Phishing and malware meet cheque fraud
Trusteer recently uncovered a scam in an underground forum that shows how data obtained through phishing and malware attacks can be used to make one of the oldest forms of …
SIEM and vulnerability management integration
LogRhythm and Qualys announced their partnership and the integration of LogRhythm’s SIEM 2.0 platform with Qualys’ QualysGuard Vulnerability Management (VM). The …
New WordPress update a must for users
A new stable version of the popular free open source blogging tool WordPress is available for download, and users are advised to do get a move on and install it, as it’s …
India becomes top spamming country
“If you have a spam in your inbox, there’s an almost one in ten chance that it was relayed from an Indian computer,” says Sophos’ Graham Cluley. …
SpyEye botnet for sale at bottom price
A drop in the price asked for the latest version of the SpyEye botnet has security researchers worrying that users might soon be targeted with an increasing amount of …
Businesses fail to learn from 2011 data breaches
While data breaches perpetuated during 2011 clearly demonstrated the need for more comprehensive encryption of business and customer data, a survey of over 170 IT managers …
Bank Of America phishing emails doing rounds
Fake warning emails are currently targeting Bank of America customers and asking them to update their account. With “Bank of America Warning : Error Statement” in …
IT security pros most afraid of highly publicized attacks
Concerns over hacktivism and targeted state-sponsored attacks are at the top of security professionals’ minds according to a new survey and research report sponsored by …
IEEE launches standard to aid smart-grid communications
IEEE announced the publication of a new standard, as well as the launch of three new standards-development activities, all designed to enhance the communications and …
Week in review: Ethical hacking, malicious Instagram Android app, and the success story of the cleanest ISP in the world
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, reviews, podcasts, interviews and articles: SSL/TLS deployment best practices In this …
Highly compelling spam campaign delivers malware
A spam email campaign that may trick a lot of users opening the malicious attachment has been spotted by Sophos. Variations of “RE:Check the attachment you have to react …
Fake “Steam Cracker” steals user credentials
Users of Valve’s Steam game platform are once again targeted by malware peddlers, and this time the lure is a “Steam Cracker”. The cracker is being offered …
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