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Mac Password Generator 1.0 released
Password Generator is a Mac OS X application that allows users to generate strong passwords for all their accounts. Of significant note, this release allows users to customize …
First portable anti-spyware product for U3 smart drive platform
ParetoLogic announced XOFTspy Portable Anti-spyware product, the first portable anti-spyware product operating directly from U3 smart drives. Built on its popular anti-spyware …
New worm claims to show you pictures of Paris
If you get an email from one of your friends, with a subject line-“My Photo on Paris’, do not click and download the zipped attachment. The poor fellow has …
Info on HITBSecConf2006 Capture The Flag contest
Hack In The Box (M) Sdn. Bhd. has announced that it will once again host the region’s best known Capture The Flag hacking competition during the upcoming HITBSecConf2006 …
How to Start Up a Mobile Security Project
The proliferation of laptops, PDAs, smartphones and USB sticks means that corporate data is no longer confined to the office. Without a joined-up policy on mobile security, …
Up to one in 600 social-networking pages host malware
ScanSafe has released its latest Global Threat Report on Web filtering, spyware and viruses According to an analysis of more than five billion Web requests in July, ScanSafe …
Warning of a serious BlackBerry security threat
Secure Computing Corporation warn that organizations that have installed their BlackBerry server behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacking attack …
DesktopSecure for Linux for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS available
Following the launch of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS earlier this month, Canonical made Panda Software DesktopSecure for Linux available to all users of Ubuntu 6.06. Combining the security …
Microsoft patches 9 critical vulnerabilities
Microsoft alerted us this time about 12 vulnerabilities of which nine were rated critical and three important. There are vulnerabilities in the Server service, the DNS …
The Cult of the Dead Cow starts community based web application for malware analysis
The Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc), a prominent technology activist group, announced a new application designed to collect, analyze, and ultimately help defeat malicious software. …
Majority of workers ignore the risks of web links and attachments in emails
A survey into the habits of 142 UK office workers conducted by Finjan, the global provider of best-of-breed proactive web security solutions, has uncovered that although they …
Latest email scam offers JFK assassination secrets for sale
IT security firm Sophos has warned computer users to be wary of an email claiming to come from a dying KGB agent, offering to pass on secrets of the John F Kennedy …
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