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New Windows zero-day vulnerability allows USB malware to run, says Sophos
New Windows zero-day vulnerability allows USB malware to run, says Sophos
A new USB-based zero-day attack is hitting Microsoft Windows users, according to security firm Sophos.
July 20, 2010
Free Infosecurity webinar on Tuesday explains why you should be archiving Web 2.0 communications
Free Infosecurity webinar on Tuesday explains why you should be archiving Web 2.0 communications
Almost all organizations now archive their email in order to meet state and federal regulatory requirements, but what about Skype, Twitter, Facebook and all those other useful Web 2.0 interactions?
July 19, 2010
Mozilla increases reward for security bugs
Mozilla increases reward for security bugs
Mozilla – the organization responsible for the open-source Firefox web browser – has upped the ante for the discovery of security bugs, as it will begin paying security researchers $3000 for each reported flaw with its products.
July 19, 2010
Free web browser and plug-in security service launched
Free web browser and plug-in security service launched
Cloud security specialist Qualys has launched an interactive and online web browser checking service. Known as BrowserCheck, the service has been in development for almost 18 months and under active beta test internally for some three months, Wolfgang Kandek, Qualys' chief technology officer told Infosecurity.
July 19, 2010
HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
Staff working for Her Majesty's Courts Service have breached security on the government database that stores personal data about everyone in the UK.
July 16, 2010
Cybercriminal malware methodology highlighted with celebrity arrest
Cybercriminal malware methodology highlighted with celebrity arrest
A malware spamfest incident – stemming from the arrest of a popular Mexican actress this week – has highlighted just how strong cybercriminal malware methodology is
July 16, 2010
Blocking access to Web 2.0 in workplace not viable
Blocking access to Web 2.0 in workplace not viable
Work usage of Web 2.0 services has soared in recent years, but many businesses block access to Web 2.0 sites in the work environment on the basis that these services pose too much of a security risk.
July 16, 2010
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Criminal hackers are using more advanced methods of trying to extract users card credentials, the latest attack vector being malware that launches a fake Visa/MasterCard 3-DSecure screen.
July 15, 2010
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
Research published in parallel with the opening of today's e-Crime summit in Wales, claims to show that online crime now costs the UK economy £10bn a year and is a growing threat to businesses that are becoming ever more dependent on IT and online systems.
July 15, 2010
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
Hard on the heels of a raft of WinXP patches and updates on Tuesday of this week, it seems that a nasty USB-based zero-day flaw is hitting users of the popular operating system.
July 15, 2010
Amazon and Apple iTunes' credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Amazon and Apple iTunes' credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Researchers from Symantec claim to have seen a back door trojan, Trojan.Sasfis, which is being actively promoted under headings such as Amazon_Tracking_Number and iTunes_certificate.
July 14, 2010
Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into its Outlook email application.
July 13, 2010