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The U.S. government on Thursday issued a warning to American private financial services of a possible cyber attack by an Islamist militant group against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday. The group, reportedly associated with al-Qaeda, is seeking to hack and destroy the ...
There are lots of software programs, as well as e-mail add-ons, to fight spam, but none are as clever or will give you the visceral satisfaction of Nyms. Nyms, which is sold on an annual subscription basis of US$19.95, is the cerebral spawn of the folks at Anonymizer, an Internet privacy and securit...
Spam is reaching unprecedented levels according to a survey released earlier this month by Internet security vendor Postini. The firm reported a 59 percent increase in spam from September to November, when it processed nearly 70 billion e-mail connections. Unwanted e-mail has now reached a whopping ...
Hackers are incorporating virtual machine detection into their Trojans, worms and other malware in order to thwart antivirus vendors and virus researchers. Researchers often use virtual machines to detect hacker activities, according to a note published by the SANS Institute Internet Storm Center. V...
A self-replicating worm dubbed "Grey Goo" has caused the virtual community Second Life to shut down at least once, according to the site's owners, Linden Life. Within the Second Life virtual environment, Grey Goo's creators claimed to spin gold rings, and unwitting players interacted with them to sp...
Microsoft on Tuesday released six security fixes to address a diversity of bugs in Windows and Office. The security flaws range from important to critical, the company said. Five of the vulnerabilities carry Microsoft's most severe rating: critical. All six allow a hacker to execute code from a remo...
In an embarrassing episode that underscores the continued risks associated with sharing online media, Google acknowledged that it inadvertently e-mailed postings to some 50,000 users that contained the Kama Sutra virus. Google said that late Tuesday, three posts to its Google Video Blog group should...
In today's world, the role of security is changing dramatically. As technological capabilities have finally caught up with security theory, many organizations are now looking to bridge building and network access systems for unified enterprise security management. Despite their common purpose, phys...
A vulnerability in Microsoft's XML HTTP request-handling can be exploited via an ActiveX control through a Web browser -- specifically Internet Explorer -- according to IBM's Internet Security Systems, which claims to have originally identified the flaw. The vulnerability, which is currently being l...
Check Point has announced the availability of SecureClient Mobile, software that provides VPN security for Windows-based handheld devices. SecureClient Mobile offers uninterrupted connectivity and security between cellular and WiFi networks, even when the mobile link is temporarily lost by roaming b...
Computer security is a game of leapfrog in which vendors plug certain vulnerabilities and hackers find new ones. This game has lead to a new platform -- the Macintosh -- becoming the apple of some hackers' eyes. "Recently, there has been a lot of interest among the hacking community in attacking the...
A newly discovered but minor denial-of-service flaw in Windows XP could allow hackers to crash the operating system's firewall. However, the pool of affected computers appears relatively small. The security vulnerability, which was first reported on Monday, targets the ICS service, a Windows XP fea...
Webroot Software has announced the availability of Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus, a new product developed in partnership with software vendor Sophos. Webroot produces anti-spyware products for consumers, enterprises and small-to-medium businesses. "We are taking Spy Sweeper to the next level by offerin...
As e-tailers prepare for a booming online shopping season, e-scammers are already making moves to gather stolen identities. Researchers at Exploit Prevention Labs recently uncovered a major cyber criminal ring operating in Australia using what appear to be Yahoo Greetings e-cards to infect thousands...
Seagate Technology on Monday took another step into the security arena with a new encrypted hard drive. The company plans to start shipping units to notebook manufacturers in early 2007. Seagate's goal is to simplify the security and management of private data stored on computing devices, including ...
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