Movie files run in QuickTime Player trigger malware download

Movie files run in QuickTime Player trigger malware download


Movie files run in QuickTime Player trigger malware download

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Specifically crafted .mov files trigger the download of malware masquerading as a codec update and an installation file for another player when run in the latest (7.6.6) version of QuickTime Player, T...

How to clean up a firewall rulebase

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Over time, firewall rule bases tend to become large and complicated. They often include rules that are either partially or completely unused, expired or shadowed. The problem gets worse if there have ...

Security pros say serious mobile device and social network breaches are rare

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 02:46 AM PDT

RSA Conference released the results of its recent survey of security professionals regarding issues like cloud computing, mobile devices and social networking. The final study includes responses from ...

Free online SSL test for web sites

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 01:42 AM PDT

Qualys announced a free online SSL test for web sites at Qualys SSL Labs, which examines a web site's SSL certificate chain to ensure it is trusted and serves as a good security foundation for communi...

Android wallpaper app stealing user data and sending it to China

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:04 PM PDT

The revelation that an application for Android that is being sold on Google's Android Market is sending out information regarding your phone (SIM card number, subscriber identification, voicemail pass...

Black Hat USA 2010: A recession proof conference?

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Black Hat, one of the world's premier information security events, opened its doors this week in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference features ten tracks covering a wide range of topics. It's be...

Apple improves App Store security

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Following the recent hacking of its App Store, Apple instituted a new security measure that should prevent hijackers of accounts from purchasing anything from the store. The Different District blo...

ATMs hacked and spitting up money at Black Hat

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Delivering on his promise, security researcher Barnaby Jack has managed to make two unpatched ATMs from two major vendors spit out cash during his demonstration at the Black Hat conference in Las Vega...

Trojan masquerades as iPhone jailbreaking software

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:52 AM PDT

An email campaigned targeting iPhone users who might want to jailbreak their device has been detected by BitDefender. Only a couple of days after U.S. federal regulators decided and announced that...

Authentication management platform for any and every authentication factor

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:42 AM PDT

" border="0" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5">Hitachi ID Systems has released Password Manager 7.0, an authentication management platform able to manage any and every authentication factor employed ...

Google has two times more malware than Bing, Yahoo! and Twitter combined

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:10 AM PDT

Barracuda released its Barracuda Labs 2010 Midyear Security Report, revealing data from two key areas: search engine malware and Twitter use and crime rate. Searching for malware Barracuda La...

New assurance mark of software application security

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:30 AM PDT

Veracode unveiled the VERAFIED High Assurance mark of software application security for the CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors. This industry "seal of approval" indicates to a software...

Sourcefire's open source framework for deep threat inspection

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:47 AM PDT

Sourcefire announced Razorback, an open source framework designed to deliver deep inspection capabilities for combating today's most complex threats. Developed to help coordinate the response ag...

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