Malware writers target online gamers
Online games have been spared so far from massive amounts of malware, but things seem to change lately, as more and more malware writers concentrate their efforts on writing …
Windows 7 vulnerable to most viruses
Windows 7 was touted as a big improvement on Vista, security aspect included. The Sophos team wanted to test that assertion, so they installed a full release copy of the new …
Hacked iPhones held hostage
Dutch T-mobile customers that use jailbroken iPhones got a nasty surprise yesterday. A “message” popped up on their screen claiming that their iPhone’s been …
Hardware hacker charged with aiding computer intrusion and wire fraud
Ryan Harris aka DerEngel, a hardware hacker/modder and author of a book on hacking cable modems has been charged with conspiracy, aiding and abetting computer intrusion and …
What information security might look like in a decade
Esther Dyson, a former chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ICANN, and a long-time successful investor in IT start-ups, addressed on Sunday the crowd gathered …
Discover security flaws in source code with Graudit
Graudit is a simple script and signature sets that allows you to find potential security flaws in source code using the GNU utility grep. Graudit supports scanning code …
Christmas spam starts early this year
It seems that retailers are not the only ones to have hurried up with getting advantage of Christmas as a magic, profit-enhancing word. Spammers are know for their heightened …
Find potential exploit conditions in Microsoft Office documents
OfficeCat is a command line utility developed by the Sourcefire VRT that can be used to process Microsoft Office Documents to determine the presence of potential exploit …
Trojans dominate BitDefender’s top 10 e-threats list
The top spot on BitDefender’s top 10 e-threats list for October is once again Trojan.Clicker.CM, which is mostly present on websites hosting illegal applications such as …
Top causes of identity fraud
Identity fraud increased substantially in 2008, reversing a four-year trend of decreasing incidents. Researchers say identity fraud increased by 22 percent last year and they …
Facebook spamming practices revealed
Dennis Yu, the CEO of BlitzLocal, was a guest yesterday on TechCrunch, and he shared his thoughts and knowledge about Facebook spamming and advertising. BlitzLocal is an …
Global security best practices
The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report shares security best practices from countries that have consistently exhibited low malware infection. These best practices …
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