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Websense: Beware user comments online
News Some 95 percent of comments on blogs and message boards are spam or malicious, security firm says, adding that efforts to self-police sites are ineffective.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security Management, Web 2.0, Web sites, Web logs, Security, Web Page, Site, Internet Security
Obama-themed malware on the rise
News Within hours of settling the U.S. presidential election, spam using Barack Obama's name and image is used to entice people to download various Trojans.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Malware, Sophos Plc., Spam, Adobe Flash Player, Video, Websense Inc., Computer, Sunbelt Software
Websense: Hijackers target S'pore site
News Security vendor reports Web site of local book and stationery store Popular Holdings fed visitors malicious code on Saturday; firm says problem has been rectified.
Tags: Network security, Data security, Security Management, Security, Trend Micro Inc., Attack, Singapore, Websense Inc., payment, security company
Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam
News While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of 30,000 Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, security consultant, Security, Sophos Plc., Spam, Keylogging, Password, Websense Inc.
Poll: IT managers unsure over Web 2.0
News Overconfidence and confusion over what constitutes Web 2.0 pose threat to organizations' online security, says security company Websense.
Tags: Security, Web 2.0, IT Manager, Survey, Tool, Australia, Websense Inc., Web security, Canada, Web 2.0
Websense: Google's Orkut being used to spread Trojans
News Spam message on Orkut is disguised as an official e-mail from the social-networking site, but the links in the message lead to Trojans, says the security vendor.
Tags: Network security, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Orkut.com, Websense Inc., News.com, network, trojan horse, blog, Web Site
Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
News Software giant cans fee-based security and Windows Live OneCare service in favor of free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Websense Inc., OneCare, software, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc.
Storm worm e-mail says US attacked Iran
News The criminal hackers behind the Storm worm botnet are once again using political social engineering to expand their network of compromised computers.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security, Iran, Payload, E-mail Message, Video, Websense Inc., social engineering, e-mail, security company
Worm uses familiar brands to lure people
News Offers supposedly from McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Hallmark are spreading a new mass-mailing worm, say security vendors.
Tags: Spam and phishing, E-mail clients, Worm, Hallmark, McDonald's Corp., antivirus, e-mail worm, Websense Inc., e-mail, Coca-Cola Co.
New malware attack infecting Web sites
News About 40,000 Web sites have apparently been infected with code that redirects visitors to sites hosting malware, according to security firm.
Tags: Security, Malware, Site, Web Browser, Computerworld, Attack, Google Analytics, Ukraine, Websense Inc., analytics
