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Jeff Moss aka Dark Tangent, the founder of DEFCON and Black Hat, tells the history of the largest hacker conference and how it all got started. Find out more about the early …

Sophos is warning of a new mass-mailing worm that is capitalising on users’ enthusiasm for Nintendo’s iconic character, Mario. Once they open the email, recipients …

A survey by PineApp of 400 medium to large organisations in the UK has found that whilst 97% have anti-spam solutions, half of the respondents complained that they were not …

Here is a copy of ScanSafe’s latest Threat Report (June 07). Click on the icons for larger images.

News from the Panda headquarters:Panda has changed name and brand. This change represents the attitude and response of Panda Software to the new malware dynamic, where threat …

Sophos is warning of a widespread email spam campaign that poses as a screensaver, but is actually designed to install rootkits and a Trojan horse on infected Windows PCs. The …

PayRob.A is a Trojan designed to steal data from PayPal accounts. Like most Trojans, PayRob.A cannot spread by itself, but needs intervention from a malicious user to reach …

Fuzzing has evolved into one of today’s most effective approaches to test software security. To “fuzz,” you attach a program’s inputs to a source of …

PandaLabs has discovered a new malicious tool that installs malware through exploits. This tool is called Icepack and is sold on the Internet for US$400. This tool joins …

Network managers looking to work smarter and improve their job performances will find the useful, real-world tools they need in Gary Donahue’s new book, Network Warrior …

Internet connections are getting faster every day, so online antivirus solutions have transformed from proof-of-concept into actual quality security services. I’ve been …

BitDefender labs have determined that the number of spam messages sent to recipients with PDF attachments has recently decreased. Their researchers believe this decrease can …