Rogue software: BlockDefense
Here is the latest bogus antispyware that’s trying to get your money: BlockDefense. According to Lavasoft Affiliates, the last in a long stream of similar …
DDoS botnets for rent
Gunter Ollmann at Damballa’s blog says that if you are interested in renting a botnet, you just need to know how to search the Web. As unimmaginable (or unethical) as it …
What do we know about the Conficker worm?
According to John Markoff, we know what the Conficker worm does and how it does it, but little else. Who made it? What purpose does or will the network of 5 million zombie …
Software for more secure enterprise mashups
The OpenAjax Alliance announced the approval and availability of OpenAjax Hub 2.0 as an industry standard for more secure Web 2.0 mashup applications. Advances in security in …
Skype users targeted by voice-recording Trojan
Trend Micro researches named TROJ_SPAYKE.C the new Trojan that can listen to and record calls you make using Skype (VoIP). The executable file installs DLL components that …
SAINT 7 released
SAINT offers an integration of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing tools. The SAINT product suite offers a complete solution to evaluate the threats to your …
New message processing platform from Sendmail
Sendmail introduced Sentrion Message Processing Engine 4.0 – the foundation for the company’s Message Processors, which are available in virtual appliance …
MacPorts 1.8.0 released
The MacPorts project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based …
Spam linked to DDoS attacks against social networking websites
In early August, a number of very well-known social networking websites were reported to be victims of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. According to MessageLabs, …
Camino 1.6.9 comes with security updates
Camino is an open source web browser for Mac OS X users. This new version is a maintenance release which contains various security and stability updates. Camino 1.6.9 contains …
Four-Drive NAS for small businesses and distributed offices
Iomega announced the Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d. Based on enterprise-class EMC storage technologies, the ix4-200d is a NAS appliance designed for small businesses, distributed …
Toorcon 11 announces Call For Papers
The organizers are now accepting talks, seminars, and workshop submissions for ToorCon 11 once again being held at the San Diego Convention Center and Hotel Solamar. No sales …
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