Guardian Unlimited - One of the biggest problems is that the main vehicle for spam - vast networks of home computers infected with malware, known as “botnets” - have been growing in size. These botnets have existed for about five years. They are created when worms or

x64 Vista Driver Signing Does Not Equal Kernel Patch Protection
Softpedia - The mandatory driver signing and PatchGuard are features introduced in the 64-bit editions of Vista in order to bulletproof the platform’s kernel against the loading of unsigned code and the installation of malware with rootkit behavior in the kernel

Hackers Hit Parking Lot
Softpedia - Now, what better way to spread malware than to infect such a site? Sure, many people have great up-to-date anti-viruses that protect them at all times, but the chances for one to infect another s computer are rising with the number of possible

Tech Shakedown #5: Microsoft justifies Vista s forcing of unwanted
ZDNet.be Blogs - When logged into Windows Vista as a standard user, the likelihood that the user or any malware that inherits the rights of that user can do serious damage to the operating system is greatly reduced, if not completely eliminated. When logged-in as a

SurfControl and Authentium Establish a New Partnership in Security
Forbes - Joining forces with Authentium’s market leading heuristic detection and remediation of malware will help to keep Surfcontrol in a leadership position,” said Doug Brunt, President of Authentium. About SurfControl SurfControl provides a portfolio of

Patch Tuesday Highlights Web-Based Malware
Top Tech News - The number of updates Microsoft issued on August’s Patch Tuesday dwarfs the number of patches released over the past several months and highlights the new frontier of Web-based attacks and next-generation media vulnerabilities, according to Amol

Ubuntu tackling breach that hit half its servers
ITnews - Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS stresses servers Automation the key to tackling malware IT execs not tackling customer service Sun expands Ubuntu certification Insiders, not hackers, main cause of data breaches: survey The open-source Ubuntu project is on the

Storm Botnet Puts Up Defenses And Starts Attacking Back
Information Week - The botnet is set up to launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against any computer that is scanning a network for vulnerabilities or malware. All this, according to Doug Pearson, technical director of Ren-Isac, which is a collaboration

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