6. Nov 2009, 18:13
When the Spam King, sometimes known as Sanford Wallace, got kicked in the teeth with $711.2 million USD in damages, some said this would send a clear message to others following on the same path. Will it really? Will an order from the courts, to a man who has already filed bankruptcy, to pay hundreds of millions in damages, matter in the slightest? ...
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6. Nov 2009, 16:00
Sophos did some testing with a retail copy of Windows 7 installed on a clean system. Configuring it to follow the default settings for User Account Control (UAC), and leaving out any anti-Malware protection, Sophos discovered they were able to infect the system with Malware. ...
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6. Nov 2009, 15:30
Adobe released patches for five vulnerabilities this week, addressing critical issues discovered in its Shockwave Player. According to Adobe, Shockwave Player versions 11.5.1.601 and earlier are impacted. ...
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6. Nov 2009, 15:10
A vulnerability in the SSL protocol is causing a bit of stir after it was discovered that the flaw would allow an attacker to inject themselves into the authenticated SSL communications path and execute commands. Compounding the issue is the fact that once the attack has started, both the server and the browser generally have no idea that their session has been hijacked. ...
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3. Nov 2009, 16:31
The number of new file-sharing sites hosting pirated copyrighted content skyrocketed over the last three months, according to McAfee's Q3 Threats Report. The attempted closure of the infamous Pirate Bay site spawned clones and scams as criminals used the hype to spread Malware. ...
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3. Nov 2009, 15:59
There is another scam online targeting users of Facebook. This time, the trick is to get them to install Malware by opening a malicious attachment. ...
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3. Nov 2009, 15:58
M86 Security, previously known as Marshal8e6 after a 2008 merger of 8e6 Technologies and Marshal, has acquired security vendor Finjan in a deal that is mostly undisclosed. This recent merger will combine all of Finjan’s gateway and SaaS-based solutions into M86’s line of Web and Email protection offerings. ...
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2. Nov 2009, 20:33
Recently, we talked to a company that covers security from a different perspective. They offer a service that enables two-factor authentication with a device that almost everyone on the planet has, a cellular phone. While others can offer this service as well, this company starts with a free offering, and then as a business grows, they can pay to add more coverage. ...
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2. Nov 2009, 20:30
When it comes to the workplace, IT has to deal with remote users. It’s a fact of life, and one of the reasons why endpoint security consumes a good deal of time and effort from the IT department. Jeff Hughes from Lumension recently gave us a list of ten things to consider during security evaluations of remote users. ...
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29. Oct 2009, 17:00
Facebook users are being targeted for the second time this week thanks to a new Phishing campaign kicked off yesterday. This new attack uses a two layer approach, the first goal is to rob a user of their Facebook username and password and then get them to install a variant of the ZBot Trojan. ...
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