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Rogue software details: Vistop

Vistop is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what folders and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Folders …

Facebook profound privacy concerns

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may believe that “the age of privacy is over,” but users of world’s most popular social networking site are actively …

Passive Vulnerability Scanner 3.2 released

Tenable Network Security released version 3.2 of the Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS), a passive technology that monitors network traffic and provides real-time …

Escalation of pharma spam from Gmail accounts

A recent noticeable upsurge of spam massages coming from compromised Gmail accounts has led the unfortunate victims to speculate that there is a bug in the Gmail mobile …

Google shines a light on government requests

Among all the search engines and ISPs around the world, Google has taken the first step towards transparency when they revealed their Government Requests tool on Tuesday: …

Cloud computing and social networking expose businesses to attacks

Business use of technology is evolving faster now than at any point in the last decade. Internet use has moved way beyond email and websites and into the realms of social …

Online protection tips

To help individuals of all ages stay safe online and protect themselves against identity theft and the repercussions of risky online behavior, RSA shared the following safe …

Apache: Authentication and authorization against an LDAP server

mod_psldap is an Apache module for leveraging LDAP services built on the OpenLDAP library and the Apache APIs, to include web based A&A, web based updates to the LDAP …

Study: Security vulnerabilities in 38% of network devices

A new report presents real-world results – including common security vulnerabilities and violations – unearthed by Dimension Data during the 235 Technology …

Formation of the Cloud Communications Alliance

Eight leaders in hosted-IP voice and data communications announced the formation of the Cloud Communications Alliance, a consortium that will drive development and adoption of …

Fake AV doorway pages in the spotlight

Fake AV has become a regular fixture of the threat landscape for quite some time now, and TrendLabs experts take a closer look at the different tactics employed on the …

Google attack objective: Source code for the single sign-on system?

The January attacks on Google and other US companies may seem to us as if they have happened ages ago, but you can be sure that they are still actively involved in the …

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