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Security giant McAfee says 2006 may be the year that malicious software takes off on increasingly connected and unprotected smartphones. The security software vendor warned of an alarming growth in mobile Trojans and other malware, which are likely to impact mobile phones on a global basis and cause...
Is the United States government doing enough to secure the country against cyber-attacks? Not according to the Cyber-Security Industry Alliance (CSIA). The security trade organization issued a report yesterday calling on the federal government to assert greater leadership in the protection of the co...
Bob Graham doesn't wait for a threat to become a pandemic. Several years ago, when one of his employees decided to start using a Treo handheld for phone and e-mail, he purchased and installed Symantec anti-virus software on the device -- even though there had never been a documented case of a virus ...
If another sequel to "Mission Impossible" makes its way to the big screen, Tom Cruise may receive his assignment via a text message. That's because a new text messaging service promises the digital communication will self-destruct in 40 seconds. Staellium UK is playing off the 1960s television hit -...
The New Year may bring yet another threat from the Sober family of worms, according to security researchers who say a recently discovered variant of the worm contains code that could unleash a new round of attacks on Jan. 5, 2006. Security firm iDefense, which is owned by VeriSign, said a variant of...
The only figure that is larger than the 81 percent of home PCs that lack critical security applications such as anti-virus, anti-spyware or firewall software is the 83 percent of home PC users who falsely believe they are safe from online theft of information and identity, according to AOL's latest ...
Sony BMG's overzealous moves to insert digital rights management into its music CDs is causing the company more trouble. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the non-profit Internet rights group, said that software Sony embedded into 27 CD titles on sale in the United States and Canada opens a hole t...
A new breed of malicious IM bots are duping users into activating and spreading IM worm payloads with interactive chat, according to IMLogic. A malicious bot dubbed "IM.Myspace04.AIM" is being broadcast over the AOL Instant Messaging network. Once one computer is infected, the bot targets its next v...
Threats from malware -- viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and such -- climbed 48 percent in 2005, compared to the previous year, according to the annual Sophos Security Threat Management Report. The report, expected to be released today and a copy of which was obtained by TechNewsWorld, noted that th...
An Internet Explorer bug has put Google users at risk of a phishing attack, according to a security researcher in Israel. Matan Gillon published an article detailing a method for exploiting an unpatched Internet Explorer flaw. The flaw could allow hackers entrance into computers running Google's des...
Sony used to be associated with the popular Walkman music player, but these days it's more likely to conjure up images of nasty spyware. The company's anti-piracy measures have created a security problem for unwary Sony customers -- and highlighted the inadequacies of a key piece of federal legislat...
Microsoft is testing its new comprehensive security software and service, dubbed OneCare Live, promising a simpler solution to anti-virus, firewall and backup, but has not released pricing for the new product due out in final form next year. The software giant said the comprehensive PC security serv...
A new briefing released yesterday by Postini, the messaging security company, based in San Carlos, Calif., indicates that the recently discovered "Sober" virus is the largest viral attack on the Internet ever recorded, twice as big as any other virus on record. "We typically quarantine about 50 mil...
One visit to the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Web site offers an eye-opening glimpse into the world of cybercrime. Case after case details how the Feds are cracking down on cyber-criminals, defendants are pleading guilty, and the judged are bei...
A leading computer security analyst is predicting that even as companies implement more IT security to prevent Internet hackers from tapping their networks, there will be increased theft of secure data by insiders, like employees. The data security forecast by Joseph Ansanelli, chief executive offic...
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