Malware and spam trends continue to grow
A new McAfee report uncovered that a USB worm has taken the No. 1 spot for top malware worldwide. Spam trends show that email subjects vary greatly from country to country …
Web browsers leave ‘fingerprints’ as you surf
An overwhelming majority of web browsers have unique signatures – creating identifiable “fingerprints” that could be used to track you as you surf the …
Cryptmount: Create and manage secure filing systems on Linux
Cryptmount is a utility for GNU/Linux operating systems which allows an ordinary user to mount an encrypted filing system without requiring superuser privileges. It is aimed …
Rogue software details: CyberSecurity
CyberSecurity is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files to look for below. Known system changes: Files c:\Desktop\Cyber Security.lnk Folders …
Zeus-friendly ISP taken down
The latest in the string of “bulletproof” ISPs has been taken down on Friday, after its upstream service provider (DIGERNET) has been disconnected. PROXIEZ-NET …
The telephony denial of service attack
While you’re wondering why your phone is ringing incessantly and every time you answer it you hear nothing, a recorded message or an advertisement, thieves are likely …
Anonymity, privacy and circumvention with Tor
Below you can watch Jake Appelbaum’s presentation from SOURCE Boston 2010.
Google encrypts Google Search
Following the unintended collection of payload data from open WiFi networks performed by the cars mapping streets for Google Street View, Google claims that there is no reason …
AT&T and McAfee offer secure e-mail gateway
As spam and other e-mail security threats continue to inundate organizations’ daily operations, AT&T has announced a new network-based solution, AT&T Secure …
Linux 2.6.34 released
Linux 2.6.34 has been released. This version adds two new filesystem, the distributed filesystem Ceph and LogFS, a filesystem for flash devices. Other features are a driver …
Facebook users hit by video attack
Facebook users should be wary following a video attack on users this weekend designed to infect computers with adware. Thousands have been hit by the attack which posted a …
Week in review: KHOBE attack, Facebook security and the biggest phishing crime syndicate
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: phpnuke.org compromised, serving exploits PHP-Nuke is a popular Web content …
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