June 6, 2011 - The internet is abuzz with news that beleaguered security company RSA, which suffered a security intrusion and theft of trade secrets back in March, is offering to (continue reading...) Read more
June 6, 2011 - Paul Ducklin of Sophos Australia joined me for the Chet Chat this week to talk about the weeks news. We also made some time (continue reading...) Read more
June 6, 2011 - Still using a crummy old iPhone 4? Fancy an iPhone 5G instead? You know, the one with the built-in physical keyboard that slides out and is "slimmer, faster and sleeker" than ever? What's that? (continue reading...) Read more
June 6, 2011 - It doesn't matter if you run Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris or even Android.. if Adobe goes public about a security vulnerability in its Flash product, you better install the patch (continue reading...) Read more
June 3, 2011 - I was so relieved when the CDC decided to release emergency preparedness instructions for a possible Zombie Apocalypse. I think all of us need to prepare for such an event. When I mention Zombies, adults seem to glaze over. They (continue reading...) Read more
June 3, 2011 - If you deal with the same threats that Mandiant does, you may have noticed a lot of malware lately named “fxsst.dll”. If you’re wondering why this is happening, this article is for you. When I spend time working solely (continue reading...) Read more
June 3, 2011 - W32.Qakbot is a pretty serious piece of malware that’s been doing the rounds since mid-2009. It is one of a family of threats that are consistently causing trouble, constantly being updated whenever new attack techniques or developments arise. The threat (continue reading...) Read more
June 2, 2011 - The recent security breach at Lockheed Martin confirmed that the attacks we saw with Operation Aurora, identified by McAfee, and Stuxnet are just the beginning of a new era of targeted attacks. Cybercriminals are now executing the perfect plan to (continue reading...) Read more
June 2, 2011 - MacDefender is fake security program that has been targeting Mac OS users. Through a combination of SEO optimization and a socially engineered website, Mac users are tricked into installing the Mac Defender malware. In this video, two members of the (continue reading...) Read more
June 2, 2011 - Fox News is reporting that US military contractor Northrop Grumman may have suffered a hacking attack on its networks. If true, the defense giant will be (continue reading...) Read more
June 2, 2011 - As has been widely reported, high profile users of Gmail - including US government officials, reporters and political activists - have had their email accounts hacked. This wasn't a sophisticated attack against Google's systems, (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - Let’s face it: Most people–even folks in the security industry–have a hard time explaining botnets (robot networks of infected computers) in a way that your Uncle Joe or Aunt Betty can understand. Is it really a big deal? Yes, it (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - Last night the malware authors behind the Mac Guard fake anti-virus changed their methods again to bypass the updates Apple released yesterday afternoon to protect OS X Snow Leopard users. Apple (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - Google posted information today about an attack against some Gmail account holders. In this case the attack appeared to be directed at government officials in the US and Korea, as well as Chinese political activists, journalists and military personnel. If (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - Hot on the heels of an earlier Mac malware attack spreading via Facebook links, we are seeing another attempt to infect Mac users on the social network - with what claims to be a sex video of celebrities Rihanna (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - As we have discussed on this blog more than once, convictions for cybercrime activities are a rare thing indeed. Recently, however, a former University of Salford (United Kingdom) student was convicted and given a suspended sentence for stealing online gaming (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - Android Smartphones are under attack again by rogue applications that once installed are reading information from the phone and sending it back to a pre-assigned location. According to mobile security firm as (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - US military contractor L-3 Communications, whose customers include the US Department of Defense, has been named in a news report as having been targeted in attacks (continue reading...) Read more
May 31, 2011 - Did you know that 80% of the world’s spam comes from “zombie” computers? A zombie isn’t the living dead you’ll see looking for fresh brains; it is a computer that has been taken over by cybercriminals and can be controlled (continue reading...) Read more
May 31, 2011 - Apple has released security update 2011-003 to address the recent increase in malware targeting Mac OS X. It updates the included XProtect (continue reading...) Read more