E-mail spam drops by half, search malware on the rise
Attackers are making a shift from using e-mail spam to more aggressively targeting the Internet, according to Barracuda Network. E-mail spam dropped by half during 2010, while …
Twitter crime rate rises 20 percent
Barracuda Labs analyzed more than 26 million Twitter accounts in order to measure and analyze account behavior. The analysis enabled researchers to model normal user behavior …
Malware decreases, Trojans still dominate
According to data gathered by Panda Security, only 39 percent of computers scanned in February were infected with malware, compared to 50 percent last month. Trojans were …
Outdated policies stop hackers from aiding the US government
US government agencies and departments are bemoaning the lack of cybersecurity experts willing to work for the government, and that’s been going on for a quite a while …
Phishers target university students paying fees online
A few days ago, we wrote about a bogus university website stealing photos and content from the website of a legitimate Oregon college in order to collect application fees from …
iTunes 10.2 fixes multiple security vulnerabilities
iTunes 10.2 comes with several new features, improvements and security fixes. ImageIO libpng is updated to version 1.4.3 to address multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious …
Wireshark 1.4.4 released
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. Wireshark 1.4.4 fixes the following vulnerabilities: …
SpyEye botnet activity surges
Fortinet announced its February 2011 Threat Landscape report, which details five zero-day vulnerabilities found in Cisco (FGA-2011-03), Adobe (FGA-2011-06) and Microsoft …
Cain & Abel 4.9.39 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 …
SANS Secure Europe: In-depth information security training
SANS Secure Europe Amsterdam is the second biggest event outside of the US offering 8 top level courses. What makes SANS Secure Europe Amsterdam a unique event is that these …
Workers expose businesses to malware and data loss
Organizations are at risk of malware as 76% of workers plug unknown USB flash drives into company PCs, potentially compromising corporate network security, according to …
Rootcager Trojan found on the official Android market
Free Android applications bundled up with malware have spilled over into the official Android marketplace. According to Symantec, the malware in question can root the phone, …
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