eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program study findings
The board of the eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program (eHVRP.org), today made public the results of a fifteen-month study assessing the security risks associated with …
This week’s new strains of malware
The LunchLoad.A and FakeGoogleBar.M Trojans are the two new strains of malware in this week’s PandaLabs report. LunchLoad.A reaches systems under the name backup2_36. …
Ten arrested for phishing trojan horse attack
Germany’s Federal Crime Office (known as the BKA) announced on its website that the gang of ten, which includes two women, has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding …
Bank of America introduces new online banking security measures
Bank of America is introducing a new security feature to its award-winning online banking service that provides customers with an extra layer of protection against …
Senior FBI leader named new Verizon Chief Security Officer
Verizon today named Michael A. Mason, currently the executive assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to be the company’s new chief security officer. …
Predictions: Mid-year Internet threat outlook
CA issued a report that warns of growing, more complex Internet threats facing home PC users – including targeted identity theft, emerging risks associated with online …
Worm that affects Skype for Windows users
Villu Arak posted the following on the Skype blog: “The new week has started with a bang. And not the kind of bang we like. Skype has learned that a computer virus …
Mobile Malware: Threats and Prevention research results
McAfee released research results on seven targets of opportunity for hackers to attack smart phones based on Windows Mobile, the Microsoft operating system. In the …
First encrypting 1TB desktop PC drive
The Barracuda FDE (full disc encryption) hard drive is the world’s first 3.5-inch desktop PC drive with native encryption to prevent unauthorized access to data on lost …
According to a new report enterprises lack effective risk management
The currently popular silo approach to managing enterprise risk is inadequate because it leaves too many gaps and provides no reliable way to evaluate an enterprise’s …
New Nokia high-end IP Security appliance
Nokia expanded its portfolio of high-performance IP Security appliances with the Nokia IP2450 security platform for firewall/VPN. Benefiting from shared innovations between …
Increased crimeware usage in August
Finjan SecureBrowsing (browser plug-in that adds safety ratings to URLs of search results) has uncovered a growing number of specific cases of crimeware toolkits used by …