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Oxfam charity lottery email scam
Sophos is warning internet users of a new email scam that pretends to be a lottery notification from the charity Oxfam. The emails claim that the recipient has won …
Ex-CEO of anti-virus firm distributed bogus security software
Sophos is warning computer users to be wary of fake security warnings following media reports that a 41-year-old woman has been charged in South Korea with distributing bogus …
Attend Black Hat Europe 2008 Briefings for FREE!
We have four complimentary access passes to the upcoming Black Hat Europe 2008 Briefings. The Briefings will be held March 27-28 in Moevenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre. The …
Arizona ranks worst for identity theft
According to a report by Identity Theft 911, the true number of state identity theft victims may be nearly 34 times higher than the current Federal Trade Commission complaint …
Mobile users do not take security precautions
F-Secure Corporation announced mobile security results from its Online Wellbeing survey. Over three quarters of mobile phone users are aware that malware can infect a mobile …
Trojans are the most active malware type in February
Trojans accounted for 23.70% of infections registered by ActiveScan, Panda Security’s online scanner, in February. However, the infections caused by this type of …
New security event management reporting solution
Secure Computing announced the availability of SecurityReporter, a new security event management reporting solution for both Sidewinder and SnapGear appliances. …
Groton man sentenced on fraud charges
Michael R. Thorpe, age 61, was sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to repay $1.7 …
Scalable 10 Gbps intrusion prevention solution
As enterprise networks evolve, 10 Gbps network links have become relatively low in cost and increasingly more widespread. Core network upgrades driven by data center …
Compress and encrypt files from the Finder
Apimac released Compress Files “08, a compression tool for Mac OS X that enable Mac users to create a variety of compressed and encrypted files as well as encrypted disk …
Tax-time tips to prevent identity theft
According to the IRS, a record 77 million tax returns were filed electronically in 2007 and these figures are sure to increase in 2008. For an identity thief, tax time is …
Optimal IdM introduces Virtual Identity Server
Optimal IdM launched its Virtual Identity Server, a Microsoft-centric virtual directory that is developed entirely in .NET managed code and enhances the functionality of …
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