July web security, spam, viruses and phishing highlights
Web security: Analysis of Web security activity shows that 83.4 percent of all web-based malware intercepted was new in July. MessageLabs also identified an average of 3,968 …
Updated Linux based system lock-down and security management solution
Trusted Computer Solutions, a developer of security applications that run on the Linux OS, announced new compliance features for both the standalone and enterprise versions of …
Citrix Ready biometrics
IdentiPHI announced its flagship enterprise security software product, SAFsolution 5, has been verified as Citrix Ready. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify …
A new approach to wireless hacking – warcarting
You’ve gone wardriving, warwalking, warbiking, warflying, warrocketing, warballooning, and warboating, but you’ve never gone warcarting. Warcarting: the low-end …
Four years jail for a voyeur webcam hacker
Sophos reports that he 47-year-old man from Cyprus has been given a four year jail sentence after hacking a teenage girl’s webcam in order to take illicit pictures of …
New from Kaspersky: Internet Security and Anti-Virus 2009 versions
Kaspersky Lab announced the North American release of Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009, bringing to market a new standard in anti-malware …
July 2008 malware and spam geographical and vertical trends
July 2008 MessageLabs Intelligence Report highlights the following trends: Geographical trends In July, Switzerland remained the most spammed country with levels reaching 84.2 …
Strong demand for fingerprint-enabled Symbian phones
AuthenTec has just surpassed the 7 million shipment milestone of AuthenTec-enabled Symbian phones and that it has joined the Symbian Partner Network. The two companies have …
Software techniques to prevent cold boot attacks on encryption keys
BitArmor released a new set of software-driven techniques that can prevent Cold Boot attacks by protecting cryptographic keys in encryption systems. Patrick McGregor Ph.D., …
Consumer Reports rates security suites
New computers almost always come loaded with the trial version of a software suite designed to thwart spam, viruses, and spyware. But Consumer Reports’ latest tests of …
U.S. consumers lost nearly $8.5 billion to online threats
The risks associated with using the Internet remain high, yet many consumers are still complacent about online security according to the latest survey from Consumer Reports. …
Standards-based access control solution
Juniper Networks announced the next generation of its standards-based Juniper Networks Unified Access Control (UAC) 2.2 software and the Juniper Networks Infranet Controller …
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