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Bug bounty hunters reveal eight vulnerabilities in Google services

Security researchers unveiled eight vulnerabilities in Google services during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday -- but they claim to have discovered more than 100 such bugs over the past few months.

By Loek Essers | 24 May, 2012 12:56

Tags: Hack In The Box, Exploits / vulnerabilities, malware, Desktop security, security, Google, HITB

McAfee reports big spike in malware

PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday.

By Cameron Scott | 23 May, 2012 20:08

Tags: mobile security, malware, Exploits / vulnerabilities, security, Apple, Google, mcafee

Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia

The creator of the Bredolab malware received a four-year prison sentence in Armenia on Monday for using his botnet to launch DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that damaged multiple computer systems owned by private individuals and organizations.

By Lucian Constantin | 23 May, 2012 15:50

Tags: security, malware, legal, cybercrime

APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say

Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced persistent threats (APTs), according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

By Lucian Constantin | 11 May, 2012 00:26

Tags: trend micro, spyware, sophos, security, Patch management, patches, malware, Exploits / vulnerabilities, Desktop security

Police-themed ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users

A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity is targeting U.S. and Canadian users, malware experts from security firm Trend Micro said on Wednesday.

By Lucian Constantin | 10 May, 2012 01:45

Tags: trend micro, security, scams, online safety, malware, Desktop security

Ransomware prevents Windows from starting by replacing the master boot record

A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

By Lucian Constantin | 13 April, 2012 02:17

Tags: malware, security, trend micro

Trend Micro unearths more links between China and hacker group

Security vendor Trend Micro has been tracking a hacking campaign called Luckycat that has been linked to 90 attacks, including some aimed at Tibetan activists, and has tied it to a group based in China, the company said in a new report.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 31 March, 2012 03:39

Tags: data breach, online safety, security, trend micro

Do-it-yourself plan to take down Sality botnet outlined on public mailing list

A method that anyone can use to hijack a massive multipurpose botnet called Sality was described in detail on a public mailing list on Tuesday.

By Lucian Constantin | 30 March, 2012 06:25

Tags: avg, cybercrime, Exploits / vulnerabilities, legal, malware, security, symantec

Trend Micro overhauls threat-detection product, returns it to customer premises

Trend Micro today announced Deep Discovery, a threat-detection tool designed to monitor network traffic in order to detect signs of stealthy attacks aimed at stealing corporate data.

By Ellen Messmer | 28 February, 2012 03:28

Tags: APT, RSA Conference, security, trend micro

Spammers impersonate well-known developers to publish rogue apps on Android Market

Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market.

By Lucian Constantin | 09 February, 2012 07:39

Tags: malware, mobile, mobile applications, mobile security, security, trend micro

Small business lags on computer security

Small businesses have embraced the internet but 16 per cent don't use anti-virus software and 30 per cent don't use a protective firewall, a new study shows.

By AAP | 07 February, 2012 09:25

Tags: antivirus, Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare, Jason Clare, security, small business, software

Malware automates storing of data haul on file-hosting site SendSpace

Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing service for retrieval.

By Jeremy Kirk | 07 February, 2012 01:26

Tags: security, trend micro

Cybersecurity report: All countries lag behind the bad guys

The US and UK are relatively well prepared for cyberattacks, compared to many other developed nations, but everyone has more work to do, according to a new cybersecurity study from McAfee and Security & Defence Agenda (SDA).

By Grant Gross | 31 January, 2012 08:24

Tags: Cherian Samuel, Cyber Security Strategies, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, mcafee, Phyllis Schneck, Robert Lentz, security, Security & Defence Agenda, U.S. Department of Defense

McAfee due to patch spam relay problem in cloud product

McAfee expects to patch by Thursday two problems with its SaaS Total Protection antimalware service, one of which lets an attacker use a computer as a spam relay.

By Jeremy Kirk | 19 January, 2012 23:39

Tags: mcafee, security

Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012

The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures from Canalys.

By Jeremy Kirk | 21 December, 2011 03:45

Tags: antivirus, avg, Canalys, eset, f-secure, kaspersky lab, mcafee, panda security, security, sophos, trend micro

Astaro Security Gateway 110 (ASG 110) review

The Astaro Security Gateway 110 (ASG 110) is one of many hardware security appliances available in Astaro's Security Gateway range. This model is designed to protect a small office of up to 10 users with a maximum firewall throughput of 200 Mbps. It can be easily upgraded to the ASG 120 model, which supports up to 50 users.

By TechWorld staff | 19 December, 2011 11:52

Tags: astaro, networking, security, security appliances

WatchGuard XCS 770R review

The WatchGuard XCS 770R is an enterprise-class security appliance designed to protect organisations from email and Web threats.

By TechWorld staff | 19 December, 2011 10:20

Tags: security, watchguard

Security roundup for week ending Nov. 11

Is there justice in cyberspace? The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week offered hope there is, charging seven individuals with 27 counts of wire fraud and other computer-related crimes in connection with a massive "clickfraud" scheme that was based in Estonia.

By Ellen Messmer | 12 November, 2011 08:32

Tags: security, trend micro, U.S. Department of Justice

Social engineering: How to hack humans

You get a call from a software company -- a Microsoft partner perhaps -- who tells you your computer is infected with a virus.

By Rohan Pearce | 03 November, 2011 15:12

Tags: security, social engineering

Security roundup for Oct. 21: Duqu for you; Google Apps in LA; researching smartphones

Symantec last week was the first to get the word out about Duqu, the newly discovered network espionage malware designed to go after industrial control systems. It was quickly dubbed "Son of Stuxnet" by the media, and Symantec said 50% of the code base seems to be the same used in Stuxnet.

By Ellen Messmer | 22 October, 2011 05:31

Tags: mcafee, security, symantec

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