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» 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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