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Live Webcast: Top Considerations for Effective Managed Security for 2012 and Beyond
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Cyber criminals innovate like businesses, forming global industry: report
The latest advice from the Information Security Forum discusses the nature of existing and emerging cyber threats as well as the potential risks and rewards at stake for everyone.
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'Malnets' will become major online security issue in 2012: report
Most malware attacks target users on their desktops and laptops, but mobile devices are becoming much more enticing options for cyber criminals, according to a new report.
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Spamvertised 'Tax information needed urgently' emails lead to malware
Security researchers from AppRiver, have intercepted a currently spamvertised malware campaign, enticing end users into clicking on malicious links.
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Yahoo's board of directors plays musical chairs: 4 out, 2 in
Yahoo's reshuffling continues as four board members -- including the chairman -- announce their departures as two more are elected in.
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Did Google withhold malware protection details from partners?
Google's Safe Browsing API is a core security feature of Chrome that Google shares with Firefox and Safari. Now, a security research firm that specializes in measuring the effectiveness of these...
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Most cyber security experts believe cyber arms race is on
More than half of of global security experts believe that an arms race is already taking place in cyber space, according to McAfee.
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Android malware makes use of steganography
Malware makers are turning to quite sophisticated tricks to disguise the true purpose of rogue applications.
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Email titans Google, Microsoft, Yahoo aim to battle phishing
A working group is pitching a system that will allow providers to authenticate emails better.
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McAfee to plug spam hole this week
McAfee will release a fix this week for a bug in its software that scammers were using to distribute spam.
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Facebook to expose hackers behind Koobface worm
Facebook plans to name the five hackers behind the Koobface worm, which wreaked havoc on the social network a few years ago. All of the men have yet to be charged for their crimes.
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Decade old virus harvests information from college computers
At the City College of San Francisco, viruses have reportedly harvested personal student data for over a decade.
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Fake Kim Jong-il video distributing malware
Security researchers from ESET have spotted a fake YouTube video, distributing malware in the form of a link found in the description of the video.
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Old people scare me
Our elderly don't seem to get that the threats we have today are very different from the threats they've known all their lives. Our elderly are enormous targets of opportunity for criminals.
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Facebook: most hijacked logins by Ramnit were invalid
Menlo Park has provided further details in regards to a nasty piece of malware that stole Facebook usernames and passwords, mostly from users in France and the U.K.
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'Ramnit' worm hijacks 45,000 Facebook logins
A nasty piece of malware is siphoning usernames and passwords from Facebook accounts, mostly in the U.K. and France.
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Japan develops malware cyberweapon
The Japanese government has been quietly developing a cyberweapon since 2008, which reportedly is able to track, identify and disable sources of online attacks, one report stated.
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Japan develops virus to counter cyber-attacks: But can it be used?
Japan's Ministry of Defense has commissioned Fujitsu to create a 'search and destroy' virus to counter cyber-attacks, but current legislation prevents its use.
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Top 10 in 2011: An 'explosive' year in security
Costin Raiu looks back at the significant stories that shaped the IT security world in 2011 and points to the things we should be looking out for this year.
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NYT, Twitter, Dell, Skype - a litany of holiday failure
How many things can go awry in 24 hours. Let's count the ways.
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Spam, the Meat, and Managed Print Services
Rachel Fielding delivers a great report on how the company that sells Spam in England moved to Managed Print Services.
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