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Security 101: Look back to advance
News Malware is growing in sophistication, but cybercriminals may not be as novel as most think, say experts. Learning diligently from the past would help.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Asia-Pacific, computer, Conficker
Cyberattacks lay more 'stepping stones'
News More intermediate domains are used to mask attack endpoints to extend longevity of malware families, new research from MessageLabs shows.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Domain, Hong Kong, Singapore, virus, China, malicious web site
Symantec welcomes Microsoft's market entry
News Microsoft's free Security Essentials suite will help increase user awareness but its ineffectiveness will create false sense of security, says Symantec exec.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Norton 2010
New virus infects programs built with Delphi
News Win32.Induc targets systems running Delphi development software and spreads by infecting any program compiled on the machine.
Tags: Data security, Business security, Security Management, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Malware, Sophos Plc., Database, SonicWall, antivirus
AVG temporarily blocked iTunes, labeling it malware
News AVG says its antivirus software last week mistakenly detected iTunes as a Trojan, but the patch was released after five hours.
Tags: PC security, Data security, ZoneAlarm, Computer Associates International Inc., Malware, Antivirus Software, Apple iTunes, Spokesperson, antivirus, AVG
Central Command Vexira Antivirus
Product Reviews Central Command Vexira Antivirus
Tags: Norton Co., CBS Interactive Inc., Vexira Antivirus, antivirus, Microsoft Windows Explorer, McAfee VirusScan, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, e-mail, virus, McAfee Inc.
London hospitals still battling computer virus
News After 11 days, engineers at three London Hospitals are still trying to restore full network access for staff and clean the virus from remaining PCs.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, Data security, Database management, Hospital, Computer, W32/Mytob.gen@mm, London, virus, Silicon.com
Tis season to be shopping online, at work
News Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
Tags: Business security, IT training, Web sites, Social Networking, Employee, Computer, Survey, ISACA, Information Technology, Web sites
Scientists use virus to help build battery
News Researchers have used a genetically-modified virus to assemble materials for an energy-efficient battery, which they say could be used in hybrid cars.
Tags: Components, Battery, Carbon Nanotube, Nanotube, carbon nanotube network, biology, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Power supplies, surge suppression, virus, scientist
Experts: Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw
News Like its predecessors, Windows 7 contains a Windows Explorer feature that can be exploited by virus writers, says security firm F-Secure.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, PC security, Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Corp., F-Secure Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Explorer, release candidate
Conficker worm strikes ANZ Bank
News Australia and New Zealand Banking Group confirmed on Tuesday that it has become the victim of a virus attack, believed to be the infamous Conficker worm.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Microsoft Corp., RPC, Worm, Spam, Spokesperson, Australia
AVG antivirus removes Windows system file
News Antivirus software from AVG has incorrectly identified a critical Windows file as malware and recommended its deletion.
Tags: Antivirus software, Microsoft Windows, Malware, Antivirus Software, Rootkit, antivirus, Computer, virus, rootkit scanner, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft helps keep Koobface virus off Facebook
News Facebook turns to Microsoft to protect users from the polymorphic and persistent Koobface virus.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Malicious Software Removal Tool, Password, computer, Koobface, malicious software, virus, Facebook
UK parliament computers get Confickered
News Blog posts e-mail saying the U.K. parliament's computer network is infected with the Conficker worm.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security, Parliamentary Network, computer, remote access, virus, portable computer, U.K., network, blog
IBM microscope 100 million times stronger than MRI
News IBM Research has built a new nanoscale microscope capable of creating images with 100 million times finer resolution than existing MRI technology.
Tags: Hardware, Nanotechnology, IBM Corp., Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Microscope, hydrogen, magnetic field, tobacco, YouTube Inc., YouTube Video
