HID Global acquires ActivIdentity
HID Global announced that parent company ASSA ABLOY has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ActivIdentity. ActivIdentity provides identity assurance solutions, …
Bugat Trojan linked to LinkedIn phishing campaign
Researchers have discovered a new version of the Bugat financial malware used to commit online fraud. Bugat was distributed in the recent phishing campaign targeting LinkedIn …
Four virtual appliances for cloud security
Fortinet announced four new virtual appliances that extend the company’s ability to deliver security across virtualized and cloud environments. The FortiGate, …
Social media sites and universities increasingly targeted by phishers
Social media sites and educational institutions were increasingly targeted by phishers who continued to expand the targets of their attacks in the first half of 2010. With …
A foolproof drive-by-download blocking tool?
A seemingly foolproof tool for blocking drive-by-download attacks has been developed by a group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and California-based SRI …
Google’s Gmail security checklist
Every now and then, Google adds tools and issues warnings that are meant to help its users feel and stay safe while using their offerings – the recent warning to Gmail …
Rogue Facebook app takes over accounts
A flurry of statuses saying “OMG! Im never going to send another text message again after seeing this!” and “OMG! Im not txtin again now that I have seen …
Ubuntu 10.10 desktop, netbook and server editions released
Ubuntu 10.10, codenamed “Maverick Meerkat”, is now available for download. Ubuntu 10.10 introduces an array of online and offline applications to Ubuntu Desktop …
New film exploring online security
A new project called “The Gran’ Scam of Things” is in the works. The premise of the short film poses serious questions about online financial abuse by taking …
Week in review: The future of malware, iTunes phishing attack and computer “health certificates”
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, reviews, interviews and podcasts: XSS flaws found on three security firms’ …
Future malware will steal behavioral and relationship patterns
Whenever something of tangible value exist, there will always be those who will try to steal it, says a group of international researchers that recently published a paper on …
Free Stuxnet removal tool
BitDefender released a free removal tool targeting all known variants of the Stuxnet worm, as well as the rootkit drivers that are used to conceal critical components of the …