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McAfee Labs believes cybercriminals will target social networking sites and third-party applications, use more complex Trojans and botnets to build and execute attacks, and …

Compared to the first half of 2009, the amount of phishing messages has remained relatively unchanged, although phishers have switched their focus to institutions that could …

Malware writers have preserved their focus on web-based attacks while actively looking for new methods to disseminate their products. BitDefender released the results of its …

An applause for Twitter which has recently made it so that when you sign up for an account you can’t use one of those very obvious passwords. Here is a list of these …

KeepCop 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 c:\ProgramFiles\KeepCop …

With education-related cyber-security threats expected to rise in 2010, WatchGuard is predicting the top threats facing schools, colleges and universities. Top threats …

The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration …

MBNA, the UK’s largest credit card provider, has confirmed that a laptop containing the personal details of its customers has been stolen from one of its third party …

Following Sun Microsystems’ decision to release a raft of open source applications to support its secure cloud computing strategy, companies may be wondering if they …

Tthe Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), reported that “the FBI is aware of an estimated …

DataDoctor2010 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 …

Sentrigo announced its top data security trends to watch for in 2010. A new type of threat: External attacks from the inside Generally, companies have viewed attacks as either …