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Cyber criminals become their own ISPs

Hounded by law enforcement agencies and security experts, cyber criminals have been witnessing the ISPs and hosting providers of their botnets being shut down at a greater …

A closer look at Panda ActiveScan 2.0 – Free Antivirus

Panda’s ActiveScan is an online security solution that scans your computer for viruses, worms and Trojans, spyware and other Internet threats. It detects and eliminates …

Facebook clickjacking attack spreads

A new clickjacking attack has targeted Facebook users. It presents itself in the form of a comment on the users’ account looking like this: The photos are, obviously, …

Winter Solstice themed SEO poisoning leads to malware

Any occasion seems to be good lately to launch a SEO poisoning campaign. Zscaler reports that searching for information about the Winter Solstice (21st of December) has been …

The new cybersecurity czar is Howard Schmidt

Earlier today, on the official White House blog, it has been announced that the post of Cybersecurity Coordinator will be filled by Howard A. Schmidt, a well-known name in the …

Rogue software details: SecurityCentral

SecurityCentral is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. SecurityCentral will prevent execution of …

Adobe patches Flash Media Server

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Media Server (FMS) 3.5.2 and earlier versions. The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, who successfully …

Intel patches flaws in its Trusted Execution Technology

Invisible Things Lab – who specialize in system-level security – issued yesterday the results of their research in which they describe how flaws in Intel’s …

Tripwire’s top 5 IT security predictions for 2010

With increasingly stringent compliance mandates, the explosion in virtualization interest and adoption, demands for audit reporting, and a spike in security breaches, 2009 has …

7 smartphone security tips

Lookout, a mobile security startup, suggests seven tips to staying safe on your smartphone. Whether you use your smartphone for business or pleasure, securing the computer in …

A closer look at Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac 8.0.1.358

Kaspersky, the renowned software security company, has recently released an anti-virus solution for the Mac OS. It contains the company’s signature-based protection from …

Brittany Murphy’s death used for peddling rogue security software

It didn’t take long before cybercriminals seized the opportunity to use the death of actress Brittany Murphy to peddle malware. The most obvious choice was search engine …

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