Microsoft helps law enforcement get around encryption

The growing use of encryption software -- like Microsoft's own BitLocker -- by cyber criminals has led Microsoft to develop a set of tools that law enforcement agents can use to get around the software. More...

Spammers target Grand Theft Auto fans

However, the illicit emails actually contain spyware and Trojans designed to steal personal financial information and attack victims' computers. More...

Google Warns Users About Phishing

In advising users to be wary of clicking on links in e-mail messages or responding to requests for personal information, Google is trying to protect its own business. More...

Automatic Patch-Based Exploit Generation

In many cases we are able to automatically generate exploits within minutes or less. Although our techniques may not work in all cases, a fundamental tenet of security is to conservatively estimate the capabilities of attackers. More...

Cybercrime at the Centerstage

"Over six years ago as Microsoft launched the Trustworthy Computing Initiative, we recognized the importance of enforcement as a key component of a comprehensive security strategy designed to make the Internet safer and more secure for everyone. More...

All of bank’s laptops to be encrypted

Details relating to 31,500 policies, policy applications and a small number of mortgage customers were on four stolen Bank of Ireland Life laptops. More...

RSA: Criminals testing new financial phishing tactic

According to RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Center, they've located attempts from the Rock Phish group of criminal hackers to deploy financial crimeware. More...

Huge Web hack attack infects 500,000 pages

One antivirus vendor said the sites might have been compromised through a "security issue" in Microsoft's Web server software that has been reported to Microsoft's engineers. More...

Spammers ramp up siege on Google's Blogger via bots

Rapid rise in accounts used for spam on free e-mail services from Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google, indicate current CAPTCHA technology has reached the end of its usefulness. More...

Schneier says cybercrime problem 'might not be fixable'

Antivirus products actually work; they have for years. A lot of the software on this show floor is just snake oil, but antivirus does work. More...

Facebook admits it's the in thing for spammers

The popular social-networking site Facebook is coming under increased attack by spammers and phishers, the company's security chief has revealed. More...

Phishing scams: Don't fall for the bait!

If you divulge the information, the crooks will then be able to access your bank account and steal all your money. As you should know, financial firms would never ask for your complete password, PIN and login details online or by phone or face-to-face. More...

Hannaford to spend 'millions' on IT security after breach

The planned upgrades include the installation of new intrusion-prevention systems (IPS) that will monitor activities on Hannaford's network and the individual systems at its stores, plus the deployment of PIN pad devices featuring Triple DES encryption support in store checkout aisles. More...

Domain Name Redirects Open Door for Hackers

When you make a typo in a domain name, many ISPs re-direct you to a page with sponsored links. It's a way for the ISP to make a little extra cash from your mistake. More...

Paypal to block 'unsafe browsers'

Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it. Paypal said it was "an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4". More...

US surfers 'alarmingly' ignorant over botnet danger

The US-based National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today published research revealing that 71 per cent of consumers are dangerously ignorant when it comes to protecting themselves against botnets. More...

MIT Researcher 'Paints' Cyber Threats

Cyber threats like NetSky, Mydoom and Parite are the bane of IT departments around the globe, but artist Alex Dragulescu has found subtle beauty deep within the dangerous computer code that can bring down networks and bombard e-mail inboxes with murderous spam. More...

Computer viruses hit one million

The new high for malicious programs was revealed by security firm Symantec in the latest edition of its bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report. More...

Security in Internet Explorer 8

IE8 will address three specific areas where security can be a problem: social engineering, traditional browser vulnerabilities, and attacks on Web servers. More...

Microsoft releases public beta of security console

Stirling is designed as the knot that ties together Microsoft's Forefront security software – Client Security, Security for Exchange Server, Security for SharePoint, Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA), and the Intelligent Application Gateway. More...

Google Groups Still Littered With Malware-Infected Explicit Videos

The Google Groups search results listed 838,000 posts made between Jan. 9 and April 8 that fit the search criteria. More...

HP ships USB sticks with malware

Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system. More...

Phishers target MasterCard users

In reality, users who click on the link contained within the email are redirected to a phishing site, set up to look almost identical to the genuine MasterCard website. More...

15 New Security Products You'll See At RSA

As one of the industry's most comprehensive data loss prevention solutions, the RSA Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Suite is designed to provide customers with a robust database of policies to secure data for both regulatory (PCI, privacy laws) and non-regulatory (intellectual property). More...

Vista anti-malware products fail virus tests

It's fortunate that Vista-specific malware is still in its infancy because a new test of anti-malware products running on the platform has found that many don't work as well as they should. More...

Business continuity brings strategic gains

The survey, conducted by insurance and risk advisory firm Marsh, showed 96% of business continuity and risk managers polled reported at least one other benefit from implementing a business continuity management plan, and 52% reported two or more other benefits. More...

Phorm web monitoring 'against the law'

The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) said that the data collected by Phorm could potentially be used to identify users, in a letter sent this week to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's data protection regulator. More...

Tackling cybercrime: guidance on sharing Internet data

The ambition of the group is to build on its binding international treaty on cybercrime that has already been signed by 43 nations, including the United States, Japan and most Western European countries. More...

Link spammers go on social networking rampage

Facebook wall spamming is a recent variant on the theme. Spammers are using genuine users’ profiles to disseminate these messages and are buying or ‘renting’ these identities from online thieves. More...

Computer bug eats Ind. students' grades

Upcoming report cards at the four schools will not be issued as scheduled. Instead, the final two weeks of the current six-week period will be combined with the final six weeks of the year into an eight- week reporting period. More...

Cybercrime Experts Converge To Fight Growing Threat

Cybercrime experts from around the world will meet in Europe this week to discuss how governments should counter attacks aimed at crippling the Internet and hitting users with data loss, identity theft and fraud. More...

Google searchers could end up with a new type of bug

The vulnerability occurs when someone does a Google search, then clicks on a result that has been secretly tainted by hackers. More...

The Best Ways to Stop Spam

No service or application will ever stop all spam all the time. The mark of a great antispam app is one that comes close to stopping all the spam from coming in without blocking any of the e-mail you actually want to receive. More...