17 May 2013
The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback.
The term virus is frequently used as a catch-all for malicious software, but actually describes a very specific type of program that infects files and replicates, noticeable impairing a computer. Most malware these days tries to not be so...
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Posted by stephanie
25 Feb 2013
Microsoft has become the latest US technology company to confirm that it has been targeted by computer hackers.
In a blog post, Microsoft announced that "a small number" of its computers had recently been deliberately infected with malicious software. The firm said it found no evidence that any...
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Posted by madeleine
25 Feb 2013
Security enhancements, more and better warnings on the agenda
By Simon Sharwood from TheRegister.co.uk
VMware is thinking about emitting security patches on a fixed schedule, instead of its current just-in-time regime.
The virtualisation giant revealed its thinking in a post for VMware user...
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Posted by madeleine
25 Feb 2013
Mandiant's report on Chinese hacking used as bait in spear phishing attacks
By Phil Muncaster - TheRegister.co.uk
A high profile security report released earlier this week detailing Chinese military involvement in widespread online attacks is itself now being used as a lure in spear-...
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Posted by madeleine
31 Jan 2013
Original Article from The Register
Less like the Hulk, more like Iron Man
The days when attackers relied on sheer bandwidth volume alone to knock out websites are over, with miscreants increasingly using application-layer and multi-vector attacks.
The latest annual study from DDoS attack protection...
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Posted by madeleine
24 Jan 2013
US prosecutors say they have charged three men with creating and distributing a virus that infected more a million computers around the world.
They say the Gozi virus was used to access personal bank information and steal millions of dollars in 2005-11.
The suspects - a Russian, a Latvian and a...
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Posted by madeleine
24 Jan 2013
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has been fined £250,000 ($396,100) following a "serious breach" of the Data Protection Act.
UK authorities said a hack in April 2011 "could have been prevented". The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)criticised the entertainment giant for not having...
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Posted by madeleine
4 Jan 2013
Original Article from The Register – Iain Thompson
Christmas zero-day flaw not included
Microsoft has issued its pre–Patch Tuesday report, saying it will issue seven patches fixing 12 code flaws next week – but it won't provide a permanent fix for the exploit discovered during the recent holidays...
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Posted by madeleine
2 Jan 2013
Researchers believe that the persistence of mobile threats will be a top concern for users in the coming year.
McAfee Labs' “2013 Threats Predictions” report said that there will be a rise in the incidence of mobile worms that once downloaded onto a users' phone are capable of buying malicious...
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Posted by madeleine
2 Jan 2013
A data stealer designed to collect users' personally identifiable information from point-of-sale (POS) systems has been detected.
Research by Trend Micro said that the malware was found in POS systems at hotels and other businesses. “Currently, the arrival infector remains undetermined,” said...
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Posted by madeleine
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