Among a slew of online cybercrime forums, Pay-Per-Install.org stands out as a malware flea market where shadowy pushers of Trojan …
Secure1st to launch new products at GITEX 09
Business security service provider, Secure1st has officially announced its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2009. Secure1st will unveil its latest …
New Trojan gives criminals full-service bank theft
Security experts agree that cyber-criminals are getting better, but a new Trojan takes things to a whole new level. The …
Hackers pay 43 cents per hijacked Mac
A network of Russian malware writers and spammers paid hackers 43 cents for each Mac machine they infected with bogus …
Spam, malware dominate online user comments, Websense reports
A staggering 95% of all “user-generated comments” for blogs, chat rooms and message boards online are spam or malicious, according …
Domain-name abuse proliferates
For legitimate businesses, a domain name is a way to hang a shingle in cyberspace. In the criminal world, domain …
Instant messaging speeds up data theft danger
One of the more sophisticated pieces of malware in circulation has been given an upgrade that lets cybercriminals act even …
Trojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds
Spam-based phishing attacks declined noticeably during the first half of the year, but cyber-criminals may simply be shifting to other …
Could Google be tricked into talking to botnets?
Cybercriminals could start to take advantage of the popularity of search engines like Google as vehicles for relaying malicious code …
Symantec reveals the web's 100 dirtiest sites
Web users could be putting themselves at risk by surfing to some sites which contain over 18,000 different security threats …
Twitter withstands second DDoS attack in a week
Less than a week after Twitter was shuttered by a highly publicized distributed denial-of-service attack, the microblogging site was hit …
New Threat: Clampi
The Clampi Trojan, believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of machines, basically functions as a botnet under the command-and-control …
Microsoft to rush out emergency IE patch
Microsoft is taking the unusual step of rushing out two emergency security patches ahead of its regularly scheduled updates on …
Latest malware trick: outsourcing quality assurance
Creators of Waledac malware enlisted the Conficker botnet as a tool to spread malware of their own, marking the first …
DDoS attacks highlight need to reduce government Internet access points
The network attacks that severely disrupted several federal agency Web sites this week highlights the need for the government to …
Michael Jackson spam spreads, malware attacks likely
Within hours of the death of pop star Michael Jackson, spam trading on his demise hit in-boxes, a security firm …
Symantec unveils Managed Endpoint Protection Services
Symantec today announced Symantec Managed Endpoint Protection Services, a new set of offerings which provides management and monitoring of endpoint …
On a strong footing
How differently are your integrated suites targeted and positioned for corporate networks as against point solutions? Kaspersky Open Space Security …
Pluto partners with AVG
Furthering its commitment to the region and in line with its expansion strategy, Pluto today announced its new brand identity …
McAfee reports huge drop in spam
Global e-mail spam volumes have dropped 20% for the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year, …