Archive for July, 2008
Exploit reveals the darker side of automatic updates - Computerworld Australia
0 Comments Published July 31st, 2008 inRead up on the latest ideas and technologies from companies that sell hardware, software and services. A recent study of Web browser installations showed that far too few are up to date with the latest security patches. And browsers aren’t alone; as
Researcher reveals Twitter ‘follow’ bug - Computerworld AustraliaRead up on the […]
SentryBay Launches World’s First Pro-Active Anti-Phishing Solution - Forbes
0 Comments Published July 31st, 2008 inSentryBay, a leader in real-time internet data security software, has launched PhishLock(TM) a real-time solution which protects users of a company’s web site from phishing attacks. PhishLock offers protection in real-time and can operate in the
Top phishing scams revealed - Webuser.co.ukA phoney message to emailers asking them to “Update Your Billing Information” […]
Action near in Congress on combating identity theft - Baltimore Sun
0 Comments Published July 30th, 2008 inWASHINGTON - Responding to outrage from consumers whose personal information has been stolen from companies, Congress is primed to pass new laws to try to prevent break-ins and to require businesses to confess to customers when private information is
BCBS of Ga. Sends Personal Info to Wrong Addresses - WXIA 11 AliveATLANTA (AP) […]
Remember Voyager 1? Launched in 1977, the trusty probe explored the outer planets of our solar system, and now it has passed a new mile marker. In May, NASA scientists announced that Voyager 1 had broken through the termination shock to the terminal
Symantec suspects bot in attacks on D-Link routers - ComputerworldShare […]
Online threats materializing faster, study shows - Philippine Star Online
0 Comments Published July 29th, 2008 inSAN JOSE (AP) - The bad guys on the Internet are narrowing the time frame they need to unleash computer attacks that take advantage of publicly disclosed security holes, new research shows. More and more of these attacks are coming within 24 hours
Norton Internet Security 2009 beta hits the accelerator - ComputerworldSolve […]
Sophos, a U.S. provider of Internet security software, said Monday it has offered $340 million to buy Utimaco Safeware AG, a German software specialist in the field of data loss and encryption. The Boston-based Sophos said Monday that it plans to
Column: Finally, ID fraud protection that works - CNET NewsJay Foley, co-founder […]
‘Strengthen net security’ call by researchers - Gulf Daily News
0 Comments Published July 27th, 2008 inSAN FRANCISCO: Internet security researchers warned that hackers have caught on to a “critical” flaw that lets them control traffic on the web. An elite squad of computer industry engineers that laboured in secret to solve the problem released a
Rittal Launches Enclosure Solution for Protecting Video Surveillance - Computerworld […]
Pop singer Britney Spears has edged out Bill Gates as the celebrity most commonly associated with malicious software distributed via e-mail, according to data released today from security software company Panda Software. Researchers combed through
Give Vista Another Chance - PC WorldRarely does a week go by that there isn’t at least one […]
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - One of 38 people charged in a global crime ring that allegedly stole personal information from unsuspecting Internet users pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge. Ovidiu-Ionut Nicola-Roman, 22, of Craiova, Romania
iPhone has phishing, spamming flaws - MacNNSecurity researcher Aviv Raff says the iPhone versions of Mail and […]
Thanks to a joint effort between the FBI and Romanian police, 24 Romanians believed to be part of an organised cybercrime ring were arrested during the past week. Reports also state that the alleged ringleader, Romeo Chita, was arrested in the home
CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2008 - Techradar.comTake one look at […]