A network of Russian malware writers and spammers paid hackers 43 cents for each Mac machine they infected with bogus …
Net neutrality, Alcatel-Lucent style
Alcatel-Lucent hasn't officially gotten caught up in this week's brouhaha over the FCC's plan to formalize net neutrality rules. However, …
Cisco patches a dozen router bugs
Cisco Systems has released its twice-yearly set of security patches for its router firmware, fixing 12 security flaws in the …
Scammers auto-generate Twitter accounts to spread scareware
Scammers are increasingly using machine-generated Twitter accounts to post messages about trendy topics, and tempt users into clicking on a …
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 …
Inside dynamic workload management
Dynamic workflow management — the ability to sense changes in demand and automatically invoke requisite application and server resources to …
Apple patches 10 iPhone bugs, 4 QuickTime flaws
Apple issued a pair of updates yesterday that patched 10 vulnerabilities in its iPhone software and four in its QuickTime …
FVC to distribute nCircle's security and compliance audit solutions
FVC has signed a strategic agreement to distribute nCircle’s Suite360 in the region. nCircle’s comprehensive security and compliance audit systems …
FVC to offer nCircle's security and compliance audit solutions
FVC, a leading value added distributor (VAD) of global networking and security products in the Middle East and North Africa …
Cisco fixes TCP denial-of-service bug
Cisco Systems Inc. this week issued a patch for a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects multiple products. The vulnerability allows attackers …
Microsoft confirms some critical unpatched bugs
Microsoft has confirmed that a bug in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and the release candidates of Windows 7 and …
Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection
Mozilla's next update for Firefox, slated to ship Wednesday, will check for outdated versions of Flash Player, a frequent target …
Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection
Mozilla's next update for Firefox, slated to ship Tuesday, will check for outdated versions of Flash Player, a frequent target …
Microsoft IIS Servers Vulnerable to FTP Attack
A critical flaw in the FTP component of Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS) can allow an attacker to execute malicious …
Microsoft promises patch for critical Web server bug
Microsoft said it is working on a patch for a bug in its popular Web server software, but it's unlikely …
Malware, e-mail scams on the rize: Fortinet
Fortinet announced its August 2009 Threatscape Report, vacations may be wrapping up towards the end of summer, but there was …
Microsoft: Upgrade Messenger or else
Microsoft will force an upgrade on users of its Windows Live Messenger instant messaging software in September to plug a …
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 …
Cisco downplays WLAN vulnerability
Cisco Systems Inc. downplayed a vulnerability in some of its wireless access points, saying that there is no risk of …
Intel acquires software company RapidMind
Intel has acquired software company RapidMind in an effort to push development of programs that can exploit the power of …