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Malware you can “live with”, but shouldn’t

The main symptom of a computer being infected with the ZeroAccess (or Sirefef) malware is that online searches via Google Search often lead to unhelpful pages filled with ads …

No strategy for data protection?

While financial services organizations are obligated to establish and report stringent service availability objectives for mission-critical systems, they are actually among …

Cain & Abel 4.9.44 released

Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …

Week in review: Google Glass hacked, Bitcoin risks, and why we need security awareness training programs

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Info of 50M LivingSocial customers compromised following breach …

IRC/HTTP based DDoS bot nukes other bots

Online underground markets seem to offer anything and everything a budding cyber criminal might need. Compromised online accounts? They’ve got them. Malicious domain …

Top Android AV software fooled by common evasion techniques

A team of researchers from Northwestern University and North Carolina State University have tested ten of the most popular Android anti-virus software and have discovered that …

Multi-stage exploit attacks for more effective malware delivery

Most drive-by exploit kits use a minimal exploit shellcode that downloads and runs the final payload. This is akin to a two-stage ICBM (InterContinental Ballistic Missile) …

Trojans account for 80% of malware infections

PandaLabs today published its report analyzing the IT security events and incidents from January through March 2013. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, more than six and a …

Ex employee hacked into high-voltage power manufacturer’s network

A criminal complaint was unsealed on Thursday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Michael Meneses – who was arrested earlier that day in …

Google Glass hacked, could be used for spying

The advent of Google Glass – the Augmented reality, head-mounted display that looks like a pair of glasses (albeit a little more high-tech) and allows users to access …

Is network monitoring dead?

Network monitoring is dead, says the CEO of cPacket Networks; that is, unless network monitoring solutions become agile enough to deliver real-time visibility, while keeping …

EiQ Networks launches SOCVue service

EiQ Networks announced SOCVue, a new remote management service. With this development organizations can now leverage EiQ’s SOC team expertise and knowledge to protect …

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