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Mac OS X Proof Of Concept Exploit Code Published
TechWeb — ... on Monday. He said no one has yet complained about the disclosure of the vulnerabilities, noting that in his experience, kernel bugs are not as serious as other vulnerabilities. "We wanted to show how easy it still is to break production kernels in well used operating systems," he said. Inaki Urzay, CTO of Panda Security , said the proof of concept code is not an immediate threat but that it could be in the future. "The vulnerabilities are proofs of concept that demonstrate the code can take control of a machine, either via creating a privilege escalation modifying the ...

Mac OS X Proof Of Concept Exploit Code Published
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... on Monday. He said no one has yet complained about the disclosure of the vulnerabilities, noting that in his experience, kernel bugs are not as serious as other vulnerabilities. "We wanted to show how easy it still is to break production kernels in well-used operating systems," he said. Inaki Urzay, CTO of Panda Security , said the proof-of-concept code isn't an immediate threat but that it could be in the future. "The vulnerabilities are proofs of concept that demonstrate the code can take control of a machine, either via creating a privilege escalation modifying the users ...

Panda Puts Antivirus Software in the Cloud [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... Antivirus software is important, but many available products can bog down machines with heavy memory and processor usage. ...

Panda Security Offers Free 'Cloud Antivirus'
TechWeb — The price of computer security continues its slide toward free, at least for basic protection. Following in the footsteps of open source security vendors, as well as traditional software vendors such as AVG , Microsoft, and Symantec, Panda Security on Wednesday unveiled a beta release of free security software called Panda Cloud Antivirus . The appearance of the word "cloud" in the product title is partly a reflection of the term's trendiness: Throughout the computer industry, technical references to servers and networks are being ...

Panda Security Offers Free 'Cloud Antivirus'
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — The price of computer security continues its slide toward free, at least for basic protection. Following in the footsteps of open source security vendors, as well as traditional software vendors such as AVG , Microsoft, and Symantec, Panda Security on Wednesday unveiled a beta release of free security software called Panda Cloud Antivirus . The appearance of the word "cloud" in the product title is partly a reflection of the term's trendiness: Throughout the computer industry, technical references to servers and networks are being ...

A New Danger From the Internet.
I4U News — ... Some days, the Internet really does feel a lot like the Old West. Vile, mustachioed bandits using a false trail to draw unsuspecting travelers into an ambush certainly feels like something we'd see in a John Wayne film. But, minus the mustaches (maybe), that's what PandaLabs says is really going on all around the Internet. They say that so-called 'cyber-criminals' (which is a term I hate, they're still criminals guys, no need to invent a silly new buzzword) are setting up fake search engines all around the Internet. All of these engines direct any search you make to pages ...

Fake Security Software Steals $34 Million Monthly
bMighty.com - Features — ... in increasing numbers, creating massive revenue for cybercriminals. "More and more people are acclimating to the Internet and they feel they can make these important security decisions," said Sean-Paul Correll, security evangelist and threat researcher for Panda Security . "They don't feel the need to call their tech-savvy grandson." Fake security software, also known as "rogueware," is a form of ...

Fake Security Software Steals $34 Million Monthly
TechWeb — ... in increasing numbers, creating massive revenue for cybercriminals. "More and more people are acclimating to the Internet and they feel they can make these important security decisions," said Sean-Paul Correll, security evangelist and threat researcher for Panda Security . "They don't feel the need to call their tech-savvy grandson." Fake security software, also known as "rogueware," is a form of ...

The SMB Case for Sending Security Skyward
E-Commerce Times — ... Protection solution, highlight how "security as a service" is growing in importance and efficiency. Here to help us better understand how cloud-delivered security tools can improve how PCs are protected across the spectrum of end users, businesses, resellers and managed-service providers, we're joined by Phil Wainewright, independent analyst, director of Procullux Ventures , and a ZDNet SaaS blogger. We're also joined by Josu Franco, director of the business customer unit at Panda Security . [image] Listen to the podcast (32:22 minutes). Dana Gardner: Let's ...

Constant Churn Makes Viruses Harder to Catch
Technology Review Feed - TR Editors' blog — The latest data point in the arms race between security firms and cybercriminals comes from Panda Security of Bilbao, Spain. On Wednesday, the ...