New BIOS rootkit spotted

New BIOS rootkit spotted


New BIOS rootkit spotted

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 09:33 AM PDT

Towards the end of 2011, a Chinese company detected the first rootkit ever that targeted computers' BIOS in order to be able to reinfect computers over and over again, even after the hard drive is phy...

Beware of bogus Facebook hacking tools

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 04:08 AM PDT

Users who are in the market for tools that are supposedly able to hack someone's Facebook account should be extremely careful when being faced with such an offer. Trend Micro's Smart Protection Net...

The effect of data breaches on consumers

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 03:34 AM PDT

Commenting on a Ponemon Report showing that 72 per cent of consumers who have been notified of a data breach at a company they had dealt were dissatisfied with the communication, David Gibson, Varonis...

Facebook unveils new mobile security measures

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 03:20 AM PDT

Facebook has introduced three security updates for protecting its mobile users: a code generator, the ability to report unwanted content on your phone, and improved mobile recovery flows. The code ...

Fake Craigslist notifications lead to exploit kit

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 01:00 AM PDT

Emails purportedly sent by Craigslist have been hitting users' inboxes and trying to get them to follow the offered link to a website hosting the Blackhole exploit kit, warns Websense. The emails a...

Microsoft to release seven bulletins next week

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 12:57 AM PDT

The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2012 lists seven bulletins, three of which are rated "critical" and four "important." The three critical alerts all allow attackers to re...

Security Metrics, A Beginner's Guide

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 12:54 AM PDT

Learn how to communicate the value of an information security program, enable investment planning and decision making, and drive necessary change to improve the security of your organization. Secur...

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