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NewsMicrosoft: 1 in 14 downloads up to no good
About one in every 14 programs downloaded off the Internet is malicious, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced this week. Browsers, including Internet Explorer, are a lot more secure than they were Read more...
Data breach statistics reveal same old problems
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Business' annual report on data breach investigations, which it released July 28, tells more or less the same old story about online crime, but with a couple interesting twists. Read more...
Defcon contest targeting corporations concerns FBI
How effective are your information security policies? If you were one of 30 companies targeted by hackers at the Defcon computer security conference in Las Vegas, July 30 through Aug. 1, you might Read more...
Tricks of the social engineering trade
Social engineering is a growing threat to network security, and it is a difficult one to tackle because it comes in so many forms. Lenny Zeltser, the head of Savvis' security consulting group, Read more...
Report: Enterprises are a growing target for cybercrime
Enterprises were a growing target for cyber-criminals last year, in part because attackers stand to gain considerable sums from corporate intellectual property, according to a report put out by Read more...
SMBs avoid social media
Few small- to mid-sized companies are joining the social media conversation, according to a new survey by Citibank and GfK Roper. Of the 500 businesses surveyed, 76 percent have not found social Read more...
ALSO NOTED: IRS vulnerable to social engineering hacks; Nortel begins trolling for takeover targets;
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People as the greatest security threatCompanies are often so focused on network attacks that they forget that real human beings pose a great threat as well. Called social engineering, people pretending to have credentials they don't Read more... Latest rootkit threat illustrates sophisticationJust on the heels of a recent report on the popularity of rootkits with hackers comes news of a new Read more... Microsoft: Products not lone security issueAs its monthly Patch Tuesday arrives next week, Microsoft is going on the offensive in response to continued criticism about the insecurity of its products. A program manager with Microsoft's Read more... | Press ReleasesMajority of Facebook Attacks Feed Fraudulent Affiliate Marketing Sites, Says Commtouch Year-End Trend ReportSUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Commtouch® (Nasdaq: CTCH) today published an in-depth analysis of 2011 Facebook attacks within its Internet Threats Trend Report, a year-end synopsis Read more >> 2012 Cyber Security Predictions from the Websense Security LabsWebsense predicts cybercriminals will use cyber-antics during the U.S. presidential election and will turn cell phones into ATMsSAN DIEGO, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With all of the crazy 2011 Read more >> Aujas Announces PhishnixCUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aujas, a Global Information Risk Management Services company announced today the immediate availability of Phishnix, its Phishing Diagnostic Solution which Read more >> Webroot Enhances Hosted Web Filtering Services for Customers and PartnersReal-Time Service Updates Instantly Protect Internet Users from Malicious Sites and Zero-Day ThreatsBROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, the first Internet security service Read more >> Zscaler ThreatLabZ Releases Free Tool to Combat Facebook Security IssuesZscaler Likejacking Prevention Proactively Identifies and Prevents Malicious Facebook Attacks, Scams and Spam That Leverage "Like" Buttons and Other WidgetsSUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2011 Read more >> |
