USB autorun attacks against Linux

USB autorun attacks against Linux

USB autorun attacks against Linux

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:33 AM PST

Many people think that Linux is immune to the type of Autorun attacks that have plagued Windows systems with malware over the years. However, there have been many advances in the usability of Linux as...

Russian hacker steals $10 million

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:24 AM PST

A 27-year old Russian hacker pleaded guilty to stealing $10 million from a former Royal Bank of Scotland division back in 2008, and he's awaiting a verdict and sentencing at the end of this or at the ...

Zeus Trojan targets UK government

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST

During his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, UK's foreign secretary William Hague revealed that the UK government has been targeted with a e-mail campaign containing the well-known i...

HBGary's systems and website hacked by Anonymous

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST

Following HBGary Federal's COO Aaron Barr's claim that he discovered the identities of Anonymous' leaders through the use of social networks, the internet group reacted by hacking into the security co...

Enhanced wireless network protection

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST

Fluke Networks released AirMagnet Enterprise 9.0, a wireless intrusion prevention system for managing and securing corporate WLAN deployments. The latest release introduces dynamic threat protection t...

Mobile security platform for Android, iPhone and iPad

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:34 AM PST

Sophos announced Mobile Control, an extension to its data protection and endpoint security product lines. A steady surge in smartphone adoption poses a new set of challenges for businesses as the work...

IT certifications grow in importance

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:22 AM PST

Employers are inclined to rely more heavily on professional certifications when hiring IT workers, but are challenged by credential evaluation and validation issues, research from CompTIA reveals. ...

GFI Software brings Deep Freeze technology to Sandbox customers

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:08 AM PST

GFI Software announced an expansion of its technology partnership with Faronics in which Faronics Deep Freeze will be bundled with its GFI Sandbox technology. GFI Sandbox enables the rapid analysis...

Hackers compromised Nasdaq's network

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:18 AM PST

Hackers continue to breach systems of vital importance to the US, and the latest one to be compromised is the one belonging to the company that operates the Nasdaq Stock Market. According to the ...

Event: nullcon 2011

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:13 AM PST

Null, the open security community is back with the second edition of nullcon Goa, an international security conference. The event provides cutting edge research in information security in a vendor ...

Event: Infiltrate 2011

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:19 AM PST

Infiltrate is a deep technical security conference that will focus entirely on offensive technical issues. It will be the single-most important event for those who are focused on the technical aspects...

Debian 6.0 released

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:30 PM PST

After 24 months of constant development, the Debian Project released Debian 6.0 (code name "Squeeze"), a free operating system, coming for the first time in two flavors. Alongside Debian GNU/Linux, De...

Week in review: Extortion schemes, vulnerability tax and new malware strains

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:01 PM PST

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: Microsoft Windows MHTML XSS vulnerability A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be explo...

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