Facebook scammers exploit death of Steve Jobs

Facebook scammers exploit death of Steve Jobs


Facebook scammers exploit death of Steve Jobs

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:55 AM PDT

PandaLabs detected a malicious link on Facebook that was being used to exploit the news of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Just a few hours after Steve Jobs' death, scammers had created a...

The state of hacked accounts

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Most users get hacked at high rates even when they do not think they are engaging in risky behavior, with 62% unaware of how their accounts had been compromised, according to Commtouch. The increas...

Back to the future: Why IT managers should care about firewall management

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

A number of classic scenes in film and literature involved a group approaching a walled city or castle only to be stopped by a gatekeeper and asked, "Halt, who goes there?" Depending on the answer, be...

ExploitHub offers cash for exploits

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:53 AM PDT

ExploitHub, the marketplace for penetration testers, is issuing a bounty for exploits developed against 12 high-value vulnerabilities (CVEs). Security researchers who submit working exploits against t...

Malware attacks up due to social media

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:37 AM PDT

63 percent of more than 4,000 respondents in a new Ponemon Institute survey said that social media in the workplace represents a serious security risk — yet only 29 percent report having the necessary...

Verizon Business data breach investigations report 2011: 8 days a week

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:15 AM PDT

What can be learned from the investigation into successful data breaches? What are the latest trends and techniques used by attackers? Get a front row seat at the breach cases investigated by Verizon,...

Oracle Public Cloud released

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:07 AM PDT

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced the Oracle Public Cloud, a set of integrated services that provide customers with subscription-based, self-service access to Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle Fusio...

Photos: The look and feel of Virus Bulletin 2011

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:31 AM PDT

Help Net Security is attending the Virus Bulletin 2011 conference in Barcelona this week. Here's an overview of the event in photos. DC Bob Burls of UK's Police Central eCrime Unit and F-Secure's...

GFI VIPRE Antivirus Business 5.0 released

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:51 AM PDT

GFI Software launched GFI VIPRE Antivirus Business 5.0 and GFI VIPRE Business Premium 5.0, the latest evolutions of the company's flagship antivirus solutions. GFI has made several key enhancemen...

Check Point stops bot attacks

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:50 AM PDT

Check Point announced a new Anti-Bot Software Blade that protects against bots and APTs (Advance Persistent Threats). Check Point helps customers discover bots and prevent damages by blocking communic...

Modular wireless switch for high-performance networks

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:50 AM PDT

Xirrus launched the XR-series Wireless Arrays, the first modular, chassis-based wireless switch portfolio - providing modularity to protect network investments as devices proliferate and wireless per...

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