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A dummie's guide to botnet rentals
A dummie's guide to botnet rentals
Botnets – swarms of infected PCs controlled by a command-and-control server(s) – are becoming big business for cybercriminals and now security researcher Brian Krebs has detailed how crimeware professionals are now renting out sub-swarms for cash.
April 11, 2011
Trend Micro identifies $30-a-day Exploits-as-a-Service (EaaS) cloudware
Trend Micro identifies $30-a-day Exploits-as-a-Service (EaaS) cloudware
Trend Micro claims to have identified a new type of cloud service that allows a variety of crimeware exploits - botnets, Javascript vulns and PDF exploits to mention but a few - to be rented from the cloud for around $30.00 a day.
April 11, 2011
CIOs need IT governance rethink
CIOs need IT governance rethink
CIOs will need to rethink their IT governance policies as employees turn to social media tools to collaborate at work, according to research from analyst group Gartner.
April 11, 2011
Korean financial watchdog probes data breach at Hyundai Capital
Korean financial watchdog probes data breach at Hyundai Capital
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a probe into a data breach at Hyundai Capital that affected 420,000 of its customers.
April 11, 2011
iPhone keylogging hackware arrives
iPhone keylogging hackware arrives
The first Apple iPhone keylogging 'utility' has reportedly arrived in the security industry. Ostensibly for legitimate use, iKeyGuard is also being discussed as potential darkware.
April 11, 2011
Jericho Forum publishes infosec buyers’ guide
Jericho Forum publishes infosec buyers’ guide
Independent security expert group Jericho Forum has published a buyers' guide for information security products and services.
April 8, 2011
AVG takes on Dropbox with free 5GB secure cloud storage
AVG takes on Dropbox with free 5GB secure cloud storage
AVG Technologies, the company behind the popular AVG range of IT security software, has unveiled a secure cloud storage service called LiveKive. Available in three variants, one of which is free and offers up to 5 gigabytes (GB) of online storage, the service is accessible on almost any web-enabled device, including Androids, iPhones and iPads.
April 8, 2011
FAST calls for enhanced intellectual property litigation rights in the UK
FAST calls for enhanced intellectual property litigation rights in the UK
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has announced it is stepping up its campaign for stronger intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the UK.
April 8, 2011
Connecticut hospital loses hard drive with data on more than 90,000 patients
Connecticut hospital loses hard drive with data on more than 90,000 patients
MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Conn., said that it lost a hard drive containing personal information on patients at the hospital. Reports indicate that the number of patients affected is around 93,500.
April 8, 2011
Exclusive interview: Facebook CIO, Tim Campos
Exclusive interview: Facebook CIO, Tim Campos
At the start of 2011, investment in social networking site Facebook valued it at $50bn - more than eBay and Time Warner. Computer Weekly talks to Facebook's Tim Campos
April 8, 2011
Malware infected 60 million computers in Vietnam last year
Malware infected 60 million computers in Vietnam last year
Around 60 million computers in Vietnam were infected with malware last year, about 6.5 million of those infections were from the Conficker virus, according to the Vietnam Informatics Department.
April 8, 2011
Google Chrome to protect against malicious downloads
Google Chrome to protect against malicious downloads
Google has announced it is to put additional protection against malicious downloads in its Chrome browser.
April 7, 2011