Malware removed from forty percent of computers in those botnets, according to the vendor.
F5 data centre firewall aces performance test
F5 Networks says its BIG-IP 10200v with Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) can handle traffic at 80-Gbps rates while screening and protecting tens of millions of connections, and simultaneously load-balancing server traffic.
EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber-attacks
Cyber-criminals could face tougher penalties across the European Union under new rules adopted by the European Parliament, which include the creation of a specific offence of using botnets.
More malware is travelling on P2P networks these days
Hackers have found a devious new way to disseminate malware: They’re using peer-to-peer networks.
Zscaler fixes BYOD risk with new mobile traffic cloud filtering
Zscaler has added mobile security to its arsenal of cloud-based security services, which the firm is pitching as a flexible …
Dell comes out fighting
Dell executives went on the offensive this week, claiming that the firm can trump Cisco in the information technology security market, as …
2012 ‘year of the exploit’
In a security landscape report released on Tuesday, security software maker F-Secure claimed that 2012 was the “year of the …
Botnets for hire likely used in US cyber attacks, Iran denies involvement
Evidence collected from a website that was recently used to flood U.S. banks with junk traffic suggests that the people …
Android botnet abuses people’s phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially …
New ‘Dockster’ malware discovered on Dalai Lama site
A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai …