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61% of new threats are banker Trojans
PandaLabs published its report analyzing the IT security events and incidents of the first three months of the year. The amount of new malware in circulation has continued to …
Nmap includes detection script for major remote vulnerability in Mac OS X
Nmap is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Nmap 5.30BETA1 was released today. Top features include: 37 new NSE scripts, bringing the …
OpenSSL 1.0.0 released
The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and open source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) …
Microsoft releases Process Explorer 12
Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer (ZIP) shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes …
Apple patches plenty of vulnerabilities in Mac OS X
Apple released Security Update 2010-002 which improves the security of Mac OS X. AppKit A buffer overflow exists in the spell checking feature used by Cocoa applications. …
Distributed test lab monitoring and network troubleshooting
Codenomicon launched a Network Analyzer that records test behavior and automatically visualizes network traffic. It provides testers with a clear picture of actual network …
90% of critical Windows 7 vulnerabilities are mitigated by eliminating admin rights
The removal of administrator rights from Windows users is a mitigating factor for 90% of critical Windows 7 vulnerabilities, according to research by BeyondTrust. The results …
Week in review: Mafia-like cyber crime syndicates, Pwn2Own contest and cloud computing risks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Law firms are the new banks The new favorite targets of cyber …
Is it safe to file your taxes online?
Tax season. It’s not a favorite time of year for most people, but the deadline for filing income taxes for many countries is quickly approaching. And, especially in …
On the origin of spam
So you received another spam e-mail message. On the surface it seems rather ordinary. It’s an advertisement for a handful of brand-name prescription drugs. When viewed …
Rogue software details: Home Personal Antivirus
Home Personal Antivirus is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …
Millions continue to click on spam
Even though over 80% of email users are aware of the existence of bots, tens of millions respond to spam in ways that could leave them vulnerable to a malware infection, …