HP this week will unveil a software-defined networking portfolio that spans infrastructure, control plane operations and applications in an effort to lead the emerging …
Expert fingers DDoS toolkit used in bank cyber attacks
Cyber attackers who disrupted the websites of U.S. banks over the last two weeks used a highly sophisticated toolkit — …
Middle East at war with ‘Flame’ malware and new-found siblings
A study has revealed that the Flame malware, developed to target Middle East-based companies, may be just one of four …
Microsoft discovers Chinese malware on new PCs
Microsoft has published evidence of an extraordinary conspiracy in which potent botnet malware was apparently installed and hidden on PCs …
Android users are prime target for malware
A new report summarising the malware and cyber security trends for the second quarter of 2012 has been released. The report found …
IT's 9 biggest security threats
Years ago the typical hacking scenario involved a lone attacker and maybe some buddies working late at night on Mountain …
McAfee expands mobile security software package for Android
McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting …
3 steps to dodge the DDoS bullet
It is an all-too-common headline: Prominent website brought down by attackers. The backstory to this growing threat to business is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS).
Mobile leads in malware resurgence for 2012
After something of a holiday hiatus at the end of last year, malware is back – according to security firm …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …
Fortinet launches product family to combat DDoS attacks
Network security firm Fortinet today introduced the FortiDDoS product family for enterprises, web hosting and cloud service providers. The new …
Conficker worm still the top corporate network threat: Microsoft
Companies are still plagued by the Conficker worm, used to create botnets and spread other forms of malware, according to the …
Flashback malware continues to plague Macs
Kaspersky and Symantec both reported dramatic declines in the number of Macs infected with the Flashback malware this past week. However, Dr. …
Financial services under more frequent DDOS attacks
The financial services industry saw nearly triple the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks during the first three months of …
New security report identifies latest trends in malicious attacks
Blue Coat Systems today issued its Blue Coat 2012 Web Security Report that identifies and analyses trends in malicious attacks …
Malware grows to the tune of 75 million samples in 2011: McAfee
Despite McAfee predicting that unique malware samples would hit 75 million in 2011, the security vendor actually found that the …
New mobile malware targets Android
All new malware being written for mobile devices targets Android, according to a McAfee report on malware trends in Q3 2011. …
MySQL.com hacked to serve malware
The website for the open-source MySQL database was hacked and used to serve malware to visitors yesterday. Security vendor Armorize …
RSA adds blacklist data feeds and threat monitoring to it’s CyberCrime Intelligence Service
RSA, The Security Division of EMC announced significant updates to its RSA CyberCrime Intelligence Service designed to help enterprises monitor …
Nations with low malware rates have better ISP
Countries with good national security teams (CERTs) and diligent ISPs show consistently lower rates of malware infection than those states …