Botnets
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Cloud computing to usher new threats
News Cloud infrastructure and connectivity, as well as devices reliant on it, will lead to new vulnerabilities for enterprises, according to Trend Micro.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data security, PC security, Cloud, Security, SSL, BGP, Trend Micro Inc., online banking, Google Chrome
Botnets lead way in spam charge
News Over 83 percent of spam in June were sent from botnets, says new report. Instant messages with malicious links and Web-based malware are also on the rise.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Web Browser, Spam, Bot, Messaging
Emerging markets face higher cyberthreat risk
News China and India are among those with a high share of global bots, but Turkey is most vulnerable to Web malware, says new report from MessageLabs.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Security, Mobile, Domain, cyberthreats
How botnets use 'bullet-proof' domains
News Researchers find clues as to how switching servers behind hard-coded domain names keeps criminals in business.
Tags: Security, Domain names, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Malware, Domain Name, Domain, ICANN, Bot, Server
Businesses targeted by small botnets
News Most networks of compromised computers in organizations are small and surreptitious, according to security company Damballa.
Tags: Hacking, PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Machine, Antivirus, Researcher, network, corporate security
Spam declines after hosting company shutdown
News Experts say McColo-hosted sites may have been responsible for as much as 75 percent of spam on the Internet.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security, Spam, Hosting Company, Washington Post Co., Global Crossing Ltd., Arbor Networks, Web hosting, director of marketing, Eastern Europe
Researchers exploit Web protocol to hijack traffic
News At the recent Defcon security conference, Alex Pilosov and Tony Kapela demonstrated an attack on BGP, the core Internet routing protocol.
Tags: Security, Protocols and platforms, BGP, Information Security, network, researcher, Internet Service Provider, Internet, monitor, analyst
Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet
News A Trojan horse embedded in a pirated version of the latest Windows OS has already created tens of thousands of bots, according to security researchers.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Bot, Microsoft Windows 7, Server, release candidate, software
Study: Click fraud closed 2008 at all-time high
News Click Forensics concludes that bogus clicks on online advertisements rose to 17.1 percent for the fourth quarter, driven increasingly by botnets.
Tags: Advertising, Click Fraud, Google Inc., Google AdSense, Yahoo! Inc., Computer, Advertisement, News.com, knowledge, blog
'Golden Cash' botnet-leasing network uncovered
News Underground network offers pay-per-use access to botnets of compromised PCs, Finjan report says.
Tags: PC security, Hacking, Finjan Software Inc., Web Site, FTP, malicious code, Hacking, PC security, Prices, Malware
Botnet worm in DOS attacks wipe data on infected PCs
News Bots responsible for denial-of-service attacks on U.S. and Korean sites have instructions to wipe data, but so far there have been no reports of that happening.
Tags: Viruses and worms, PC security, Data security, Security, Worm, Washington Post Co., IP, Attack, South Korea, e-mail
Spam reduced following Pricewert shutdown
News Botnets appear to have suffered a big blow with the shutdown of Pricewert, resulting in the reduction of spam activities by 15 percent globally.
Tags: Spam and phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Spam, Spammer, FTC, Internet Service, Anti-spam, Internet User, Symantec Corp., Internet Service Provider
Conficker spreads as Waledec delivers mal-entine
News The Conficker/Downadup worm continues spreading via a Windows hole and USB devices, while a Waledec worm tricks victims with Valentine e-mail.
Tags: Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Security, Worm, removable storage, built-in password-cracker, computer worm, Password, antivirus
Phishers focus on China e-commerce sites
News update Banks made up majority of spoofed brands globally but over in China, e-commerce sites were hot property for phishers, finds new Symantec report.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Domain names, Data security, E-business, Phishing, IP, Asia-Pacific, Phishing Web Site, Sharp Corp., Malaysia
5 security precautions to take for the holiday break
News What do you think about when Christmas approaches? Some of us think about how vulnerable our networks might be while we're away on vacation.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Authentication, Disaster Recovery, Security, Holiday, Backup, virus, network
