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Webinar: Data leak prevention, security and log management webinar scheduled
Webinar: Data leak prevention, security and log management webinar scheduled
The issue of data leaks have been in the news constantly these last 12 months, with a litany of companies hit by publicly embarrassing leaks, losses and thefts.
Dec. 7, 2009
Sophos warns of Facebook `Rubber Duck' identity theft
Sophos warns of Facebook `Rubber Duck' identity theft
How easy is it to steal an identity on Facebook, the popular social networking portal? Very, as Sophos Asia-Pacific discovered recently when it carried out the Facebook equivalent of a honeypot hacker trap.
Dec. 7, 2009
Apple iPhone worms highlight flaw in whitelisting
Apple iPhone worms highlight flaw in whitelisting
The recent well-publicised worms affecting the Apple iPhone - Ikee and Ikee-B - have raised a stir in the mobile phone security arena, but, says ESET, the IT security vendor, many observers have failed to realise the real problem with mobile phone security - users.
Dec. 7, 2009
Adobe to patch mystery flaw tomorrow
Adobe to patch mystery flaw tomorrow
Adobe has announced that it will be issuing a critical update for its Flash and Air products tomorrow - but isn't telling us what the vulnerabilities are.
Dec. 7, 2009
Gridsure wins prestigious business award for innovation
Gridsure wins prestigious business award for innovation
Gridsure, the security specialist that has developed a highly secure pictorial authentication alternative to PIN / passwords, has received a major award in France.
Dec. 4, 2009
Email Zeus trojan scams on the rise
Email Zeus trojan scams on the rise
Online criminals are stepping up their campaign to infectInternet users with the Zeus trojan, according to new research published by Atlanta-based managed security firm SecureWorks. Email campaigns in particular are on the rise, the company has said.
Dec. 4, 2009
Cameroon is worst neighborhood on web for cybersecurity
Cameroon is worst neighborhood on web for cybersecurity
The Cameroon '.CM' domain tops the list of the riskiest top-level domains in terms of cybersecurity, according to a report from McAfee.
Dec. 4, 2009
Are you up to the challenge? CARE challenges IT industry to climb peaks
Are you up to the challenge? CARE challenges IT industry to climb peaks
CARE International is challenging the IT industry to its 3 Peaks Challenge raising money to help fight poverty.
Dec. 3, 2009
Feds tighten up cybersecurity hiring policies
Feds tighten up cybersecurity hiring policies
The federal government is tightening up hiring policies for cybersecurity professionals by launching cybersecurity competency models for its employees.
Dec. 2, 2009
Windows autorun trojan tops November malware chart
Windows autorun trojan tops November malware chart
The latest monthly malware chart from BitDefender claims to show that the largest risk to computer users is currently Trojan.AutorunINF.Gen, a generic family of trojan malware abusing the autorun feature in Windows.
Dec. 2, 2009
Flu spoof delivers trojan
Flu spoof delivers trojan
The inevitable H1N1 flu trojan attacks have started. Yesterday, McAfee detected a new H1N1-related spam campaign, spoofing emails from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and asking victims to fill out a 'vaccination profile' as part of a state-wide flu vaccination program.
Dec. 2, 2009
Prevx apologizes over Microsoft black screen claim
Prevx apologizes over Microsoft black screen claim
Anti-malware firm Prevx has apologized to Microsoft after admitting that the 'black screen of death' - a condition that renders Windows unusable after bootup - was not caused by faulty system patches after all.
Dec. 2, 2009