Adware accounted for 68% of spyware in March
Adware has, once again, been the most damaging type of spyware in March. In fact, 68 percent of all spyware detected by the online antivirus solution Panda ActiveScan was …
Britney Spears exploited by Microsoft ANI vulnerability
Sophos is urging computer users to patch their computers against a vulnerability in the way Microsoft Windows handles animated cursors (ANI) as hackers exploit the problem …
Safeboot protects HP business notebooks and tablet PCs
SafeBoot announced that SafeBoot mobile data security technology is now included on business class and select feature packages of HP business notebooks and tablet PCs – …
WinMagic joins Microsoft’s SecureIT Alliance
WinMagic has joined Microsoft’s SecureIT Alliance, a group of industry partners working together to develop security solutions for the Microsoft platform. As a member, …
CardTech SecurTech 2007 agenda announced
The 17th Annual CardTech/SecurTech (CTST) Conference and Exhibition will take place May 15th – 17th, 2007 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. The event is North …
Thales SONET Encryption awarded with FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validation
Thales announced today that its state-of-the-art Datacryptor SONET/SDH OC-3/12/48 encryptors have been validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) …
Peed trojan family tops Bitdefender’s March malware chart
Trojan.Peed.Gen topped the list with 30.95 percent of total detections, making it this year’s first true virus epidemic. The phenomenon is showing no signs of slowing …
“NASA hacker” loses extradition appeal
Gary McKinnon, a self-confessed computer enthusiast from north London, was defending himself against the order in the UK Court of Appeal, after Home Secretary John Reid …
Third of UK businesses do not report e-crime
A survey by Infosecurity Europeof 285 companies has found that a third of businesses do not report their information security crimes and breaches. Further to this, according …
AEP Business Partner Program launched
AEP Networks unveiled an enhanced channel program to fulfill increased market demand for its Policy Networking security and application access solutions. The new AEP Business …
Combined attack caused by the Spamta.VK worm and the Spamtaload.DT trojan
PandaLabs has issued warnings about the rapid propagation of two new members of the Spamta family: the Spamta.VK worm and the Spamtaload.DT Trojan. Both spread together and …
Critical vulnerability in Web 2.0
Fortify Software announced that its Security Research Group has documented the first major vulnerability associated specifically with Web 2.0 and AJAX-style software. Termed …
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