“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 …
New version of ServerAssist network monitoring solution
Aldebaran Systems announced the availability of version 4.0 of their flagship product ServerAssist. ServerAssist, which has been described as the most comprehensive server …
Old-timers top malware chart
Sophos has revealed the most prevalent malware threats and email hoaxes causing problems for computer users around the world during March 2007. The figures, compiled by …
New versions of SurfControl’s neural network based dynamic categorization agent
SurfControl announced three new versions of Virtual Content Agent, a neural network based dynamic categorization agent.  Recent advances in neural network tuning and …
VeriFinger 5.0-based algorithm achieves best score
Fingerprint recognition algorithms from Neurotechnologija achieved top honors for reliability in this year’s Fingerprint Verification Competition (FVC2006). The …
IEClean and BOClean developer acquired
Comodo announced the acquisition of the assets of Privacy Software Corporation (PSC), a privately-owned company that develops security technology for the detection of malware, …
What trojans and viruses are roaming around the Net?
The virus world remains in a state of flux. In the first three months of 2007, we’ve seen three different malicious programs topping the ratings. Each month there are …
Zero-day ANI exploit spreads via malicious web sites
F-Secure corporation warns computer users of the recently discovered Windows Animated Cursor Handling vulnerability, also known as the ANI exploit. The exploit was first …