Whitehole exploit kit in the spotlight
The effectiveness of exploit kits has made them malware peddlers’ preferred way of distributing their malicious wares. The Blackhole exploit kit is, by far, the most …
F-Secure Client Security updated with threat detection technology
As the cost of cybercrime continues to soar, affecting businesses around the world, F-Secure is introducing the latest version of its corporate endpoint security product, …
BYOD is increasing IT frustration and loss of control
IT is concerned about rising mobility costs and feeling frustration and loss of control over BYOD, according to iPass and MobileIron. The majority of survey respondents (57 …
Aegis Bio: Encrypted USB 3.0 drive with biometric fingerprint access
Apricorn announced the Aegis Bio 3.0, a software-free biometric USB 3.0 drive that safeguards data with secure fingerprint access and military grade 265-bit AES-XTS hardware …
Information security: Understanding a global picture in a local context
“Think globally, act locally” is a phrase now cliche because it expresses an incontrovertible and immediately graspable truth. The global/local concept applies …
Cyber risk perceptions revealed
A survey of perceptions about cyber risk found that among corporate executives, more are concerned about cyber threats than about other major business risks. More than 85% of …
Researcher warns about critical flaw in D-Link routers
A security flaw in D-Link’s DIR-300 and DIR-600 routers could allow remote attackers to inject execute arbitrary shell commands via a simple POST request without being …
Nearly a third of all computers are infected with malware
PandaLabs released its annual security report which details an extremely interesting year of data theft, social networking attacks and cyber-warfare. The most devastating …
Banking Trojan posing as Avast AV
A banking Trojan masquerading as the popular free AV solution from Avast has been spotted on computers of Brazilian users, reports Kaspersky Lab Expert Dmitry Bestuzhev. The …
RedSeal 6.5 supports BYOD, SIEM and risk metrics
RedSeal Networks released the latest version of the RedSeal Platform to protect companies and government agencies from attacks across the network. “In an ideal world, …
U.S. Federal Reserve admits being breached by Anonymous
U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed the breach of one of its internal websites by the hands of Anonymous hackers, but denied that the file containing personal information of over …
Examining the Nap malicious downloader
We recently encountered a stealthy malware that employs extended sleep calls to evade automated analysis systems capturing its behavior. It further makes use of the fast flux …