via the Smart Motion Previews service.... |
| 06 June 2009 |
| » Gamer Hacks Bank Balance of Spymaster Game |
| An irritating micro-blogging game has been hacked through a funding exploit that eventually led to a wealth redistribution spree of in-game cash.... |
| 05 June 2009 |
| » Online Safety Reassured with Harmful ISP Shutdown |
| The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) announced yesterday that it had Pricewert shutdown with the help of a San Jose district court. ... |
| 05 June 2009 |
| » Air France Flight Domain Name Registration Controversy |
| As investigators continue to determine the reason behind Air France flight 447's untimely crash and disappearance, a lot of speculation has arisen from a domain name registered two years before the ca... |
| 05 June 2009 |
| » Cyber Security Staff Appointed by DHS |
| Janet Napolitano, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, has appointed Philip Reitinger as the Director of the NCSC (National Cyber Security Center), supplanting predecessor Rod Beckstrom after he quit... |
| 04 June 2009 |
| » Security for Internet's Root Zone Finally Implemented |
| On Wednesday, the U.S. government revealed plans to digitally sign the Internet's root zone by the end of 2009.... |
| 04 June 2009 |
| » Trojans Nestled into ATMs from Eastern Europe |
| Security specialists have uncovered a whole group of information-thieving trojans nestling themselves into ATMs across Eastern Europe for over a year and a half.... |
| 04 June 2009 |
| » Hackers Attack 40,000 Sites Overall |
| A piece of malicious code found in modified websites has so far been very successful in hacking over 40,000 websites globally. ... |
| 03 June 2009 |
| » Feds Question Ex-Worker about Power Plant Breach |
| The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating about a computer breach at a sizeable Texas power corporation that cost them over $26,000 worth of damages after the attack handicapped the f... |
| 03 June 2009 |
| » Data Breach Lawsuit Aimed at Security Auditor |
| More than four years after the CardSystems Solutions Hack of 2004, the auditor of the company, Savvis Incorporated, is being taken to court in a groundbreaking lawsuit that could force change in the l... |
| 03 June 2009 |
| » Infestation of Security Bugs Invade British Websites |
| This week was filled with reports of high-status Internet bugs and glitches, with discoveries of pointless vulnerabilities on the sites of three British corporations.... |
| 02 June 2009 |
| » Microsoft Offers DirectX Hole Patch |
| Microsoft is now offering an easier way to create a workaround for the latest vulnerability in DirectX.... |
| 02 June 2009 |
| » MP's Facebook Has Been Hack Attacked |
| A member of the United Kingdom's parliament confirmed that his Facebook account was breached and hijacked by hackers.... |
| 02 June 2009 |
| » McAfee Report on SEO Exploit Released |
| Lately, scammers with great SEO (search engine optimization) talents are using search engines to make Internet surfers download malware. As such, McAfee has published a report to help users protect th... |
| 01 June 2009 |
| » Obama Admits Government Unprepared For Cyber Terrorism |
| Last Friday, President Obama addressed that the U.S. government was not as prepared as it should have been in responding to the recent bouts of cyber terrorism plaguing the country.... |
| 01 June 2009 |
| » Reaction to Obama's Cyber Security Speech Optimistic |
| President Obama's cyber security speech on Friday has left the cyber security industry abuzz about who the new "cyber czar" will be.... |
| 01 June 2009 |
| » Online Viral Outbreak Costs Google Ad Profits |
| A security researcher has warned that a virus-like web compromise has been making unsuspecting web surfers become part of a malicious botnet that forces Google search results to redirect to malware de... |
| 31 May 2009 |
| » Best Video Twitter Worm Spreading Rapidly |
| Twitter users beware! Clicking on the link "http://juste.ru" found in a repeatedly spammed tweet will result in your account getting infected and compromised by a dreaded and widespread web worm.... |
| 31 May 2009 |
| » Nokia 1100 Can Be Used For Hacking Banks |
| According to a fraud investigation company, the urban legend about the Nokia 1100 mobile phone's capability to hack into bank transfers is very much true.... |
| 31 May 2009 |
| » Angry Hackers Attack Rootkit Web Pages |
| You won't like hackers when they're angry. This was what two well-known rootkit webmasters found out after they were DDoS attacked to nigh-oblivion by an irritated hacker faction.... |
| 30 May 2009 |
| » Teenage Hackers for Hire by the Pentagon |
| In what sounds like an ill-thought plot for a made-for-TV special in the Sci-Fi Channel, the military is currently looking for teenage tech geeks to help them with the cyberspace race.... |
| 30 May 2009 |
| » PC Super Plague Claimed 30,000 Victims |
| A dangerous system infection that attempts to install a Molotov cocktail of insidious malware into your PC has already plagued up to 30,000 websites maintained by government agencies, business, and ot... |
| 30 May 2009 |
| » Obama Focused On Better Cyber Security Plan |
| Intelligence and military executives insist that something must be done about the state of cyber security in the U.S., so President Obama opted to create the cyber coordinator post.... |
| 29 May 2009 |
| » Keystroke Logging Technology Race Rages On |
| Despite the fact that hackers are continuously filling their arsenal with brand new toys and accessories, cyber security experts are determined to stay one step ahead by developing innovations of thei... |
| 29 May 2009 |
| » Move Over, Conficker! Gumblar is Here! |
| Gumblar is staking its claim as the new most dangerous malware threat to hit the Internet while Conficker moves out of the public consciousness.... |
| 29 May 2009 |
| » Hackers Harboring Anti-American Sentiment Breach Military Servers |
| Investigators are currently subpoenaing records from Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google for an ongoing probe of an anti-U.S. hacker group's infiltration of military servers. ... |
| 28 May 2009 |
| » China Insists to U.S. They Aren't Hackers |
| A celebrated Chinese Internet scientist asserted yesterday that there is no way that hackers from China or anywhere else can breach the firewalls of government or military networks to access classifie... |
| 28 May 2009 |
| » How Secure Is Your Data While Traveling? |
| Wireless Internet connection is everywhere nowadays. However, travelers must be wary of hackers using Wi-Fi connections in order to extract your private, personal identification, business, and financi... |
| 28 May 2009 |
| » Obama Set to Create Cyber Coordinator Position |
| President Obama braces himself in announcing the newly created post of "cyber coordinator".... |
| 28 May 2009 |
| » Controversial Australian-Wide Firewall May Not Be Compulsory |
| On December 2008, hundreds of Australians rallied against their government's proposal to filter and monitor all Internet content in Australia. Because of that, the government is now saying that the co... |
| 27 May 2009 |
| » Hazardous Microsoft DirectX Bug Presently Being Exploited |
| The dangerous DirectX vulnerability that Microsoft confirmed recently is now being exploited by hackers. ... |
| 27 May 2009 |
| » Will Secunia's PSI Guarantee Secure Web Surfing? |
| Secunia's PSI (Personal Software Inspector) is a comprehensive application that not only inspects installed programs for online updates, but also gives recommendations to users in regards to which bro... |
| 27 May 2009 |
| » Romanian Immigrant Punished for Online Fraud |
| A Romanian immigrant that currently resides in Michigan was sentenced to eight years and six months for swindling 7,000 individuals via his phishing expeditions.... |
| 27 May 2009 |
| » Webcam Users Guide against Hackers |
| Because of many a user's persistent and erroneous beliefs about webcam hacking, this article has been written to clarify several issues about the oft-underestimated phenomenon.... |
| 26 May 2009 |
| » Symantec-Murdered Password Tool Resurrected |
| The seminal password tool named L0phtcrack returns long after Symantec halted further development of the application.... |
| 26 May 2009 |
| » Firefox Extensions that Protect You While Surfing |
| Because browsers have become the target of choice for many a cyber criminal, being secure while you surf has become increasingly important. On that note, security extensions from Firefox will do just ... |
| 26 May 2009 |
| » Video of Hacker Terrorism: Hoax or Truth? |
| Is the Internet video of hackers playing Space Invaders with the lighting controls of a skyscraper an indication of a cyber terrorist apocalypse or just a simple web hoax? The answer will probably not... |
| 26 May 2009 |
| » Man-in-the-Middle Attacks More Complicated Than Previously Thought |
| An SSL expert warns that there's more to man-in-the-middle attacks than users think. To be more specific, browser problems and other factors are responsible in making this hacking method so effective ... |
| 25 May 2009 |
| » E-mail Now Composed Of 90 Percent Spam |
| This isn't really news to many people, but official reports by Symantec now state what everybody else already knows: 90.4% of your email is composed of spam.... |
| 25 May 2009 |
| » Facebook User's Virus Lawsuit Has Been Dropped |
| On Tuesday, a Florida librarian and activist recently dropped his civil lawsuit against Facebook for failing to protect users against virus threats.... |
| 25 May 2009 |
| » Twitter API Serves As Web Worm Bait |
| A security researcher has cautioned that a Twitter API is currently being exploited by hackers to spread worms all over the social network.... |
| 25 May 2009 |
| » Infiltrated Flight Simulator Community Site Still Offline |
| Three weeks ago, a popular site that has served as a central hub for flight simulator fanatics for 13 years was suddenly and utterly annihilated by hackers. ... |
| 24 May 2009 |
| » Offline Update 6.0: Update without the Internet! |
| With Offline Update 6.0, your fresh Windows and Linux installations can be updated without the need to head towards the Internet and risk hacks and worms in the middle of getting patches.... |
| 24 May 2009 |
| » Worldwide Cyber Security Measures Needed says ITU |
| In a conference in Geneva, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has proposed for the harmonization of worldwide cyber security legislation.... |
| 24 May 2009 |
| » The Most Harmful Facebook Spam Ever |
| Right this instant, hackers of pilfered Facebook accounts are spreading a harmful virus spam.... |
| 24 May 2009 |
| » Palin Hacker Claims Pilfered E-mails Public Record |
| The Sarah Palin hacking case took a strange turn when the defense made a surprise legal maneuver where they claimed that her stolen e-mails were public record.... |
| 23 May 2009 |
| » The Three Most Infamous Hackers |
| Here's a look back at the most infamous hackers the world has ever seen who have set the bar for future online outlaws.... |
| 23 May 2009 |
| » Reviewing 2008's Most Critical DNS Security Hole |
| Last year's demonstration of an MDS design flaw via the easy creation of fake CAs using a collection of Sony propriety game consoles served as an important event in the world of Information Technology... |
| 23 May 2009 |
| » Is Cyber Warfare Becoming Real Warfare? |
| As we speak, the neutral zone between cyber attacks on communication networks and good old-fashioned war that's waged with swords, guns, and bombs is narrowing spectacularly.... |
| 23 May 2009 |
| » Bug for Cisco's TFTP Server Patched |
| A recently exposed vulnerability found in CiscoWorks TFTP Server permits hackers to gain unauthorized access to system files. As such, Cisco released a fix for this particular bug. ... |
| 22 May 2009 |
| » U.S. Military Now Has Special Hack-by-Numbers Device |
| Gadgets that control cyber attacks are currently being tested and developed by the U.S. military and Internet security agencies in preparation for a virtual war.... |
| 22 May 2009 |
| » Mystery Virus Baffles U.S. Marshals and FBI |
| An unknown virus has supposedly interrupted the webmail services of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and it may be the same virus that attacked the U.S. Marshal's computer systems.... |
| 22 May 2009 |
| » Clickjacking Design Flaw Possible Target of Hackers |
| A clickjacking prank exploiting a design flaw of the Internet leaves people afraid of the implications of this new vulnerability.... |
| 22 May 2009 |
| » Die Hard with a Vengeance: Conficker Lives On |
| Although media coverage of the Conficker superworm has ebbed in recent days, several variants of the malware are still infecting about 50,000 new machines every day.... |
| 21 May 2009 |
| » Adobe Releasing Security Upgrades Every Three Months |
| Adobe's Director of Product Security and Privacy recently wrote a blog post announcing Adobe's quarterly release of security upgrades that coincide with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.... |
| 21 May 2009 |
| » Password Reminders Are Also Exploitable Security Holes |
| Password reminders are useful to people who tend to forget the password they used on a recently opened or long abandoned account. However, they also prove to be vulnerabilities that hackers can use to... |
| 21 May 2009 |
| » Online Outlaws: Russia's Cyber Terrorists |
| Cyber terrorism and cyber crime has been on the rise worldwide as of late, and hackers from Russia have proven themselves to be among the most dangerous hackers out there.... |
| 21 May 2009 |
| » Microsoft's Tool for Secure Software Development Released |
| As part of the SDL (Security Development Lifecycle), Microsoft has created a tool that allows developers to incorporate the information stockpiled through SDL into their software development environme... |
| 20 May 2009 |
| » Update on Unfixed Vulnerability of Mac |
| Here's an update concerning the six-month old vulnerability found on Apple's Mac platform.... |
| 20 May 2009 |
| » Cyber Security Groups Up Against Malware Menace |
| A trio of cyber security groups announced yesterday their plan to team up and fight against the growing threat of malware.... |
| 20 May 2009 |
| » University Server Breach not By IIS Vulnerability |
| Hackers have reportedly targeted Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) web server, according to the administrators of Ball State University. However, the report turned out to be a false alar... |
| 20 May 2009 |
| » Google Confesses Chrome Vulnerability during Hacker Contest |
| Chrome may have won against other browsers in the Pwn2Own hacker contest, but Google still admits that its browser had the same vulnerability that all the other browsers had at the time of the event.... |
| 19 May 2009 |
| » NTPD Service Suffers From Buffer Overflow |
| The Network Time Protocol's open source implementation or NTPD is vulnerable to buffer overflows, which could allow attackers to remotely compromise or even crash a system.... |
| 19 May 2009 |
| » Microsoft Confirms Server Vulnerability Reports |
| Microsoft recently confirmed last week's reports of a vulnerability in the Internet Information Server (IIS).... |
| 19 May 2009 |
| » Negligent Apple Ignores Critical Java Vulnerability |
| Even after Sun Microsystems warned about the Java virtual machine's vulnerability six months ago, the hole remains unpatched on Apple's Mac platform.... |
| 19 May 2009 |
| » Pirated Office 2010 Copies Spreads Online |
| According to searches on popular file-sharing sites, pirated copies of Microsoft's Office 2010 have begun surfacing all over the worldwide web.... |
| 18 May 2009 |
| » MPAA Wages War against RealNetworks |
| RealNetworks may soon become the latest legal conquest of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its unending quest to protect the entertainment industry's copyrights and intellectual pr... |
| 18 May 2009 |
| » Cisco's Smart Grid Bigger Than the Internet |
| Cisco sees a potential $100 billion market in its upcoming smart grid project that could become an even bigger information network than the Internet.... |
| 18 May 2009 |
| » Facebook Becomes More Open with OpenID Support |
| Working in tandem with OpenID, Facebook now supports the OpenID login standard.... |
| 18 May 2009 |
| » Dell Believes Windows 7 Too Expensive |
| A Dell representative states that Windows 7's current price could prove to be the barrier that keeps it from being adopted by users despite the fact that every other aspect of the operating system is ... |
| 17 May 2009 |
| » Controversial ContactPoint Goes Live Amidst Security Fears |
| The United Kingdom's government has announced their campaign to launch a controversial child protection database amidst worries of it not being secure enough against potential data leakage.... |
| 17 May 2009 |
| » The BillMyParents Service Does Just That |
| The BillMyParents payment system will allow children to spend their parent's money online provided that the parents agree to buy them what they want.... |
| 17 May 2009 |
| » Canonical's Ubuntu Enters New Frontier |
| Canonical has recently started beta-testing Ubuntu One, a file-synchronization service, for its Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system. ... |
| 16 May 2009 |
| » Wolfram Alpha Debuts with Glitches and Jeers |
| This Friday, the new Wolfram Alpha search engine's official unveiling was marred by terrible weather conditions on the site of their supposed launch and numerous networking glitches.... |
| 16 May 2009 |
| » Mozilla's Post-Tab Era Cometh |
| Even as Internet Explorer belatedly adopts the tab-based services of their browser competitor, Firefox, yet another technological shift may leave Microsoft in the dust once more.... |
| 16 May 2009 |
| » Open Database Alliance to Keep MySQL Alive |
| Michael Widenius is currently supporting MySQL by forming the Open Database Alliance (ODA), a consortium that should help keep MySQL at the cutting-edge of open source database development.... |
| 15 May 2009 |
| » IE's JavaScript Focus May Be Its Undoing |
| Microsoft's concentration on improving how Internet Explorer (IE) handles certain features of JavaScript may have caused it to be left behind by its web browser competitors in the dust.... |
| 15 May 2009 |
| » The Graphics Memory Industry Now Has Micron |
| Micron has recently entered into the DRAM chips market after landing third in worldwide sales of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM).... |
| 15 May 2009 |
| » Craiglist's Erotic Services Section Gets the Boot |
| Craiglist has finally surrendered to the demands and requests of police officers from all over the country, resolving to shut down its "erotic services" ads. ... |
| 14 May 2009 |
| » Has Google's Top-Secret Cash-Making Machine Been Exposed? |
| Hitwise has uncovered that Google's paid ad clicks has taken a massive drop during the past month. Could it be that Google's clandestine money-making scheme has been exposed as ineffective? ... |
| 14 May 2009 |
| » Gmail Feature Encourages Users to Switch |
| Gmail now has a feature that helps migrate contacts and email from other email providers, which includes AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, and a few other services. ... |
| 14 May 2009 |
| » New Visa card technology helps prevent fraud! |
| Visa introduces new technology to help prevent credit card fraud.... |
| 13 May 2009 |
| » Are Wireless Networks in Finance Districts Insecure? |
| Air Tight Network's study shows that wireless networks in finance districts are relatively insecure.... |
| 13 May 2009 |
| » D-Link Improves Routers Captcha style |
| D-Link improves routers and fights malware by using Captcha code.... |
| 13 May 2009 |
| » The Importance of First-Party Video Games |
| First-party video games in the vein of Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers and Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog are very important in the continued evolution of video gaming.... |
| 12 May 2009 |
| » Doro PhoneEasy 338gsm Goes Back to Basics |
| Doro, a Swedish company that released its first line of easy-to-use mobile phones two years ago, caters to a very specific and sometimes neglected target market. ... |
| 12 May 2009 |
| » What is the Point of Microsoft Research? |
| Microsoft Research's byline of helping develop new innovations to give corporations a competitive edge through fundamental research doesn't necessarily apply to the software giant.... |
| 12 May 2009 |
| » E-commerce Lacks Consumer Trust |
| Marketers using the Internet to sell their goods find it difficult to earn consumer trust because of the ongoing threats of spyware, spam, phishing, and identity theft.... |
| 11 May 2009 |
| » Bickering and Internet Drama Ensues Within Firefox |
| Last week, alarms were raised in the Firefox community after the developers of two popular Firefox extensions started duking it out over a disagreement that's been brewing underground for a long time.... |
| 11 May 2009 |
| » Shorter Meetings Software Patented IBM Brainchild |
| IBM has filed a patent for an application that intends to address the "arbitrary hour-based scheduling paradigm", which should hopefully lead to employers having "shorter meetings" in the future.... |
| 11 May 2009 |
| » WSJ Insists on Micro-Payments Model |
| According to a report in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal has begun plans to charge non-subscribers micro-payments for access to individual articles online. ... |
| 10 May 2009 |
| » Sun Shareholder Lawsuits Undermine Oracle Takeover |
| Sun shareholders are filing three class action lawsuits against software giant Oracle in an effort to stop the $7.4 billion acquisition deal.... |
| 10 May 2009 |
| » GPS Ruling Shakes Up Privacy Activists |
| An appeals court in Wisconsin has just approved local authorities to use GPS tracking devices on anyone they deem fit without the need for a search warrant.... |
| 10 May 2009 |
| » Google Plans to Start Twittering At Last |
| Is Google a little slow on the technological uptake or is it now hitching the Twitter bandwagon? ... |
| 10 May 2009 |
| » Ofcom Discovers Reason of UK Wi-Fi Failure |
| Ofcom has commissioned a report investigating Wi-Fi performance in the United Kingdom. It concludes that TV senders, baby listeners, and the "Free Public Wi-Fi" virus are the ones interfering with the... |
| 10 May 2009 |
| » iPhone Inside: Specs and Silicon Secrets |
| Apple considers the iPhone's inner workings a trade secret that users don't need to know, but should it be kept a secret?... |
| 10 May 2009 |
| » Microsoft Ad Targets Apple's Artist Audience |
| Does Microsoft even know how to appeal to a demographic normally associated with Apple? ... |
| 09 May 2009 |
| » Facebook Adds Refresh Alerts to Homepage Stream |
| Facebook adds a helpful new refresh alert feature in their equally new, stream-focused homepage to better acclimate its users to its recent changes.... |
| 09 May 2009 |
| » Happy Birthday, Planar Integrated Circuit! |
| On Friday, May 8, the Computer History Museum celebrated the creation of the integrated circuit, one of the most important inventions of the modern era. ... |
| 09 May 2009 |
| » Sun May Have Broken Some Bribery Laws |
| Sun discloses that they may have committed some mistakes and violations concerning U.S. laws designed to prevent bribery in foreign countries.... |
| 08 May 2009 |
| » U.S. Air Traffic Control Systems Breached |
| According to a recent government report, hackers were able to penetrate and partially shutdown an air-traffic data system in Alaska partly because of the modernization efforts of the FAA.... |
| 08 May 2009 |
| » Google Chrome Launches Own TV Ads |
| The Google Chrome TV ads will soon be shown across conventional American TV after their initial success with the Japanese market and the Internet. ... |
| 08 May 2009 |
| » Multinational Companies Whine about Project Canvas |
| Consumer electronics corporations are complaining over the alleged negative impact Project Canvas will bring about to the United Kingdom once it is finally implemented. ... |
| 08 May 2009 |
| » Gmail Gfails Again |
| Access to Gmail has been denied to many users of the ever-popular electronic mailing service this Friday, which is reminiscent of a similar outage just a few months ago. ... |
| 08 May 2009 |
| » Worm for Mac is a funny, little joke |
| A worm for Mac made in Tunisia is more successful in making us laugh than panic.... |
| 07 May 2009 |
| » European Union Parliament supports Internet freedom |
| The EP has voted in favor of Internet freedom, but the Council remains opposed to the idea.... |
| 07 May 2009 |
| » North Korea strengthening its online warfare? |
| North Korea is reported to have ordered 100 hackers for its global, online, offensive mission.... |
| 07 May 2009 |
| » Data centre of IBM Warwick fails |
| Data centre of IBM Warwick failed due to a power outage last Thursday.... |
| 06 May 2009 |
| » Apple MagSafe is magnetic but not safe |
| Apple faces class action suit due to its unsafe but magnetic MagSafe.... |
| 06 May 2009 |
| » Windows 7 still cannot handle popular hack |
| Windows 7 retains Windows NT and others' vulnerability.... |
| 06 May 2009 |
| » US National Security Agency wants a consolidated command center |
| The US National Security Agency is preparing for a unified cyber command center.... |
| 06 May 2009 |
| » New US P2P bill aimed at limiting file sharing |
| The new bill, "The Informed P2P User Act", aims to limit file sharing over P2P networks.... |
| 06 May 2009 |
| » No need to hurry in getting Windows 7 RC, says Microsoft |
| Because of crashes, Windows announces that the 7 Release Candidate (RC) 1 will be valid until June 2010, so there is no need to hurry.... |
| 05 May 2009 |
| » $10 million in exchange for stolen medical records in Virginia |
| Hackers demand $10 million in exchange for stolen medical records of nearly 8.3 million Virginia patients.... |
| 05 May 2009 |
| » McAfee not so free from security bugs |
| Even big-time antivirus software and Internet security provider McAfee was not spared by bugs.... |
| 05 May 2009 |
| » Silent updates improve security, based on study |
| Automatic browser updates better than manual ones, based on Google and ETH study... |
| 04 May 2009 |
| » LexisNexis belatedly warns 32,000 users of credit card fraud |
| Over 32,000 customers of LexisNexis at risk for credit card fraud.... |
| 04 May 2009 |
| » Permabit's new product will take care of your bulk data |
| If storing your bulk data is a dilemma, have a look at Permabit's release, the 4010.... |
| 04 May 2009 |
| » Panic over Conficker gives room for botnet |
| With more people looking at Conficker, cybervillains spread botnets with ease.... |
| 04 May 2009 |
| » Security Update will solve Adobe Flash Media Server's weakness |
| Adobe discovered a vulnerability in its Flash Media Server, but all it takes is a Security Update to fix this.... |
| 03 May 2009 |
| » Botnet stole 70GB worth of data in 10 days |
| Researchers managed to hijack a botnet and found out it stole 70GB worth of data in just 10 days.... |
| 03 May 2009 |
| » WordPress vulnerable to security attacks |
| WordPress vulnerability discovered; users advised to upgrade at once.... |
| 03 May 2009 |
| » Sensitive information on British health patients stolen |
| Trusts of the UK's National Health Service (NHS) were reminded of patient privacy due to four recent breaches.... |
| 02 May 2009 |
| » Lenovo releases secure AES-encrypted USB |
| Lenovo releases its latest USB that is encrypted using the AES-algorithm, which has survived all cryptological attacks to date.... |
| 02 May 2009 |
| » Twitter hacker viewed celebrities' personal info |
| French hacks Twitter; celebrities' personal info, among others, jeopardized... |
| 02 May 2009 |
| » US Congress introduces a bill allowing hackers |
| US Congress introduces two new bills, one of which allows hackers to hack the federal cyber-system.... |
| 01 May 2009 |
| » Security software should learn from Conficker, experts say |
| With the Conficker bug exhibit very sophisticated behavior and dodging efforts to fight it, experts believe security software manufacturers should learn from Conficker to stop further cases of massive... |
| 01 May 2009 |
| » 16-year-old Swede hacked Cisco, NASA, and others |
| Encroachment of NASA and Cisco, among others, traced to a 16-year-old Swede.... |
| 01 May 2009 |
| » Electronic voting machines not immune to tampering |
| Electronic voting systems may still be vulnerable to vote fixing and tampering, a study done by the CIA shows regarding electronic voting in many foreign nations.... |
| 30 April 2009 |
| » Electronic health records not hack proof |
| The recent shift to electronic health records from the old filing system may not be as safe as they are supposed to be, but companies are taking advantage of this to offer companion services to enhanc... |
| 30 April 2009 |
| » Experts hijack Torpig botnet to learn more about its extent |
| For ten days, security researchers were able to gain control to the Torpig botnet, and glimpse the extent of the damage it has done as well as the motives and direction the botnet is going.... |
| 30 April 2009 |
| » Businesses in Asia Pacific vulnerable to information security attacks |
| Symantec showed in its report that businesses in the Asia Pacific and Japan are quite vulnerable to increased information attacks, with Hong Kong a standout among them with a casual attitude toward se... |
| 29 April 2009 |
| » EU cyber security superbody proposed |
| Despite an information exchange body already set up, the head of EU's information and media wants to create a position in the EU to adequately deal with the information network security of the contine... |
| 29 April 2009 |
| » Chrome, Firefox users most up to date, says study |
| A study by Google shows Firefox and Chrome users are ahead when it comes to securing their browsers by using the latest version, a result the study believes to be largely due to the effectiveness of a... |
| 29 April 2009 |
| » Conficker bug found in medical devices |
| Apparently not only contained in normal PCs, the Conficker worm has recently been spotted in medical devices running an unpatched operating system. Experts worry this may yet cause damage and trouble ... |
| 28 April 2009 |
| » Games pose privacy and security threat |
| Security experts discussed how online gaming worlds can provide scammers and other individuals avenues to exploit security lapses and profit from the ever-expanding user base.... |
| 28 April 2009 |
| » EV SSL not immune to hacking, phishing attacks |
| Vendors of the more expensive EV SSL certificates claim they can thwart any attempt hackers make to hijack user-initiated sessions, but two researchers show how their assumption may be wrong.... |
| 28 April 2009 |
| » Scammers play on fears to get information, money |
| In an ever fearful atmosphere caused by real threats of malware attack, scammers are playing on these fears to trick users into paying them for fraudulent software, Microsoft reports.... |
| 27 April 2009 |
| » Faulty HTTPS implementations risks users |
| While users have grown accustomed to HTTPS as a secure protocol, improper implementation of HTTPS may compromise users and nullify any potential protection - a fact that hackers may have been exploiti... |
| 27 April 2009 |
| » New bill set to replace unpopular US cyber security act |
| With FISMA's unpopularity and perceived lack of actual security improvements implementation a new set of guidelines and governing rules is being propose to replace this older act.... |
| 27 April 2009 |
| » Firewalls need to adapt roles from barrier to gatekeeper |
| With the increasing number of mobile devices connecting to online systems and networks, firewalls need to do more than prevent unwarranted external access but also provide security for mobile access.... |
| 26 April 2009 |
| » Russian ex-employee faces deportation for extorion |
| A Russian immigrant fired from a US investment firm may find his immigration status in jeopardy as he is charged with blackmaliling his former with threats of enlisting hackers to compromise their sys... |
| 26 April 2009 |
| » Swine flu a good time for scammers |
| With the swine flu spreading in different parts of the world, malicious scammers play on fears to trick more people into downloading malware. Meanwhile, other Internet companies have set up efforts to... |
| 26 April 2009 |
| » Security group addresses cloud computing risks |
| A new security group focusing on cloud security was formed to address the growing issues regarding securing the ever increasingly popular cloud computing service.... |
| 25 April 2009 |
| » Federal agencies complying to ever stricter standards of IT security |
| A government-wide report on compliance to federal standards for IT security have shown that government agencies have complied as a whole; this is despite some sentiments that the security measures and... |
| 25 April 2009 |
| » Adobe finds yet another critical security hole |
| Another security vulnerability was reported by Adobe in their Adobe Reader program which may be exploited by hackers looking to execute malicious code on machines.... |
| 25 April 2009 |
| » Hackers outsourcing captcha-bypassing activities |
| With captcha technology being more and more successful in repelling automated bot attacks, hacker groups turn to captcha -breaking groups and take advantage of cheap labor to break into social network... |
| 24 April 2009 |
| » Theft of government laptop sends residents into panic |
| More than a million residents of Oklahoma had their Social Security numbers compromised when a laptop containing sensitive information was stolen from a government employee.... |
| 24 April 2009 |
| » Paradigm shift necessary to adapt to changing security environment |
| The president of Symantec suggest that instead of trying to patch individual holes in a system's security, organization should look to automize and integrate solutions to better protect their assets.... |
| 24 April 2009 |
| » Top botnets easily spams 25,000 messages an hour |
| Two botnets are among the most prolific spammers online, a study shows when researchers infect machines on purpose and observe their behavior.... |
| 23 April 2009 |
| » UK man's money disappears from account, doubts placed on Europe's card security |
| When money disappears from a UK man's account, he claims that someone else took it without using his card. Bank officials deny any security breach, and insists that the money was withdrawn from the ac... |
| 23 April 2009 |
| » Obama's helicopter details leaked via P2P |
| P2P clients may have unwittingly compromised security plans of President Obama's helicopter and may have possibly leaked it to Iran, a report shows by an online security group.... |
| 23 April 2009 |
| » Obsolete phone fetching staggering prices due to criminals' demand |
| While the phone may seem outdated for today, criminal groups are paying good money to obtain certain handsets for use in committing high-tech online bank heists. ... |
| 22 April 2009 |
| » NSA wants to work together to keep US systems secure |
| Relaxing concerns over NSA's role in United States cyber security, NSA chief Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander spoke at the RSA Conference 2009 that the NSA was not only willing to help in the effort but also ... |
| 22 April 2009 |
| » Experts debate balancing security and privacy |
| As experts convene in the RSA Conference to discuss managing the tension existing between upholding public security, different issues are tackled on how to promote both aspects without sacrificing one... |
| 22 April 2009 |
| » Businesses, credit card industry struggle against hackers |
| The rapidly developing hacking community has but credit card companies and businesses at odds - debating whether the current credit card industry information security standards are up to the task of e... |
| 21 April 2009 |
| » Security experts ponder on the future of cloud computing and security |
| While cloud computing is the latest buzzword to circulate around the Internet, experts view this new paradigm with varying degrees of anticipation. But all agree on the new security challenges this sy... |
| 21 April 2009 |
| » Pentagon creating cyber security superbody |
| The Pentagon is forming an umbrella security group to handle cyber security for the different branches of the military and the Department of Defense, in light of recent reports of hackers stealing awa... |
| 21 April 2009 |
| » Conficker botnet smaller than worst fear |
| Experts show that rather than the millions of infected machines expected from the recent updating of the Conficker worm, the figures show a significantly smaller network of infected computers communic... |
| 20 April 2009 |
| » Dirty devices invading US market |
| Industry experts are asking whether the recent influx of infected computers and devices are a product of deliberate espionage or merely substandard industry practices abroad?... |
| 20 April 2009 |
| » FBI engages in own phishing and hacking |
| With the release of documents pertaining to FBI's cyber security activities, concerns rise whether the FBI may be abusing their powerful and effective surveilance software by using them too often in c... |
| 20 April 2009 |
| » Macs not safe from malware anymore |
| While Mac users were once confident in the security of OS X, the recent discovery of the world's first known MAC OS X have shown that the increasing number of Mac users have not escaped the eye of mal... |
| 19 April 2009 |
| » Twitter hacker gets job for his efforts |
| As his high profile hacking of Twitter continue to attract a lot of attention, 17 year-old Michael Mooney has received offers to do security analysis from certain companies. This is amid growing conce... |
| 19 April 2009 |
| » P2P snooping may leave users 'guilty by association' |
| P2P users used to feel safe within the crowd of millions of other users downloading content, but new research shows certain patterns in networking which maybe exploited by corporations looking to clam... |
| 19 April 2009 |
| » SonicWall server glitch leaves networks unprotected |
| An outage at SonicWall's licensing server disabled subscription-based security services for customers for at least several hours on Tuesday, according to the company and an angry customer.... |
| 04 December 2008 |
| » Worm uses familiar brands to lure people |
| On Tuesday security vendor WebSense issued an alert warning that holiday coupon e-mails from familiar companies may be malicious code in disguise, in this case a mass-mailing e-mail worm.... |
| 04 December 2008 |
| » Whither Cisco MARS? |
| Cisco System\'s Security Monitoring for Threat Identification, Mitigation, and Compliance (aka MARS) product is the company\'s offering for security and compliance management, competing with the likes... |
| 04 December 2008 |
| » Koobface virus hits Facebook |
| A worm responsible for sending Facebook users malicious code appears to be limited in nature, although the social engineering attack may be used again, say experts. Facebook representative Barry Schn... |
| 04 December 2008 |
| » CheckFree customers redirected to Ukraine site |
| Customers of CheckFree.com, an online bill paying site, were quietly redirected to servers in Ukraine early Tuesday morning, according to several reports. Representatives of CheckFree told Washington... |
| 04 December 2008 |
| » Five Steps Toward PCI DSS Compliance |
| The newspaper headlines alone are enough to make an IT-security officer’s stomach churn. "4 million Hannaford customers have credit card numbers stolen" read one publication earlier this year after th... |
| 04 December 2008 |
| » Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion |
| Apple removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities and now says the Mac is safe "out of the box." "We have removed the Knowledge... |
| 03 December 2008 |
| » Ixia Network Security Tool Exposes Problems |
| Your network devices and applications don't operate in a vacuum. They process high-speed, multi-protocol traffic, interoperating with other devices and applications. They all have vulnerabilities that... |
| 03 December 2008 |
| » Microsoft learns of successful RPC worm infections |
| It's been more than a month since Microsoft issued an emergency out-of-band patch to fix a remote call procedure (RPC) flaw, but the software maker says some companies are learning the hard way by fai... |
| 03 December 2008 |
| » Europe to get cybercrime alert system |
| Europe is getting a cybercrime alert system as part of a European Union drive to fight online criminals. According to plans, European law enforcement body Europol will receive 300,000 euros ($386,430... |
| 02 December 2008 |
| » New 9555 Iridium handset released |
| Iridium has begun delivering its latest generation handset, which signals a new era for the global satellite carrier. It has been several years since any significant changes have been made in its hand... |
| 02 December 2008 |
| » Ten Questions to Ask an IT-Security Consultant |
| 1. What is the danger posed by the MyDoom virus? 2. A DDoS attack has just been launched against my Web site. What can you do to stop it? 3. What are three ways of securing a wifi network? ... |
| 01 December 2008 |
| » Skype Scrambles After Breach And Censorship Revelations |
| American companies operating in China have what might be considered a tradition of getting in trouble over privacy and censorship, and Skype, the Internet communications company, is the latest to enco... |
| 01 December 2008 |
| » Microsoft Announces Free PC Security Product |
| If you heard a deafening swallowing sound sometime in the past day or so, we can explain its origin. The corporate makers of security software must have collectively gulped when Microsoft announced it... |
| 01 December 2008 |
| » Apple suggests Mac users install antivirus software |
| In what appears to be a first, Apple is recommending that Mac users install antivirus software. But don't read this as an admission that the Mac operating system is suddenly insecure. It's more a rec... |
| 01 December 2008 |
| » The Essential Guide to Security Audits |
| The security audit is a practice that could best be filed under the "necessary evil" category. While no business owner, executive or IT manager relishes the thought of enduring an end-to-end security ... |
| 28 November 2008 |
| » Free security tool helps track down bots |
| Researchers at SRI International announced a free tool this week that can help organizations battle botnets by tracking down infected hosts in their network. BotHunter monitors the two-way communicat... |
| 28 November 2008 |
| » Apple iPhone 2.2 update includes critical security patches |
| Apple issued version 2.2 of its iPhone firmware, repairing at least a dozen security issues, including dangerous flaws in its Safari browser that attackers can exploit to steal passwords, account info... |
| 28 November 2008 |
| » Spam increasing again after shutdown of hosting company |
| Spammers knocked offline two weeks ago when their hosting company, McColo Corp., was shut down are finally coming back online, security researchers said on Wednesday.... |
| 27 November 2008 |
| » Internet worm exploits Windows vulnerability |
| A worm dubbed Win32/Conficker.A is making the rounds on Windows machines, exploiting a security hole that Microsoft released a patch for in October, Microsoft said on Wednesday.... |
| 27 November 2008 |
| » Gmail 'vulnerability' turns out to be phishing scam |
| Reports that a purported Gmail vulnerability was being used by unauthorized third parties to hijack domains turned out to be nothing more than a phishing scam, Google announced Tuesday. ... |
| 26 November 2008 |
| » Microsoft ranked fifth worst spam service ISP |
| Microsoft is listed fifth in the Top 10 list of the worst spam service ISPs compiled by Spamhaus.org. Spammers are advertising links to sites that "peddle fake pharmacy products, porn, and Nigerian... |
| 26 November 2008 |
| » Felony charges dropped against teacher in porn/spyware case |
| A Connecticut substitute teacher arrested four years ago for allegedly showing students porn on a classroom computer has been cleared of the felony charges--for now--after experts pointed the finger a... |
| 26 November 2008 |
| » Report: U.S. Vulnerable to Chinese Cyber Espionage |
| China is actively conducting cyber espionage as a warfare strategy and has targeted U.S. government and commercial computers, according to a new report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review... |
| 25 November 2008 |
| » Facebook Awarded $873 Million In Spam Case |
| Facebook has been awarded $873 million in damages against a Canadian man accused of sending spam messages to its members. The default judgment was issued in federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Frid... |
| 25 November 2008 |
| » IEEE 1667: One standard worth watching |
| I've grown rather cynical about industry standards, but I am pretty bullish on IEEE 1667 (aka: "Standard Protocol for Authentication in Host Attachments of Transient Storage Devices"). This standard s... |
| 25 November 2008 |
| » Gmail exploit may allow attackers to forward e-mail |
| A Gmail security vulnerability may allow an attacker to set up filters on users' e-mail accounts without their knowledge, according to a proof of concept posted Sunday at GeekCondition.com. In his po... |
| 24 November 2008 |
| » Kernel Vulnerability Found in Vista |
| A flaw in Vista's networking has been found that can crash the system, but no fix is expected until the next service pack. A flaw has been found in Windows Vista that could allow rootkits to be hidde... |
| 24 November 2008 |
| » Don't Confuse The Economy With Data Privacy |
| This week, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Regulations pushed back the deadline to comply with a new state law mandating encryption of sensitive consumer data. The law, passed in Sept... |
| 24 November 2008 |
| » USB Devices Spreading Viruses |
| USB thumb drives are convenient, popular and often free--and they're spreading viruses like sailors on shore leave.* The US-CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) issued a warning on Thursday t... |
| 21 November 2008 |
| » Certification credited with boosting online confidence |
| Extended certificate validation for Web sites has boosted online confidence in 2008, according to a statement released Thursday by the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA). This could... |
| 21 November 2008 |
| » Phishing, e-mail money laundering scams on the rise |
| As the economy worsens and more people get laid off, online fraud and financial scams are rising, security experts say. Many of the scams lure people in with promises of quick and easy money. ... |
| 21 November 2008 |
| » Antivirus Firms Shrug At Microsoft's Free Security Suite |
| For some security companies, Microsoft's decision to offer a free anti-malware product, code-narmed Morro, won't result in a dramatic change in how they do business. Morro will be available in the... |
| 20 November 2008 |
| » Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite |
| Microsoft on Tuesday said it is changing its strategy for offering PC antivirus software, with plans to discontinue its subscription-based consumer security suite and instead offer individuals free so... |
| 20 November 2008 |
| » iTunes customers angry over copy protection moves at Apple |
| Some Mac users are teed off that they are getting error messages saying the iTunes movie they rented or bought can't be played on their display because it is not HDCP (High Digital Content Protection)... |
| 20 November 2008 |
| » The Essential Guide to Wireless Security |
| Wireless-network security isn't a single issue. Businesses need to recognize that they are fighting attacks on several fronts. Many wireless-network threats are unique to the technology... |
| 17 November 2008 |
| » Equifax offers its first I-card |
| Equifax has introduced it's first information card or I-card, Equifax Over 18 card. I-cards are envisioned to be the online equivalent of a driver's license, passport, or similar ID. The basic idea is... |
| 17 November 2008 |
| » Encrypting hard drives on their way |
| Breaking with the recent stream of bad news, disk drive manufacturers Fujitsu, Hitachi, and Seagate Technologies all announced encrypting hard drives over the past few weeks. The three disk drive a... |
| 17 November 2008 |
| » Microsoft reveals the reason for seven-year patch delay |
| Microsoft has explained why it took the company seven years to issue a patch for a known vulnerability. The error, which is detected in the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, was addres... |
| 14 November 2008 |
| » Firefox fixed a dozen security issues in recent update |
| Mozilla released Firefox 3.0.4 and Firefox 2.0.18, and on Monday, to handle a dozen security flaws, half of which the browser maker ranks as vital. Among the critical is one that could allow an attack... |
| 14 November 2008 |
| » Microsoft took 7 years to fix security exploit |
| In fact, if you count the time , it's taken Seven-and-a-half years for Microsoft to patch a security issue in its SMB (Server Message Block) service, fixed Tuesday. Windows uses this software to share... |
| 13 November 2008 |
| » Spam declines after hosting company shut-down |
| On Tuesday, hosting site McColo vanished. Along with it went thousands of pieces of spam, thanks, in part, to investigative work by Washington Post reporter Brian Krebs.... |
| 13 November 2008 |
| » Defense Companies Hit By Malicious Code |
| This one definitely goes well beyond "whoops? while a few security stories relate to fairly harmless issues. It appears that two Korean companies LIGNex1 and Hyundai Heavy Industries, that construc... |
| 12 November 2008 |
| » Survey revealed that Energy industry at risk of cyberattack |
| Critical infrastructure insiders in the U.S., Canada, and Europe points to the energy sector when it is asked about the biggest target for cyberattack. According to the survey sponsored by secur... |
| 12 November 2008 |
| » U.S immigration service to go Electronic |
| The Washington Post has reported that the Bush administration has taken a major decision of the nation's immigration services agency, selecting an industrial society led by IBM to reorganize how the g... |
| 08 November 2008 |
| » Microsoft himss increases health user group to EMEA |
| Microsoft Corporation and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have recently announced the availability of the Microsoft Health user group (Microsoft HUG) all over Europe,... |
| 08 November 2008 |
| » Cyber criminals take advantage of Obama |
| After Barack Obama's historic win in the US presidential elections has created a sensation all around the world, the cyber criminals got a great chance to spread malware in the form of his campaigning... |
| 08 November 2008 |
| » Records of companies leaking out |
| There are news that the important data of many companies is unknowingly "leaking" out of data centers, the data is related to the Patient health analysis, social security numbers, bank account numbers... |
| 07 November 2008 |
| » Microsoft notices fewer faults but highly severe |
| Security Intelligence Report of Microsoft has been released this week which noticed some new trends. The report says that the attacks have continued to drop as more hackers and researchers concentrate... |
| 07 November 2008 |
| » Adobe Reader is unprotected |
| Core security Technologies advised millions of individuals and business firms around the world who use Adobe Reader PDF file viewing software, which is unprotected and open to attack. The professional... |
| 07 November 2008 |
| » Problems with the E-voting |
| As the United states got ready for the historic presidential election, voting and security experts persist to put for better check on the machines that will record the votes and tally up the ballots.... |
| 05 November 2008 |
| » McAfee Initiates to Fight Against Cyber Crime |
| On Tuesday, security firm McAfee declared its plan of Initiative to fight against the cyber law breakers. The security company is planning to work with law implementation officials and to collab... |
| 05 November 2008 |
| » Americans are alert about cyber crimes |
| According to a recent survey conducted by the National Cyber security Alliance (NCSA) reveal that more and more Americans are performing online banking, stock trading and health management, but nearly... |
| 05 November 2008 |
| » Voice over IP Security |
| With VoIP getting practically a household name and present in organisations worldwide, we're finding a natural increase in attacks and other problems. With this title, Cisco Press intents to arm the r... |
| 03 November 2008 |
| » Scan On For the List of Malicious Malware Programs That Focus On Halloween |
| * Tixcet.A: masked as a Microsoft Word file, this worm will try to turn Halloween into a nightmare by deleting files with specific extensions (.DOC, .MP3, .MOV, .ZIP, .JPG, etc.). Party-goers will be ... |
| 03 November 2008 |
| » Anti-phishing best practices recommendations for domain registrars |
| The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in consultation with the ICANN Registrar Constituency including APWG members Go Daddy and several domain name registrars, has published a "best practices" advis... |
| 03 November 2008 |
| » Estdomains' Defrocking Held Up By ICANN |
| The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) terminated on Tuesday its contract with Estonia-based EstDomains, blocking the company's ability to offer Internet registration services... |
| 01 November 2008 |
| » Google alters JotSpot privacy settings after complaint report |
| Google said Friday that it was altering the privacy settings on its JotSpot online collaboration service afterwards a researcher came across that user e-mail addresses and names were being exhibited t... |
| 01 November 2008 |
| » Master Piece of Crimeware Ever Created |
| The Sinowal trojan has stolen 500,000 online bank accounts and credit and debit cards. RSA stated the trojan virus has infected computers all over the world. "The effect has been rattling worldw... |
| 01 November 2008 |
| » Data Security Breach over Top Most MNC's |
| Scarcely a day passes away without additional security breach casting at peril the personal details of the UK public. In this article, SecPoint gets you on a world tour of data breaches, applying glob... |
| 31 October 2008 |
| » Bakasoftware Russian Scareware Named and Shamed By Hacker |
| A Russian software company has goldbricked millions of revenue out of foreigners by involving into a web security scam. As per the files mailed online by a cyber-terrorist, Bakasoftware earns milli... |
| 31 October 2008 |
| » Web Security Firm Warns to be Vigilant Of Obfuscated Code |
| A Modern compromise at a corporation directed to a noteworthy amount of data being stolen, emphasizing that traditional software defenses are in trouble to catch obfuscated attacks, security firm Finj... |
| 31 October 2008 |
| » Lab Screens Evidence That Personal Records Are Leaking Out Of Companies |
| Bank account numbers, health records, social security numbers and internal auditing operations are examples of the kinds of information that is unknowingly "leaking" out from data centers. This agitat... |
| 30 October 2008 |
| » Fraudsters Get Into the Cloud |
| Cyber-terrorists are employing the ideas of cloud computing to internet fraud in a move that means even technically illiterate criminals can move into cybercrime. Fraudulence as service products is... |
| 30 October 2008 |
| » Malicious programs a problem for New York Internet users |
| Just about a quarter of New York State Internet users happened to find a badware infection on their computer systems over the last year, frequently slowing down their computers and prompting them to i... |
| 30 October 2008 |
| » E-voting concerns run high as Election Day looms- 'Flipped' votes accounted in three states |
| With exactly a week to go before the U.S. government presidential election, academics, politicians, and electors are voicing increased distrustfulness of the electronic voting machines that will be us... |
| 29 October 2008 |
| » United States Senate candidate has email hacked |
| SARASOTA - As campaigns get into the final week, a Suncoast candidate opposes when she finds herself vulnerable by an internet hacker. It accustomed to be when an angered voter had it in among th... |
| 29 October 2008 |
| » Statistics and Analysis of Q3 Spam and Malware Trends |
| Spam volume yielded to record highs in Q3 with fair steady every month increases throughout the summertime. The acquirement of innocent machines via e-mail and Web-based transmissions continued in Q3,... |
| 29 October 2008 |
| » Security Power Tools |
| Skimming through software, by reading security web sites and using Google, you can keep your self updated on the latest tools and attack/defense scenarios grounded on them. "Security Power Tools" is d... |
| 28 October 2008 |
| » Everyone Is Risking Their Assets with Encrypted Wi-Fi Vulnerable |
| RSA in its seventh annual Wireless Security Survey from London, New York City and Paris reveals the continued, dramatic growth of wireless networks in the world's major financial centers. In Aug... |
| 28 October 2008 |
| » Cyber security Programs Anticipated to Remain Secure under Next Administration |
| Under the Bush presidency, U.S. federal government identity and smart card programs have grown tremendously. But with the election less than two weeks away, one important question on people are wit a ... |
| 28 October 2008 |
| » Spammers cover their Reputation |
| A major drift throughout 2008 that deepened on the third quarter is spammers? raised use of cloaking techniques to mask their poor reputation behind someone else?s good reputation. Spammers are findin... |
| 28 October 2008 |
| » Security Blue Print Has Levied A Path in Building C-Level Confidence |
| IT professionals, while aligning IT operations with the organization?s broader strategic goals, they must also maintain and establish a definite security strength which ensures compliance with listing... |
| 27 October 2008 |
| » Microsoft Makes Out Emergency Windows Security Patch |
| On 23/10/08, Thursday Microsoft has released an emergency update for a major security fault automatically spreads harmful code to the computer systems containing Windows XP and earlier versions of the... |
| 23 October 2008 |
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