Microsoft says it will in future provide security service providers with detailed information ahead of time on upcoming security updates to allow them to provide faster and more reliable protection to their customers. The news came at the Black Hat security conference, says Heise Online. “One of the reasons Microsoft is doing this is to react to […]
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Consumers have lost almost $8.5 billion over the last two years to viruses, spyware, and phishing attacks, says Consumer Reports. But it’s not all bad news, InformationWeek points out. Computer security problems, “have been good for the computer business - consumers replaced some 2.1 million computers because of malware infections,” says the story, quoting Consumer Reports and […]
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Most malicious drive-by activity is down to computers in China, says a Google engineer. Speaking at the Usenix security conference, about 67% of sites which “secretly drop malicious software onto visitors’ computers” are located in China, as are 64% of the compromised servers, CNET News has Niels Provos stating. “Web based malware is a significant problem and […]
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Most malicious drive-by activity is down to computers in China, says a Google engineer. Speaking at the Usenix security conference, about 67% of sites which “secretly drop malicious software onto visitors’ computers” are located in China, as are 64% of the compromised servers, CNET News has Niels Provos stating. “Web based malware is a significant problem and […]
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A new malware scheme aimed at tricking computer users into downloading and installing malicious applications is apparently on the loose “The malware distribution campaign is based on news fragments involving Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Barack Obama,” says BitDefender. “The e-mail messages direct unsuspecting users to a webpage that allegedly contains a video clip,” it states. “However, […]
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A new malware scheme aimed at tricking computer users into downloading and installing malicious applications is apparently on the loose “The malware distribution campaign is based on news fragments involving Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Barack Obama,” says BitDefender. “The e-mail messages direct unsuspecting users to a webpage that allegedly contains a video clip,” it states. “However, […]
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A hack which takes advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet has been released. It was turned loose by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit, says PC World, going on Internet security experts warn that this code may give criminals a way […]
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A hack which takes advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet has been released. It was turned loose by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit, says PC World, going on Internet security experts warn that this code may give criminals a way […]
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New York security researcher Joe Klein of Command Information told people attending the the annual HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference that weak, or nonexistent, implementations in security software can leave otherwise-secure systems so open that in some cases, “it’s as if there’s no firewall running at all”. The internet is s full of […]
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Should businesspeople and other travelers heading to Beijing for the Olympics be warned about dangers posed by Chinese computer hackers? That’s what’s worrying US government officials and security consultants, says the Wall Street Journal. US intelligence agencies fear the potential threat to US laptops and cellphones, “But others, including the State and Commerce departments and some companies, […]
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