Simda botnet taken down in global operation
The Simda botnet, believed to have infected more than 770,000 computers worldwide, has been targeted in a global operation. In a series of simultaneous actions around the …
Man gets 150 months in prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards
A member of the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as Carder.su was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards over …
Week in review: Apple closes OS X backdoor, cyber crooks go after enterprise millions, and what happens to data after a breach
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How to protect from threats against USB enabled devices USB can be an effective and …
TorLocker victims can decrypt most files without paying ransom
Crypto-ransomware rarely means good news for targets, but when it comes to TorLocker malware (detected as Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Scraper by Kaspersky Lab), the victims can …
Beware of malicious “Internal ONLY” emails
Malware peddlers are once again trying to trick users into downloading malware by sending out fake emails impersonating domain administrators. The email, with “Internal …
Latest OS X update closes backdoor that allows root access
On Thursday Apple released another batch of updates for a variety of its products. The security update for OS X Yosemite (10.10.3) includes a fix for a four-year-old …
Test your cybersecurity knowledge and decision-making skills
CIOs have watched data security rise on their list of priorities as the number of sophisticated, targeted cyberattacks continue to escalate. To educate audiences who are …
Preventing and detecting insider threats
SANS surveyed 772 IT security professionals regarding their experiences preventing and detecting insider threats within their organizations. Although 74 percent are concerned …
DARPA to create software systems that last 100 years
As modern software systems continue inexorably to increase in complexity and capability, users have become accustomed to periodic cycles of updating and upgrading to avoid …
Worldwide IT spending to decline in 2015
Worldwide IT spending is set to shrink to $3.66 trillion in 2015, a 1.3 percent decrease from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “We forecast …
Alec Baldwin to deliver closing RSA Conference 2015 keynote
Television and film star Alec Baldwin will be part of the closing ceremonies for RSA Conference 2015 taking place on Friday, April 24th in San Francisco, CA. Celebrated as one …
Multi-platform AlienSpy RAT targeting consumers, enterprises
A new Java-based, multi-platform remote access trojan (RAT) is being used to target both consumers and enterprise users. It’s called AlienSpy RAT and, according to …
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