Less than half of cloud services are vetted for security
More than half of U.S. organizations are adopting cloud services, but only 47 percent of respondents believe that cloud services are evaluated for security prior to …
Stealth HD Series: USB portable security devices
MXI Security introduced the new Stealth HD Series of encrypted USB hard drives. Replacing the well-known Outbacker MXP Series, the Stealth HD Series is powered by MXI …
Filename-changing worm wiggling on P2P networks
Worms using P2P networks to propagate have one big problem: they are usually masquerading as software, key generators, or cracks, but have hard-coded file names, which means …
Network admins worry about employee use of social media
According to findings a survey of 353 network administrators by Amplitude Research, four-in-ten (40%) were either “extremely concerned” (18%) or “moderately …
ENISA maps key online security actors and strategies across Europe
A study by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) provides a 750 pages-plus overview of the status of network and information security (NIS) in 30 …
Rogue software details: Data Protection
Data Protection 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:\Desktop\Data …
Rootkit-based Skype worm opens backdoors
While both Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger have been massively exploited by IM worms, Skype users have been less exposed to this type of e-threat. It’s true that …
Microsoft delivers two critical updates
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers two security bulletins that address vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office and Visual Basic for Applications. …
The KHOBE attack: Are all AV solutions vulnerable?
Dubbed an “8.0 earthquake for Windows desktop security software” by its creators, the KHOBE (Kernel Hook Bypassing Engine) or the argument-switch attack has been …
Anti-Phishing Phyllis training game
Wombat Security Technologies announced the release of Anti-Phishing Phyllis, a training game to teach employees and customers how to spot fraudulent emails. In this training …
Security hole in Yelp Instant Personalization
A never-ending string of privacy glitches and bugs has struck Facebook since the implementation of its highly controversial Instant Personalization feature. This latest …
Xplico: Network forensic analysis tool
Xplico is an open source Network Forensic Analysis Tool. Its goal is to extract from an Internet traffic capture the applications data contained. From a pcap file Xplico …
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