Malware pushers lure victims with leaked Harry Potter movie screener
News that a partial DVD screener of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 has been leaked just days before the film’s scheduled worldwide premiere, has made …
Well crafted PayPal phishing e-mail doing rounds
A well crafted e-mail purportedly coming from the “PayPal Review Department” has been hitting inboxes lately. In it, potential victims are notified that due to …
Rogue e-mail makes Swiss bank lose millions?
Reports that a rogue e-mail generated by a Swiss bank employee has cost the organization around £6.2 million in lost business highlights the problem of data leakages …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 28 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 28 has been released today. Table of contents …
OpenSSL remote code execution patched
New, patched versions of the OpenSSL server have been released on Tuesday in order to close down a hole that could allow attackers to execute a DoS attack and remote arbitrary …
News about royal engagement leads to malware
Taking advantage of the long awaited news of the engagement of Prince William of England to his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton, malware pushers have hopped immediately on …
10 security tips for retailers
While analysts are cautiously optimistic about this year’s holiday retail outlook, retailers need to take steps to prevent shoplifters or a dishonest employee from …
Stuxnet analysis points to a specific target
Some two months since the discovery of the Stuxnet worm made headlines and started speculations on who is behind it, Symantec‘s researchers have unearthed another piece …
LinkedIn attack comprised over 31% of all spam
Enterprise users experienced an average of 133 Web malware encounters per month, peaking at over 140 during the month of August, according to Cisco. Approximately 10% of Web …
Toolkit to implement and assess cloud security
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced the free download of the CSA Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) Stack, a suite of enabling tools for GRC in the …
Adobe patches Reader and Acrobat
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.4 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, and Adobe Acrobat 9.4 (and earlier 9.x versions) for …
Security implications of new Facebook e-mail service
Facebook has announced its new email service which brings together Facebook messages, instant messaging chat and SMS messages in one place. “Before signing up, users …
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