Infosecurity News
Latest MessageLabs intelligence report: spammers getting cleverer
The July 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report concludes that spammers have turned to using online translation services to develop multilanguage spam runs.
Kaspersky Lab: watch out for Twitter-linked scamware
Veteran IT security vendor Kaspersky Lab has warned internet users to be aware of rogue or scam software that purports to be an IT security application, but is merely a vehicle to extract revenue - and possibly even card details - from unsuspecting web users.
Russia starts ball rolling against Skype
One of Russia's most powerful business lobby groups has told the country's government that Internet telephony services like Skype are a threat to the country's businesses and to national security.
Zero-day Adobe exploit zapped by Finjan
Finjan, the business internet security specialist, claims its gateway security technology can easily counter a zero-day vulnerability of Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player
HSBC hit by three million pound fine
A three million pounds-plus fine imposed on three of HSBC's divisions for failing to adequately protect customer data could easily have been avoided if the banking group has made use of digital data vaulting technology, says Cyber-Ark.
Kaspersky reveals price list for botnet attacks
A sophisticated underground economy has grown up to exploit the millions of personal computers that have been infected with rogue software that turns them into 'zombies' controlled by botnet masters, says an IT security expert.
TuCows review shows how to start WinXP without a password
If you ever wondered how to start Windows XP without a password and without going down to source code level, wonder no more, as Butterscotch's content producer Stacey Reed has posted an informative video tutorial showing how it's done.
Twitter email account hack highlights cloud dangers
Imperva, a data security specialist, says that last week's hacking of a Twitter senior executive's email account - details of which are now fully emerging - was the result of a combination of poor security practices and safeguards.
Watch out for more mobile trojans on the horizon says Fortify Software
Fortify Software, the application vulnerability analysis firm, says that the recent faux pas by the Symbian Foundation - in which the foundation effectively `signed' a malicious application for release on its software referencing service - is an indicator of further slip-ups on the mobile malware front in the future.
Smartphone security has privacy problems
WXPI, a Pittsburgh, Pennylvania-based TV station has quietly broken a story which could have profound repercusions on the security of so-called smartphones - mobile phones with computer-like qualities.
UK's first mobile phone directory goes offline
The UK's first mobile phone directory - which went live on the web and over the phone earlier in July - has been taken offline, just days after it went live amidst a fanfare of publicity.
Google wins UK court battle over search content
Google is not responsible for the content of its internet search results, a UK court has ruled.
Swine flu could reduce 2009 GPD by 3%, say economists
Businesses need to check their contingency plans and improve home-working support systems as swine flu looks poised to reduce UK GDP by 3% this year.
New Trojan malware variants evade major anti-virus engines claims CommTouch
Based on an analysis of two billion emails and internet transactions processed by its OEM anti-spam and anti-malware customers every day, CommTouch says that millions of email-borne malware such as Trojans and viruses bypassed several major anti-virus engines during the second quarter of 2009.
NHS hit by over 8000 viruses in one year
The NHS was infected by over 8000 (computer) viruses over the last year, many of which could have been avoided if information security policies and technologies were properly adopted.
Google Chrome OS: no viruses, malware or security updates…
As Google announced the future launch of its Google Chrome operating system (OS) based on an open source Linux kernel, it also claimed that “users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work”, but is that possible?
575 variants of Koobface detected during June says Kaspersky Lab
Researchers with Russian IT security vendor Kaspersky Lab say they detected 575 new variants of the Koobface worm during June.
More weaknesses in e-commerce and SSL-VPN connections revealed
A report just published by Ben Chai - a director with Incoming Thought Limited and editor of the SecurityVibes portal - claims to show that a security flaw in the secure sockets layer (SSL) internet protocol has been used by criminals to circumvent supposed secure e-commerce website.
Social security numbers guessable, say academics
Two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University claim that it is possible to predict a person's social security number by using statistical analysis, throwing the security of a key personal identifier into doubt.
Facebook profiles ruin chances of becoming a spy
Facebook and other social networking sites are coming under fire for ruining the spy industry as finding new recruits without an online trail is becoming next to impossible, according to IT security specialist NCC Group.
