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Mobile threat a 'ticking time bomb'

Mobile threat a 'ticking time bomb'

News Mobile botnets are currently non-existent but factors that make such a scenario possible are already in place, says security vendor F-Secure.

Friday, October 24 2008 06:41 PM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Malware, Security, Mobile, F-Secure Corp., Cell Phone, Bot, operating system


International cooperation key in cybercrime fight

International cooperation key in cybercrime fight

Insight newsmaker Prosecution is hard as the laws are national but such crimes are international, says Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure.

Tuesday, July 01 2008 10:43 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Web sites, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Attack, Gang, Malaysia, virus writer, Russia


Internet is a 'lawless space',  says expert

Internet is a 'lawless space', says expert

News Former U.K. government offical warns of the increasing threat from cyberterrorism, and calls for a coordinated international response from governments.

Friday, November 28 2008 12:35 PM

Tags: Web sites, Viruses and worms, Hacking, IT Governance, Threat, Google Earth, violence, Business World, NATO, Internet Activity


Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2

Product Reviews Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2

Tuesday, September 01 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Service Pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update, PC, firewall


Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected

News Researchers find flaw in Conficker that lets them detect which computers have the legit Microsoft patch and which were "patched" by the worm itself.

Tuesday, March 31 2009 08:55 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Security, Worm, Scanner, Honeynet Project, Tool, removable storage, Flaw, computer


Conficker postmortem: Hype distracted but threat is real

News Experts say media hype of Conficker worm may have distracted people from the real but less sexy threat--the ongoing, everyday risks on the Internet.

Friday, April 03 2009 08:52 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Security, Worm, Conficker Working Group, removable storage, computer, virus, network, researcher, Internet


Are regular virus scans necessary with AV protection?

Techguide Find out if you can do away with virus scans by relying on antivirus packages to scan the system in real time.

Tuesday, October 28 2008 01:22 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Scanner, IT Security, File System, Tool, antivirus, Sysinternals


Soca game for US$740M tech revamp

News The Serious Organised Crime Agency in the United Kingdom is embarking on a project to integrate about 50 IT systems, which it expects to commence in 2010.

Thursday, December 11 2008 08:16 AM

Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, Data security, Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Supplier, National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, Serious Organised Crime Agency, London


Web site-based crimeware hits all-time high

News The number of Web sites with hidden code for stealing passwords nearly tripled in the past year, as cybercriminals targeted legitimate sites for their cybertheft, according to new report.

Thursday, December 11 2008 07:56 AM

Tags: Firewalls, Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Malware, Security, Anti Phishing Work Group, IT Security, Password


'Obama worm' probably a student prank, experts say

News Worm that spreads via USB drives and network shares and only displays picture of president once a week, appears to be more of a nuisance than a real threat, security watchers say.

Friday, January 30 2009 09:10 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Federal Government, Malware, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., USB Flash Drive, Internet Worm, Computer, network


Dutch police and FBI crack Shadow botnet

News The law-enforcement bodies have cracked a major botnet, asking antivirus company Kaspersky to help victims clean up the malware on their PCs.

Friday, August 15 2008 10:37 AM

Tags: Antivirus software, Security, Viruses and worms, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, FBI, antivirus, malicious program, software, virus


Security firm exposes massive crimeware server

News SecureWorks has revealed the extent of the damage caused by a Trojan and botnet that has been spreading quietly for several years.

Monday, August 11 2008 05:27 AM

Tags: Security, Spam and phishing, Network security, Hacking, Viruses and worms, SecureWorks Inc., Password, User Account, Server, processor


Scammers customize news to deliver you malware

News Latest Waledac scam fakes bomb news in e-mail recipients' hometown and then links to malicious Web site that looks like a Reuters article.

Tuesday, March 17 2009 08:39 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Scammer, Sophos Plc., security provider, e-mail security, antivirus company, e-mail, Google Search


Microsoft sees big jump in Trojan downloaders

News Latest security report from Redmond says Trojan downloaders based on e-mail scams rose 300 percent in the second half of last year.

Wednesday, April 23 2008 12:20 AM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Security, Adware, Internet Attack, Computer, Advertisement, social networking, software


Signature-based antivirus is dead: get over it

News The effectiveness of signature-based antivirus is much debated. It all comes down to a challenge issued to antivirus companies in a Race to Zero competition at the Defcon security conference.

Wednesday, April 30 2008 01:23 AM

Tags: Antivirus software, Viruses and worms, Security, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, podcast, software, McAfee Inc., hacking, R&D


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What Y2K can teach us about 2012

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