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I'm not behind Kelihos botnet, claims Sabelnikov
I'm not behind Kelihos botnet, claims Sabelnikov
Andrey Sabelnikov, named in Microsoft court papers as controller of the Kelihos botnet, declares his innocence in a LiveJournal post.
Jan. 29, 2012
Is Carberp poised for global expansion?
Is Carberp poised for global expansion?
New research from anti-malware company ESET shows how easy it is to tailor Carberp to attack new and different targets.
Jan. 27, 2012
Technical controls not enough to ensure real cyber security
Technical controls not enough to ensure real cyber security
A new report from the Information Security Forum (ISF) proposes the evolution from simple data defense to cyber resilience.
Jan. 27, 2012
Warining issued for exploit of patched flaw in Windows Media Player
Warining issued for exploit of patched flaw in Windows Media Player
Trend Micro researchers are warning that a recently patched flaw in Windows Media Player is being used by remote hackers to launch malware.
Jan. 27, 2012
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms
EC publishes proposed data protection reforms
European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has unveiled the new European data privacy framework that includes a new regulation and a new directive.
Jan. 26, 2012
O2 apologizes for security breach
O2 apologizes for security breach
Mobile operator O2 has apologized for a technical problem that resulted in subscribers' phone numbers being included in header information sent to websites they visited.
Jan. 26, 2012
Use of Google Docs is illegal in Norway
Use of Google Docs is illegal in Norway
The Open Digital Policy Organization reports that the Norwegian Data Inspectorate has effectively declared use of Google Apps in Norway to be illegal.
Jan. 25, 2012
Viruses and worms are evolving into Frankenmalware
Viruses and worms are evolving into Frankenmalware
Viruses infect executables. Worms are executables. So viruses can, and are, infecting worms. The result, claims anti-virus company BitDefender, is a new category of threat: Frankenmalware.
Jan. 25, 2012
IT security budgets are expected to increase this year
IT security budgets are expected to increase this year
More than half of organizations expect to increase their information security spending in 2012, some by 8% of more, according to a survey by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).
Jan. 25, 2012
NIST issues guidelines for public cloud computing security
NIST issues guidelines for public cloud computing security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in the public cloud.
Jan. 25, 2012
O2 investigates security risk allegation
O2 investigates security risk allegation
UK mobile operator O2 is investigating claims it is putting customer security at risk by sending their phone numbers as header information to websites they visit.
Jan. 25, 2012
Pacific Northwest train signals disrupted by hacker, says TSA
Pacific Northwest train signals disrupted by hacker, says TSA
Hackers, possibly from abroad, attacked a Pacific Northwest railway company’s computer system, disrupting railway signals in December, according to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Jan. 25, 2012