A viable answer to the botnet problem?

A viable answer to the botnet problem?

A viable answer to the botnet problem?

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:27 PM PST

As the recent case of the Bredolab botnet takedown has shown yet again, going after C&Cs is ultimately a failed tactic for shutting botnets down. Obviously, it is time to try something new, and two...

Man loses millions in computer virus-related scam

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:04 AM PST

A US court has heard that a couple conned at least $6 million from the great-grandson of an oil industry tycoon after he brought his virus-infected computer in for repair. Although the victim's nam...

Microsoft patches 11 vulnerabilities

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:42 AM PST

Today Microsoft released three security bulletins which address 11 vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Office and Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway. Of note, only one of the 11 vulnerabilitie...

Backup for Facebook Fan Pages

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PST

Backupify announced its backup and archival solution for Facebook fan pages. Backupify for Facebook makes it easy to avoid data loss and to mitigate the risks associated with hacking, corruption, d...

Latest IE 0-day exploit finds its way into Eleonore toolkit

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:39 AM PST

Microsoft will likely be forced to issue an out-of-band-patch for the zero-day vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer that has been discovered being exploited in the wild less than a week ago. ...

Toy robots can guard your home

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:10 AM PST

Worried about burglars ransacking your house? Buy yourself some toy robots! It is what Robert Oschler, a Florida-based programmer, did. He bought a Rovio - a Wi-Fi enabled mobile webcam robot that ...

Review: Seven Deadliest Network Attacks

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PST

Authors: Stacy Prowell, Rob Kraus and Mike Borkin Pages: 176 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597495492 Introduction Part of Syngress' "The Seven Deadliest Attack Series", this book introduces ...

Microsoft Kinect may be eavesdropping on you

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:37 AM PST

Released only five days ago, Microsoft's Kinect seems poised to start a revolution in gaming. And if you are one of the lucky people who already managed to get their hands on it, you might want to kno...

G20 summit related malicious spam campaign

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:09 AM PST

Spammers are taking advantage of the oddest things. The lately detected spam messages concerning the upcoming G-20 summit in Korea is an example of such a specifically oriented, but very limited spam ...

Data breaches cost hospitals billions

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:17 AM PST

Data breaches of patient information cost healthcare organizations nearly $6 billion annually, and that many breaches go undetected, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. The research indi...

Employees will take bigger risks during this holiday season

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:02 AM PST

Employees in the US plan to spend less time shopping online from a work-supplied computer this holiday season than they did a year ago, but more of them are engaging in risky online behavior, accordin...

Classification of web applications and content by URL category

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:03 PM PST

Blue Coat Systems announced that their PacketShaper appliances can now deliver instant awareness of Web applications and content. The appliances provide intelligent control that can immediately manage...

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