Major fake anti-virus attack spreading
Computer users should be cautious in the wake of a widespread spam campaign designed to infect users with fake anti-virus products. If recipients open HTML files attached to …
Infected flash drive blamed for US military breach
The most significant computer systems’ breach in U.S. military history dates back to 2008, when malicious code contained in a flash drive infected a laptop of a military …
Secure wireless access points from SonicWALL
SonicWALL released two new secure wireless access points – the SonicPoint-Ni and SonicPoint-Ne. Designed for enterprises, SMBs and distributed wireless networks, the new …
iTunes/PayPal scam is due to phishing, not a bug?
A recent flurry of iTunes customers’ reports that their accounts must have been hacked and used to execute purchases via PayPal that occasionally total up to thousands …
Top 10 best practices for payment application companies
Visa announced global industry best practices for payment application vendors, integrators and resellers that implement, install or manage payment-related systems on behalf of …
U.S. visitors easy prey for online scammers
As you may already know, travelers from the 36 countries that don’t require a visa to enter the U.S. must still register online for travel authorization. And as of …
Adobe closes critical vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The vulnerabilities …
The dramatic increase of vulnerability disclosures
Vulnerability disclosures are increasing dramatically, having reached record levels for the first half of 2010, according to the IBM X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk …
Nearly 3 million undetected “Hot Video” pages pushing fake AV
We’ve seen many fake YouTube pages redirecting to fake antivirus software downloads in the past. However, we’re now seeing this same phenomenon with a new twist: …
Increasing security on mobile applications will extend adoption
Many of today’s mobile applications have limited functionality from a lack of overall security, according to a study by Entrust. And for mobile applications that feature …
Apple patches vulnerabilities with new update
Apple released Security Update 2010-005 which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. ATS A stack buffer overlow exists in Apple Type Services’ …
Novell releases Cloud Security Service
Novell announced the general availability of their Cloud Security Service which gives cloud providers the ability to deliver secure access and compliance in the cloud for …
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