- Welcome Guest
- Sign In
- Welcome Guest
- Sign In
In a clever twist on mass-mailed malware, a new worm masquerades as a CNN breaking news bulletin complete with updated headlines to mimic the stories appearing on CNN.com. The content of the e-mail also comes directly from the news site. Astute e-mail users will note, however, that the bogus e-mail ...
Wireless access to the Internet through WiFi hot spots is widening to include more public places, but users of the often free wireless networks are being warned that security risks are also growing. The most recent cautionary advice came from UK researchers at Cranfield University who indicated "evi...
In October, IBM released its first ThinkPad with a built-in thumb print reader that tied a scanner device to a security chip for added security. Company officials heralded the new product amid high hopes that this first of its kind biometrics security subsystem will set a new standard for computer m...
Fingerprinting is an authentication technique that has helped law enforcement officials identify potential criminals for decades, but recently it has started to gain wider usage. The technique is emerging as the most popular form of biometrics, and much of the budding interest is coming from governm...
Biometrics technology is nothing new. Biometrics security devices have been available in one form or another for several decades with little fanfare. However, the prospects for developing biometrics as a reliable security device for consumer computers were viewed by many industry watchers as a nice ...
The saying "Don't mess with Texas" took on new meaning this week as the Lone Star State's attorney general sued a college student and his alleged accomplice, accusing them of being among the world's most prolific senders of unsolicited e-mail. The lawsuit is an application of the federal Controllin...
Google responded yesterday to a bug that would allow users of the company's Gmail beta software to e-mail themselves a message which would then drag other information from other e-mails transmitted with the service. While a Unix community group known as HBX Networks detailed the quirk and provided e...
In a forward-thinking move to gain ground in the browser battle, Opera has said it would offer free software licenses for the product to universities. That means students can use its fee-based browser at no cost to schools. Pointing the finger squarely at its competitors, Opera yesterday said the of...
As security experts warn that search engines can be used by attackers to search out vulnerable systems, new software shows that search technology can also be used to promote security: McAfee's SiteDigger 2.0 uses Google to learn where the computer systems of organizations are vulnerable to exposure...
Microsoft is again being forced to respond to serious Internet Explorer security holes coupled with exploit code that could allow attackers to saddle Windows users with spyware, Trojans or other trouble, even if they have updated with Microsoft's Service Pack 2. Security research firm Secunia repor...
The arrival of the New Year finds software security firms scampering to create new products or adapt existing packages to protect the enterprise workplace from spyware. Even Microsoft has joined the fray with its mid-December acquisition of Giant Software and that company's innovative AntiSpyware pa...
Instant messaging is no longer just a quick and easy way to keep in touch with family and friends: It is quickly becoming a mainstay in the workplace, creating a new set of problems to worry about for information technology professionals. International Data Corporation estimated that the number of c...
McAfee has released a list of the top 10 computer threats of 2004, but the security firm hasn't gone far enough, according to one analyst. "The McAfee list, while I'm sure it's accurate according to their methodology, leaves quite a few very important points unsaid," Ed Moyle of SecurityCurve told T...
Two new variants of the Cabir mobile phone virus have been discovered, indicating that the source code for the virus is available in the malware underground. Even more troubling, the new variants are smarter than the old. The attackers appear to be following the same path as Internet worm writers, i...
Security firm Sophos once again has named the U.S. as the biggest spam-producing nation in the world in a recent report. Sophos also highlighted the growing problem of compromised computers, or "zombies," as conduits for the unwanted e-mail. Sophos put the U.S. atop the latest "Dirty Dozen" list, cr...
Loading ...
