Beware of fake SourceForge site offering malicious downloads
Cyber crooks have been misusing the reputation of the popular online source code repository SourceForge (sourceforge.net) and gave been pushing out malware from the …
Backdoor Trojan uses “magic code” to contact C&C server
Researchers from security firm Seculert have unearthed a curious piece of backdoor-opening malware. Once the malware gets installed on a computer and run, it first contacts …
IT decision makers mark increase in security-related incidents
More than one-third of surveyed European enterprises (36%) have experienced an increase in the frequency of network and data security-related incidents in the last 18 months, …
Most corporate computers missing critical software updates
87 percent of corporate computers are missing critical software updates that could threaten business security, according to F-Secure data from around 200,000 workstations …
AlienVault releases USM virtual appliance
AlienVault released its AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) virtual appliance, a collection of open source tools for asset discovery, vulnerability assessment, threat …
Average DDoS attack bandwidth up 718 percent
The average DDoS attack bandwidth in Q1 2013 totaled 48.25 Gbps, which is a 718 percent increase over last quarter, and the average packet-per-second rate reached 32.4 …
Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking Swedish bank, agencies
Gottfrid Svartholm, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay, has been charged along with three other men with hacking into several Swedish agencies and firms and stealing (or …
Spamhaus-themed ransomware delivered through exploit kits
It seems that users are starting to recognize ransomware accompanied with fake notifications by copyright enforcement and law enforcement agencies for what it is, and cyber …
News of Boston Marathon bombings used to spread malware
As expected, the Boston Marathon bombings have become an effective lure in the hands of cyber scammers and malware peddlers. Kaspersky Lab researchers are warning about spam …
Oracle plugs a host of critical Java vulnerabilities
Oracle’s Java SE Critical Patch Update for April 2013 contains 19 CVEs with CVSS base score of 10 (the highest you can go) indicating that exploiting the vulnerability …
Insider threats and BYOD still a great problem
Insider threats are the greatest concern and that permitting employees to connect their own devices to the network increases the risk of security breaches, according to …
Big data drives big demand for storage
As demand for Big Data technology and services continues to escalate, all levels of the Big Data technology stack will experience significant growth. Storage is a critical …
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