Cybercriminal
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McAfee may head into UTM space
News Security firm's acquisition of Secure Computing lent it "some elements of unified threat management", and there could be more related buyouts, says APAC head.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Antivirus software, Security, Secure Computing Corp., India, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Product Integration, McAfee Inc.
Top 9 security predictions for 2009
News New year will see high demand for multi-function appliances, with adoption of 3G and Web 2.0 introducing new security vulnerabilities, says Fortinet.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Business security, Security, Fortinet Inc., Malware, Security, Mobile
Malware boosting rise of cybercriminals
Insight perspective Internet users worldwide make 100 million visits to malicious URLs each month, marking "Web security pandemic", says MessageLabs executive.
Tags: Security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Victim, Site, Domain, Search Engine, COM, computer, Advertisement
Study: Cybercriminals cashing in on economic slide
News McAfee says as governments face economic hardships, the fight against cybercrime is slipping further in funding and support.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Business security, Security Management, Cybercriminal, Monster, Cybercrime, Sales, Sales Manager, Computer
Saudi faces tough time with cybercrimes
News Government official in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says "close to impossible" to completely eradicate "fast-developing" cybercrime techniques.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Commission, Cybercriminal, Malware, Saudi Arabia, e-mail hacking, network, Cybercrime
Symantec warns on cyberterrorism
News Symantec played up cyberthreats at a NYC showcase of its latest security software. Is it a sales ploy or a serious concern?
Tags: Norton Co., FBI, Norton Internet Security, Internet Security, cyberthreats, Symantec Corp., cyberterrorism, Internet, Cyberattack, Web
Cisco patches Security Manager flaw
News The company has released an out-of-cycle patch for a vulnerability that could enable a successful attack on Cisco security products.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Security, Security Manager, TCP, Cisco Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Database, Intrusion Prevention System, Flaw
Microsoft investigating fake WinLogon patch
News Redmond is investigating an e-mail that appears to be a security warning from the software heavyweight.
Tags: Security, windows alerts
Pop-up vulnerability found in major browsers
News Flaw could trick Web surfers into giving away personal information by popping up a malicious dialog box in front of a trusted Web site.
Tags: Web browsers
Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
News Industry watchers also pick spear-phishing, instant messaging and VoIP as areas to watch out for in the year ahead.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Police arrest suspected bot herders
Techguide Crackdown targets suspected members of a cybercrime gang that used networks of compromised PCs to send out spam.
Cheap domain names fuel cybersquatting
News The buying and selling of site names for profits is growing in Asia, spurred by availability of cheap domain names--some as low as US$2 a year.
Tags: Domain names
Companies urged to move beyond passwords
News Emerging threats mean that passwords are no longer an adequate means of authentication, Gartner analysts warn.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards
PayPal users targeted by latest Mimail mutant
News For the second time in four days, a new worm has emerged that tries to con Paypal users into revealing their credit card details.
Police arrest suspected bot herders
News Crackdown targets suspected members of a cybercrime gang that used networks of compromised PCs to send out spam.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Hacking, Viruses and worms, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards, SMB
