November 6, 2009 - When speaking about Internet worms, I like to point out that my personal computer hasn't been connected to the Internet in years, at least not directly.I've had a WiFi router connected to the Internet via my (continue reading...) Read more
November 6, 2009 - Users aren't the only ones that have to stay vigilant when it comes to security. On the other side of the fence, keeping a website secure is a challenge for even the best webmasters.We recently came (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - With the minty-fresh release of Windows 7 barely behind us, we're turning a fresh eye to antivirus software. You wouldn't want your clean new installation getting fouled up, now would you? Photo by Y. It's been (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - SEO attacks driving users to rogue AV sites isn't exactly new, but it does seem to be getting more widespread. Now, the "bait" they use to draw in unsuspecting users isn't just related to major world events or (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - Websense® Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has detected that the official Web site of the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market has been compromised and injected with malicious code. The injected code is an iframe redirector to a source that drops a malicious (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - Watching videos on Facebook is a popular activity, so it's not surprising to find dozens of fake copycat sites being used to infect unsuspecting viewers with malware.Here's one fake Facebook site with a malicious JavaScript that (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - Posted on behalf of Dan Bleaken, Malware Data Analyst MessageLabs Intelligence has been tracking a new botnet, ‘Festi’ since the beginning of August. Gradually, Festi has steadily increased its output of spam from virtually insignificant volumes up to 3-6% of (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - Advance Notification for the November 2009 Security Bulletin Release (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - Scanning web applications that require credentials can be a bit tricky as different applications may handle the authentication process in different ways. Nessus has configuration options that will allow you to define the authentication parameters for each application. (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - October 2009 saw spam volumes averaging at 87 percent of all email messages, which is consistent with spam volumes observed in August and September 2009, but 10.6% higher than October 2008. A notable highlight this month is the growth of spam (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - Anyone who has ever played a video game—whether in an arcade, using a gaming console, or on a PC—knows how a good kill can get one all excited and pumped up. Games that involve killing certain entities give us the (continue reading...) Read more
November 5, 2009 - With the recent attention on SMS spam, let's not forget to be careful on IM, that other favorite medium for spreading social engineered links.I recently received a message from someone who sent me this link: (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - In our ongoing saga of retail security “reality versus perception” (Note: always bet on perception. Reality is a nice guy who, in all fairness, is a loser), we have the question cropping up of whether data breaches are becoming less (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - Today the McAfee Online Support Community went live, giving you a way to interact with McAfee business users, ask questions and share best practices. Additionally, you’ll be able to talk with McAfee professionals about McAfee products, security awareness (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - Websense Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has detected that the site media-servers.net has been compromised and injected with malicious code. The Web site belongs to a high-profile advertiser on the Internet realm. It's important to note that media-servers.net serves advertising content (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - The McAfee Online Support Community gives you a way to interact with other McAfee business users to ask questions and share best practices. Additionally, you’ll be able to talk with McAfee professionals about McAfee products, security awareness issues, and emerging (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - We all know the dangers of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and their role in distributing malware. Most people who deal with this problem work tirelessly to limit the impact of these potential threat points by (among other things) adding anti-virus, firewalling, (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - The Fragus exploit pack showed up on our radar a few months ago and has been steadily growing to become one of the most prevalent exploit packs being seen in the wild today by Symantec. It is similar to other (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - The Tenable Appliance is an easy way to get up and running quickly with Tenable products such as Nessus and Security Center. The Tenable Appliance is a virtual machine image that is compatible with: VMware ESX versions 3.5 and (continue reading...) Read more
November 4, 2009 - Worm Exploits MS08-067 Bug DOWNAD, also known as the Conficker worm, was first seen in the wild taking advantage of the MS08-067 vulnerability. True to form, it propagated via shared networks. Like its predecesors—the (continue reading...) Read more