Bitcoin mining botnet also used for DDoS attacks
A recently discovered P2P Bitcoin mining botnet has acquired DDoS capabilities, warns Kaspersky Lab expert Tillmann Werner. It’s main reason of existence has so far been …
Microsoft updates free security tools
Microsoft enhanced three of its free Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) tools – Threat Modeling, MiniFuzz, and RegExFuzz. Threat Modeling Tool 3.1.8 The Threat …
The Basics of Digital Forensics
The Basics of Digital Forensics will provide a foundation for people new to the digital forensics field. This book will teach people how to conduct examinations by discussing …
Cisco Certified Technician: New entry-level certification
Cisco introduced the Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) to its Career Certification Program. The CCT training and certification programs are designed for technicians who perform …
Cyber threat protection for enterprise networks
Damballa released Failsafe 4.2, an advance in detecting criminal command-and-control behavior in corporate networks. Failsafe pinpoints corporate assets under criminal …
CompTIA expands Security Trustmark Program
CompTIA expanded its Security Trustmark program to include two levels of the business accreditation, which identifies companies that follow industry-accepted best security …
Anonymous member charged with computer offences
Peter David Gibson, 22, has been charged with conspiracy to do an unauthorized act in relation to a computer, with intent to impair the operation of any computer or prevent or …
Zeus rival boasts of eluding tracker services, fails
Kaspersky Lab expert Jorge Mieres wrote yesterday about Ice IX – the first crimeware based on the leaked Zeus source code. “Ice IX Botnet is the first new …
Bogus emails delivering scanned documents carry malware
Emails posing as scanned documents sent from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro photocopier are again being sent out by malware peddlers, warns Sophos. This is not the first time that …
“Free Facebook Credits” scam
After a rather long time, Facebook users are again seeing offers of “Free Facebook Credits!” on their News Feed. Those users who are not aware of the fact that …
“Apache Killer” tool spotted in the wild
The developers behind the open source Apache Foundation issued a warning for all users of the Apache HTTPD Web Server, as an attack tool it has been made available on the …
The importance of data de-identification in the risk assessment framework
Dataguise highlighted recent research and analysis showing that de-identification through data masking is an important aspect of a company’s overall risk assessment …
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