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Obama-mania gives cybercriminal an opening
ZDNet Government —
November 6th, 2008 Obama-mania gives cybercriminal an opening Posted by Richard Koman @ November 6, 2008 @ 9:24 AM Categories: Government technology , Obama , Cybercrime Tags: Malware , E-mail , Online Communications , Richard Koman [image] Here’s another implication of the Connected President: malware authors see a huge opportunity to infect computers. Ben Worthen blogs at the Wall Street Journal that millions of emails went out Wednesday inviting people to click on a link to watch an “amazing” Obama speech. The ...
Microsoft to deliver free anti-malware to Windows users
Hardware 2.0 —
November 18th, 2008 Microsoft to deliver free anti-malware to Windows users Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:25 pm Categories: Security , Microsoft , Software Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Sales Strategy , Software , Sales , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Protection , Malware , Spyware, Adware & Malware News just in from Microsoft - the company is to offer no-cost anti-malware to Windows users and phase-out sales of Windows Live ...
Microsoft: Free anti-malware for all (Windows users)!
Hardware 2.0 —
November 20th, 2008 Microsoft: Free anti-malware for all (Windows users)! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:12 am Categories: Microsoft Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Sales Strategy , Operating Systems , Software , Sales , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Malware , Cyberthreats , Spyware, Adware & Malware The other day Microsoft announced that it would phase-out sales of Windows Live OneCare subscriptions and roll out no-cost anti-malware during the second ...
The old “install this codec to see free porn” trick works on Mac too!
Hardware 2.0 —
November 22nd, 2008 The old “install this codec to see free porn” trick works on Mac too! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:57 am Categories: Thoughts , Apple Tags: Apple Macintosh , Operating System , Codec , Malware , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Cyberthreats , Desktops , Security , Viruses And Worms Install this codec to see free porn! OK Cancel It seems that this old trick for fooling Windows users to download and install malware on their PCs is now working ...
Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware
MacBytes.com —
December 2nd, 2008 Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware Posted by Adam O'Donnell @ 10:15 pm Categories: Apple , Punditocracy , Exploit code , Viruses and Worms , Anti Virus , Malware , Research Tags: Apple Macintosh , Antivirus , Blog , Malware , Apple Inc. , Virus , Malware Writer , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms People seemed to get into a tizzy about Apple posting ...
Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware
MacBytes.com —
December 2nd, 2008 Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware Posted by Adam O'Donnell @ 10:15 pm Categories: Apple , Punditocracy , Exploit code , Viruses and Worms , Anti Virus , Malware , Research Tags: Apple Macintosh , Antivirus , Blog , Malware , Apple Inc. , Virus , Malware Writer , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms People seemed to get into a tizzy about Apple posting ...
Microsoft scrambles on IE zero-day; Can move when it wants to
Between the Lines —
December 16th, 2008 Microsoft scrambles on IE zero-day; Can move when it wants to Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:45 am Categories: General , Security , Web Technology , Microsoft Tags: Malware , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Attack , Ryan Naraine , Web Browsers , Patches , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Security Microsoft is planning an out-of-band patch for Internet Explorer browser Wednesday as malware attacks escalate. ...
Fannie Mae IT contractor indicted for planting malware; Mortgage giant didn’t revoke server privileges
Between the Lines —
January 29th, 2009 Fannie Mae IT contractor indicted for planting malware; Mortgage giant didn’t revoke server privileges Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:46 am Categories: General , Government , IT Management , Security Tags: Fannie Mae , Information Technology , Malware , Mortgages , Servers , Finance , Capital Structures , Hardware , Larry Dignan A former Fannie Mae IT contractor has been indicted for planting a virus that would have nuked the mortgage agency’s computers, caused ...
Is Mac still the safer bet?
Hardware 2.0 —
January 29th, 2009 Is Mac still the safer bet? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:20 am Categories: Apple , Questions , Security , Thoughts Tags: Apple Macintosh , Malware , Desktops , Microsoft Windows , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms , Security , Hardware , Operating Systems If my hardware 2.0 email inbox is any barometer to go by, some people are starting to question their decision to switch to Mac. Here’s an email from ...
Conficker Cabal fights threat to security, Internet
ZDNet Government —
March 19th, 2009 Conficker Cabal fights threat to security, Internet Posted by Richard Koman @ March 19, 2009 @ 11:44 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: Researcher , Malware , Conficker Program , Internet , Cyberthreats , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Security , Viruses And Worms , Richard Koman ICANN is leading the white hats in an “extraordinary behind-the-scenes struggle” against the forces behind the Conficker malware, John Markoff reports in the Times. Dancho ...
The "no bull" guide to Conficker
Hardware 2.0 —
March 30th, 2009 The "no bull" guide to Conficker Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:53 pm Categories: Security Tags: Infection , PC , Malware , Conficker , Security , Viruses And Worms , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I usually have a pretty good idea of how widespread a particular piece of malware is by the number of incidents of infection (or reports of infection) that I come across. But when it comes to the Conficker worm (aka Downadup or Kido ), I get the feeling that while there’s a lot of hype ...
Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves
Hardware 2.0 —
April 16th, 2009 Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:07 pm Categories: Apple , Security Tags: Apple Macintosh , Malware , Apple Inc. , Apple Mac OS X , Apple Mac OS , Desktops , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Operating Systems , Security I firmly believe that Mac OS X goes further than Windows does to protect users from themselves, but not even Apple can protect against the most bone-headed of ...
Mac botnet being used in DDOS attacks
The Apple Core —
April 20th, 2009 Mac botnet being used in DDOS attacks Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:24 pm Categories: Hack , Mac OS , Security Tags: Software , Apple Macintosh , Researcher , Malware , Distributed Denial Of Service , Desktops , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms , Security [image] Back in January pirated versions of iWork ‘09 being shared on P2P networks were discovered to contain a trojan horse called “iWorkServices.” ...
McAfee sees shared intelligence as part of enhanced security
Between the Lines —
April 22nd, 2009 McAfee sees shared intelligence as part of enhanced security Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:20 pm Categories: RSA , Security Tags: McAfee Inc. , Database , Malware , Anti-spam Software , Anti-virus Software , Spyware, Adware & Malware , E-mail , Cyberthreats , Security , Viruses And Worms If we really want to tackle security issues, we need to rethink how we analyze the attacks and how we deal with the open holes that make us vulnerable. At the RSA Conference ...
Mac malware not a big deal - yet
Between the Lines —
April 24th, 2009 Mac malware not a big deal - yet Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:45 am Categories: Apple , General , Security Tags: Apple Macintosh , Malware , Desktops , Hardware , Sam Diaz It makes for a great headline, doesn’t it? And from such a credible new source, too. On CNN.com this week: “ Experts: Malicious program targets Macs. ” I can already see the Microsoft fans throwing around some “Take that, Mac fanboys!” But wait, there’s fine print buried about one-third of the way into that CNN story. The ...
Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?
Hardware 2.0 —
June 11th, 2009 Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:29 am Categories: Security , Windows 7 Tags: Standard User , Microsoft Windows 7 , Malware , Admin Account , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Microsoft Windows , Cyberthreats , Security , Operating Systems , Software It seems clear to me that combining an Admin accounts with Windows 7’s “low nag” User Account Control (UAC) setting is a bad idea . Problem is, Admin ...
Finjan releases free SecureTwitter plug-in to fight malware in Twitter links
Between the Lines —
June 24th, 2009 Finjan releases free SecureTwitter plug-in to fight malware in Twitter links Posted by Jason Hiner @ 10:02 am Categories: Security , Twitter Tags: Finjan Software Inc. , Malware , Twitter , Plug-in , SecureTwitter , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms , Security , Jason Hiner Security software maker Finjan Inc. released a free browser plug-in on Tuesday to help users avoid clicking malicious links in Twitter that could lead to ...
Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime
Between the Lines —
August 18th, 2009 Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: General , Security Tags: Web , Point-of-sale , Antivirus , Debit Card , Malware , Hacker , Debit Card Number , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms Albert Gonzalez, 28, was the alleged ringleader of a cybercrime enterprise that swiped at least 170 million credit and debit card numbers. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday ...
Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame
All about Microsoft —
September 24th, 2009 Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:21 am Categories: Google , Internet Explorer , Security Tags: Google Inc. , Card , Malware , Microsoft Corp. , Google Chrome , Plug-in , Exec , Web Browsers , Cyberthreats , Spyware, Adware & Malware I was doubtful that Microsoft execs would have anything to say about Google’s introduction this week of a plug-in that allows users to run the Google ...
