FBI warns businesses about corporate account take overs
The FBI has issued a fraud advisory to warn businesses about the various bank fraud scams currently employed. Created by financial institutions, industry trade associations, …
The rise of the insider threat
The bank insider threat is on the rise. Patrick Romain, head of solutions in Barclays Information Security Group, calls it a “power threat” – obviously …
IBM improves cloud security
IBM unveiled a new security initiative focused on making cloud computing safer. IBM aims to help both users and providers of cloud computing more easily navigate security …
Global e-crime gang transitions to crimeware
The world’s most prolific phishing gang has completed a transition from using conventional phishing to massively propagating stealthy password-stealing crimeware that …
IEEE 802.16m approved as IMT-Advanced technology
The WiMAX Forum today recognizes the decision within the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) approving the “WirelessMAN-Advanced” technology of IEEE …
Metasploit Framework 3.5.0 comes with over 600 exploits
The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration …
Apache 2.2.17 fixes vulnerabilities
The Apache HTTP Server Project released version 2.2.17 that fixes three security vulnerabilities. expat DoS A buffer over-read flaw was found in the bundled expat library. An …
Spam and virus trends according to Google
Postini – the spam engine that powers Google’s e-mail security and archiving services – handles some 3 billion e-mails per day, so it’s fair to say …
The Zeus malware R&D program
Trusteer captured and analyzed a new version (2.1) of the Zeus financial malware and found that it has added sophisticated new mechanisms to commit online fraud and remain the …
Google Chrome 7 includes security fixes
Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 has been released to the Stable and Beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Security fixes: Possible autofill / autocomplete profile spamming. …
Protect your online privacy and identity
While consumers were very aware of the risks associated with being online and engaging in ecommerce, the majority of respondents relied on inadequate measures to protect their …
WoW players continually targeted by phishers
WoW players are continually targeted by phishers, since account credentials can be easily sold. There are many variants of phishing e-mails and in-game messages, and it pays …
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