Mozilla patched five vulnerabilities, three of them critical, in older editions of Firefox and in the process extended the support …
Symantec pledges smartphone support for Norton security/storage software
Symantec will ship a new version of its Norton 360 security and online storage/backup product and announced that free applications …
Hackers update rootkit causing Windows blue screens
Hackers behind the rootkit responsible for crippling Windows machines after users installed a Microsoft security patch have updated their malware …
Adobe issues emergency PDF patches
Adobe released an emergency update that patched a pair of critical vulnerabilities in its popular PDF viewing and editing software. …
Four signs of an easy victim on Social Networks
Earlier this month, CSO reported that cybercrime attacks on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have exploded, according to a recent survey …
Microsoft stops serving Windows patch blamed for blue screens
Microsoft said it had halted distribution of a security update linked to crippled Windows XP PCs that display the notorious …
Researchers warn of likely attacks against Windows, PowerPoint
Some of the bugs Microsoft patched will be exploited by hackers almost immediately, security researchers predicted. Microsoft's massive update — …
Blackberry spyware source code released
Veracode released Blackberry-specific spyware, which the code-review specialist intends as a “call for defensive research” to show that the BlackBerry …
Symantec hit with class-action lawsuit over auto-renewals
A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that …
HP blade takes a stab at Cisco
In this test, we assessed the HP ProCurve Threat Management Services zl module (TMS) in terms of its features, usability …
Mozilla confirms infected Firefox add-ons slipped through security
Mozilla confirmed that it failed to detect malware in a pair of Firefox add-ons, which may have infected up to …
Symantec hit with class-action lawsuit over auto-renewals
A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that …
Blackberry spyware source code released
Veracode released Blackberry-specific spyware, which the code-review specialist intends as a “call for defensive research” to show that the BlackBerry …
Mozilla confirms infected Firefox add-ons slipped through security
Mozilla confirmed that it failed to detect malware in a pair of Firefox add-ons, which may have infected up to …
Mozilla confirms infected Firefox add-ons slipped through security
Mozilla confirmed that it failed to detect malware in a pair of Firefox add-ons, which may have infected up to …
Unique network security algorithm stops worms from spreading
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University say they can block the spread of self-propagating worms on corporate networks while keeping infected …
Twitter forces some users to reset passwords after phishing attack
Twitter has apparently forced some users to reset their passwords after a phishing attack, and urged users to choose hard-to-guess …
China takes step to toughen hacking laws
Chinese police and judicial officials are formulating new measures that govern how hacking crimes are handled by courts, the country’s …
Facebook, Twitter, Social Network attacks tripled in 2009
As more organizations allow employees to use social media like Facebook and Twitter at work, cybercrime attacks on these networks …
China takes step to toughen hacking laws
Chinese police and judicial officials are formulating new measures that govern how hacking crimes are handled by courts, the country's …