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Behavior-based AV solutions cannot stand alone
Someday, behavior analysis might replace signature comparison in AV solutions. But I don't think so. Like all security controls, these two approaches to detecting malware are layered defenses, supporting each other, identifying threats the other misses. by Tom Olzak
Tags: Malware, Behavior Analysis, Signature Comparison, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Tom Olzak
Blog posts 2008-08-06
CNN Top 10 e-mail leading users to malware
Attention news junkies: The Belgian MX virus and spam blog is reporting that today's CNN Top 10 e-mail links are sending unwitting users to sites hosting malware. by Selena Frye
Tags: Malware, CNN, E-mail, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Selena Frye
Blog posts 2008-08-05
End users more vulnerable to spear phishing scams
It may surprise you to find out how vulnerable end users are to phishing attacks. Now a new application may let you constructively realign end user behavior to protect your company's assets. by Toni Bowers
Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-07-23
Security news roundup: Hackers crack London Tube's Oyster Cards
This week's security events include a vulnerability in the multicast filter of an unpatched Solaris 10 system, Trojans targeting the ARDAgent flaw in Mac OS X, hacks of the London Tube's Oyster Card, and an IT manager who got 63 months for causing massive data loss at his former employer....
Tags: Card, Sun Solaris 10, Trojan Horse, Hacker, Londen Tube, Sun Solaris, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, UNIX, Security, Servers, Viruses And Worms, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-06-28
AV industry sucks, says CEO of leading antivirus firm
The chief executive of leading antivirus firm Trend Micro, has thrown down the gauntlet by declaring that the antivirus industry "sucks." by Paul Mah
Tags: Antivirus, AV Industry, Paul Mah, Security, Trend Micro Inc., Viruses And Worms
Blog posts 2008-06-22
New way to protect networks from worms, Kaspersky cracking down on 'blackmailer' virus
New scientific research claims to have found a method for early detection of the most destructive Internet worms as Kaspersky Lab gets to work on the "blackmailer" virus. by Selena Frye
Tags: Network, Internet Worm, Worm, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, Selena Frye
Blog posts 2008-06-11
Has your network been penetrated lately?
Penetration testing is in the news as a leader in the practice was able to prove that he could hack into the FBI's NCIC crime database in less than six hours. The hack required a number of techniques including network vulnerability scanning, Web server vulnerability exploits, and escalation of privileges;...
Tags: Researcher, Network, Penetration, Rootkits, Networking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-05-27
Be prepared for your next Spyware battle with a removal checklist
Regardless of size, everyone from small businesses to enterprise organizations must battle the associated Spyware risks that include key trackers, Web page redirectors, persistent pop-up advertisements, inoperable network connections, unwanted tracking applications, and other nefarious programs that slow and even render systems and programs nonoperational. To help...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Erik Eckel
Blog posts 2008-05-20
Attacks involving targeted Trojans going up
The number of attacks involving targeted Trojans are increasing, with up to 70 targeted Trojans a day recorded in the month of April this year. This represents an increase of 250% over the December 2007 level of just 28 per day. A targeted Trojan is sent...
Tags: Trojan Horse, Attack, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-05-19
Here comes the government to fight cybercrime! [shudder]
The government is at it again with several moves designed, according to their press releases, to help the feds fight cybercrime. A recent report by Arbor Networks suggests that 2% of the traffic on the Internet at any one point in time is purely for DDoS and other cyberattacks, with...
Tags: Wired Inc., Privacy, Liberty, Zombie, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Security, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Software, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-05-13
Anti-spyware software is big business in the UK
Anti-virus software has long been a staple in corporate PCs. This trend continues, with the exception that the majority of businesses in the UK now use anti-spyware scanning software as well. We have no real reason to expect the trend to be different over in the US. ...
Tags: Software, U.K., Anti-spyware, Anti-spyware Software, Anti-virus Software, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-04-28
Kraken: The biggest, baddest botnet yet
At the recent RSA 2008 gathering Damballa, an Internet security company devoted solely to researching botnet technology, is reporting some "not so good news." In the article, "Kraken BotArmy-Twice as Big as Storm; Evades over 80% of Installed Antivirus Software" pdf Ashley Vandiver of Damballa explains: This new...
Tags: Technique, Researcher, Server, Zombie, Computer, Damballa, Kraken BotArmy-Twice, Storm, Productivity, Wiki, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Michael Kassner
Blog posts 2008-04-20
New phishing scam targets high level executives
A new phishing attack has been circulating lately, but instead of trying to dupe millions of computer users into giving up their financial information, this one is aimed at high level executives. The e-mail scam purports to notify the executive about court proceedings and tries to get them to...
Tags: Financial, Hacker, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Security, Hacking, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-04-16
Security news roundup: Oracle announces bonanza of patches for 41 holes, older WordPress blog succumb en masse
Here’s a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, which covers the release of patches by Oracle for 41 security vulnerabilities, a new patched version of rsync, a warning that older insecure WordPress blogs are becoming a vector for the propagation of spam, and news that some spam filtering...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Version, Blog, Patch Management, Wordpress, Updates, Patches, Blogging, Security, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Databases, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Software, Data Management, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-04-14
HP becomes next vendor to ship malware-infected media
In yet another case of infected media being sent out direct from a manufacturer, HP's software security response team has issued a warning on this to AusCERT earlier this week. Affected were some USB flash drives with installation files for a range of Proliant servers. Apparently, they are...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Antivirus, Media, Malware, Worm, USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-04-10
Crimeware-as-a-Service: The next great thing in malicious attacks
We have all learned the hard ugly truth about malicious software and the proliferation of software available to do horrible things to our computers. But Crimeware-as-a Service? I think that, secretly, many IT professionals give computer criminals very little thought. I, for one, have difficulty conjuring a sinister image....
Tags: Criminal, Finjan Software Inc., Malicious Attack, Crimeware-as-a-Service, Social Security, Productivity, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Government, Finance, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-04-09
Don't worry, the virus is free with purchase
Why bother to engage in risky behavior on the Web to infect your electronics when you can purchase products with viruses preinstalled? From GPS navigational systems to iPods to digital picture frames, lately we have no way of knowing if the software that powers the device is...
Tags: Electronics, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-03-14
Unraveled: Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cash
If you see a computer being infected with a "MonaRonaDona virus," you might be interested to know that this "virus" has been making its rounds the past week. According to the security researchers over at Kaspersky, the MonaRonaDona virus is actually a custom software and is part...
Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-03-04
Implementing Microsoft ForeFront Security for Exchange
You've seen the Microsoft ads saying how it's easier to defeat viruses using ForeFront than it is to kill zombies. Maybe. But just how hard is it to get ForeFront up and running? And what does it do? Brien Posey explains. Keeping viruses out of an Exchange Server organization...
Tags: Message, Software, Antivirus Product, Screen, Anti-spam, Antivirus, Installation, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Virus, Exchange, Setup, Microsoft Antimalware Engine, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Security, Servers, Hardware, Brien M. Posey MCSE
Technical articles 2008-02-22
When you care enough to send the very best -- Storm worm laden e-mail
In an FBI warning issued on Feb. 12, a malicious e-mail virus concealing itself in what appears to be a Valentine’s Day e-card is spreading across the Internet. Clicking the link from a “Secret Admirer” will take the victim directly to download the Storm Worm virus. ...
Tags: Card, Valentine's Day, Worm, Virus, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-02-13
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