There's no shortage of burning questions about IT security these days, some sparked by nasty threats, others by economic concerns …
Conficker.E to self-destruct on May 5th?
The evolution of the multi-faceted Conficker worm is expected to take another turn this May 5th when the latest version, …
Worm solves Gmail’s CAPTCHA, creates fake accounts
A Vietnamese security company has detected what it believes is a new worm that thwarts Google's security protections in order …
Windows bugs never really die
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months — even years — after Microsoft Corp. fixes a flaw, a security expert …
EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage
With the RSA Conference cranking up, EMC’s security division RSA and Symantec rolled out security product releases. Symantec also said …
Cyberoam new offering for small office security
Cyberoam has launched the CR15i, an all-inclusive security appliance that specifically caters to the business requirements of small offices. The …
China denies cyberattacks on U.S. power grid
Malware attacks from China and Russia designed to shut down the U.S. electrical grid in a time of war did …
Trend Micro dishes out security smorgasbord
Trend Micro Monday dished out a smorgasbord of endpoint security products that put the focus on Trend's cloud-based architecture and …
Conficker botnet could flood Web with spam
Windows PCs infected with the Conficker worm have turned into junk mail-spewing robots capable of sending billions of spam messages …
Conficker, the Internet’s No. 1 threat, gets an update
Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defenses while …
Trend Micro expands SaaS security strategy
Trend Micro expanded its software-as-a service strategy to reach a wider range of business customers while taking steps to keep …
Websense unveils its first Web security appliance
Websense is readying its first hardware appliance, which will run the vendor’s Secure Web Gateway Software including anti-malware filtering, SSL …
15 secrets of next-gen browsers
The browser market is heating up, with the major players poised to release new versions this spring, and Google having …
Conficker copycat prowls for victims, says Microsoft
An old, but little-known worm has copied some of the infection strategies of Conficker, the worm that raised a ruckus …
IT security vendors worth following on Twitter
Enterprise IT companies are setting up Twitter accounts in droves, and security companies are among the most enthusiastic given that …
Attackers exploit critical PowerPoint vulnerability
For the second time in five weeks, Microsoft Corp. warned that hackers were exploiting a critical unpatched bug in its …
Conficker’s makers lose big, expert says
The malware makers who crafted Conficker must be extremely disappointed, a security expert said today, and not because the Internet …
China denies cyberspy network charges
China denied suggestions it could be involved in a cyberespionage ring that attacked computers worldwide from servers mostly based in …
Fake security software scammers jump on Conficker
Google's search rankings are being stuffed with links to fake security software that purports to remove Conficker, a widespread worm …
Conficker on April 1st: Eve of destruction or big joke?
Security experts say Conficker.C (also called Downadup) presents a serious threat. Infected machines — said to number from 3 million …