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Virus almanac 2007

PandaLabs, Panda Security’s anti-malware laboratory, has drawn up this review of some of the more curious examples of malware that appeared in the second half of 2007. …

Trojan comes as codec, brings in many malware

It may come in an email asking you to check out a movie file. Or it may seek to push its way to your computer from malicious websites. In both cases a “codec’ will …

Dutch authorities apprehend 14 suspects in a phishing scam

IT security and control firm Sophos has welcomed news that Dutch authorities have arrested 14 suspects who allegedly allowed their ABN Amro bank accounts to be used by …

BSA urges congress to pass cyber crime legislation

 The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today urged Congress to swiftly enact cyber crime legislation that would update criminal laws to provide law enforcement with …

Forecast: How Internet threats will evolve in 2008

PandaLabs published a forecast on how Internet threats will evolve in 2008.  One of the key factors will be the increase in the amount of malware, known and unknown, in …

Open Source Vulnerability Database 2.0

OSVDB announced a major milestone in the cataloging, classification, description and management of software and hardware security vulnerabilities – the release of OSVDB …

Qualys releases QualysGuard PCI 2.0

Qualys announced the availability of QualysGuard PCI 2.0, the second generation of its On Demand PCI Platform. It dramatically streamlines the PCI compliance process and adds …

Eight security New Year’s resolutions for network managers

2008 is expected to continue the 2007 trend of increasing size, scope, and concentration of attacks on computer networks nationwide. Attacks are increasingly more targeted as …

Apple releases security update 2007-009

Today Apple released Security Update 2007-006 which addresses: Address Book Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or …

SquirrelMail compromise risk elevated to high

We mentioned on Friday that the SquirrelMail download packages were compromised. Although the first statement said that “modifications to the code should have little to …

Trend adds Intrusion Defense Firewall to OfficeScan

The new Trend Micro Intrusion Defense Firewall plug-in for OfficeScan 8.0 brings network-level Host Intrusion Prevention System capabilities to the endpoint. With IDF, …

Tips for online holiday shoppers to safeguard against banker trojans

Banker trojans, whose primary goal is financial gain, work in various ways, from capturing keystrokes to redirecting users to fake banking sites. Another threat that consumers …

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