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Weekly Report on Viruses and Intruders – Current trend of Criminalization of Malware
This week’s report from Panda Software about viruses and intruders is a reflection of the current trend of criminalization of malware. The creators of malicious code, …
Test your computer online with Web Malware Scanner 2.0
The a-squared Web Malware Scanner 2.0 hunts spyware, trojans, worms, dialers, tracking cookies and it does all that from within the web browser. The software uses over 350,000 …
Phishers Are Improving Their Chances of Success with Targeted Attacks
Phishers are using a lesson learned from virus and worm writers to improve their chances of success. Over time virus and worm authors discovered that is was not necessarily …
Security problems in Cisco devices
Cisco has published two security advisories to warn of problems in several of its devices. Products affected are Cisco ONS 15000 Series Common Control Cards, Cisco Transport …
A straightforward guide to a complex topic: how to encrypt email with PGP or GPG
In today’s world of electronic eavesdropping and computer security breaches, who isn’t a little paranoid? The fact is, email isn’t private. Any number of …
Application falsely identifies security products as spyware
SurfControl announced that its Threat Analysts have identified a rogue anti-spyware application, UnSpyPC, which falsely identifies popular security products and well known …
Who Shall We Rob Today?
Remember those old black and white movies, the stocking masks, the pick axe handles, the sawn off shotguns and the white 2.8 Jaguar as the getaway car? Lots of action and …
Sudoku game installs spyware on computers
Several web pages -mainly with pornographic or illegal content- are downloading spyware programs onto the computers of visitors to the sites without their consent. These web …
Newly formed Pointsec Wireless Solutions to focus on encryption
Pointsec Mobile Technologies announced the formation of Pointsec Wireless Solutions, a self-sustained business unit within Pointsec Mobile Technologies that will be focused on …
Test: Network Disruption and Denial of Service
The incidence of network disruption and DoS either intended or unintentional have increased greatly over the past year. With the arrival of multi-vector worms as delivery …
McAfee brings us Total Protection Solutions
Today, at Infosec World 2006 in Orlando, McAfee unveiled McAfee Total Protection. Designed to redefine the way in which companies manage security solutions, McAfee Total …
Free password utility: Aurora Password Manager
Animabilis Software released Aurora Password Manager, a tool helping you protect your passwords. Not only does it take care of your private information, but it also features a …
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