Koobface botnet goes down, suspects scurry to erase tracks

Koobface botnet goes down, suspects scurry to erase tracks


Koobface botnet goes down, suspects scurry to erase tracks

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:30 AM PST

As the names of the five individuals believed to be behind the Koobface botnet were revealed on Tuesday, their reaction was almost immediate and seems to validate the researchers' findings. First t...

SharePoint users develop insecure habits

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:08 AM PST

Microsoft SharePoint users are aware of the risks that exposing sensitive data can cause to their organization, yet unbelievably they are using the collaboration tool as an excuse to turn a blind eye.

Free Facebook Mug scam doing rounds

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:32 AM PST

A few months ago it was a free Facebook t-shirt to celebrate the social network's 7th birthday, now it's a free Facebook-themed ceramic mug, but the scam behind the lure is the same. To get the fre...

Twitter users targets of social spear phishing

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:37 AM PST

Thousands of businesses and consumers are putting themselves at risk each day by publicly revealing their email addresses on Twitter. Websense monitored Twitter in January and found that users wer...

74% believe mobile devices increase security incidents

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:01 AM PST

The number of personal mobile devices connecting to corporate networks has more than doubled in the past two years, according to Check Point. 74% of UK businesses (compared with 71% international...

New Wi-Fi tool from D-Link and Fluke Networks

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST

D-Link has chosen Fluke Networks' wireless planning technology to power its new Wi-Fi planning solution, the D-Link Wi-Fi Planner. D-Link Wi-Fi Planner is a wireless network planning tool that al...

Alcatel-Lucent and Arbor Networks team up against DDoS attacks

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:15 PM PST

Alcatel-Lucent and Arbor Networks joined forces to tackle the growing threat of DDoS attacks. Such attacks can compromise the communication networks used to provide a growing array of cloud service...

Secure field area networks for industrial applications

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:01 PM PST

Tropos Networks announced the Tropos 1410 wireless mesh router and wireless bridge for field automation applications. Tropos 1410 wireless mesh routers and wireless bridges create secure, IP-based ...

CompTIA Storage+ validates the skills of IT storage pros

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 09:09 PM PST

A new exam and certification for IT professionals working in the evolving and expanding data storage arena was introduced today by CompTIA and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). "O...

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