- Fake antivirus software uses ransom threats
- Locks 'infected' apps, then asks for money
Fake antivirus programs appear to be adopting some of the money-raising tactics of more developed ransom malware, security company Fortinet’s latest threat report has found.
- AS Communication Gateway review
- Anti-spam and antivirus for email
AS Communication Gateway offers anti-spam and email anti-virus protection for networks of any size. The product was developed in Europe and is available as a virtual appliance from the underground8 website. Because it sits between the mail server and incoming email traffic, it filters out the bad stuff even before delivery to the server.
- M0n0wall review
- All-in-one firewall package
M0n0wall is an all-in-one network firewall package that includes many of the features found in commercial firewalls, including stateful packet filtering, NAT/PAT, DHCP, PPTP VPN, SNMP and IPSec.
- Microsoft silent on Windows apps vulnerable to DLL hijacking attacks
- Automated tool is published that allows users to block attacks
Microsoft has again abstained from naming which of its Windows programs, if any, contain bugs that could lead to widespread "DLL load hijacking" attacks.
- Facebook introduces new security measures to kick out spammers
- Users will be able to use IP info to confirm if their account has been hacked in to and reset passwords
Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.
- Women are better at protecting corporate secrets
- Defcon social engineering contest finds most people give up secrets to strangers
Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.
- Onapsis to launch ERP vulnerability testing suite
- The software searches for vulnerabilities, looks for compliance problems and creates reports
An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
- Black hole discovery could boost quantum computers
- String theory of gravity connected to entanglement
British scientists have noticed an eerie similarity between the mathematics of the quantum entanglement utilised by quantum computers, and that of black holes as explained by string theory.
- Facebook glitch allows spammer to post thousands of messages to walls
- Facebook: Photo-processing flaw allowed spammer to post thousands of 'Free iPhone' messages
A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
- Police terror trainers lose USB stick in street
- Drive not encrypted
The curse of the unencrypted memory stick has stuck Manchester Police, which has suffered embarrassment as a drive containing apparently sensitive information was found lying in the street.
- Critical bug in Apple QuickTime 'took two months to fix'
- Duplicate discovery indicates that 'vendors must patch faster'
A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty program said today.
- Apple fix for iPhone flaws coming next week with iOS 4.1
- iPad owners must wait until November for multitasking, other new features
Apple yesterday laid out its plans for the next two upgrades of iOS, the mobile operating system that powers its iPhone and iPad, slating the first for release in a few days.
- Apple fix for iPhone flaws coming with iOS 4.1
- iPad owners must wait until November for multitasking, other new features
Apple yesterday laid out its plans for the next two upgrades of iOS, the mobile operating system that powers its iPhone and iPad, slating the first for release in a few days.
- Can someone I live with spy on me?
- Keep your Internet activity safe from relatives and roommates
A lot of that depends on if you're using your own computer or the roommate's. Using their PC inevitably involves compromises. For instance, they'd have every right to object if you try to install software. Even then, you can still protect your secrets by using your browser's privacy mode, where the browser keeps no record of the sites you visit or the pages you see.
- Secret ACTA copyright treaty draft leaks again
- ISPs no longer required to spy on customer download activity
Another round of negotiations, another leak: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) published what it says is the latest draft of the secret Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) over the weekend.
- Swedish police crack down on illegal file-sharing
- Operators of Direct Connect file-sharing hubs are being targeted
Swedish police have searched houses belonging to people suspected of illegal file-sharing in Stockholm, Haparanda and Östersund in the last two weeks.
- Swedish police crack down on illegal filesharing
- Operators of Direct Connect filesharing hubs are being targeted
Swedish police have searched houses belonging to people suspected of illegal filesharing in Stockholm, Haparanda and Östersund in the last two weeks.
- Symantec: Victims of cybercrime blame themselves
- Survey shows two thirds of Internet users have been hit by cybercrime
Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec.
- Sony PlayStation 3 update prevents jailbreak attempts
- PS3 firmware update blocks homebrew code and backup games
Sony has released a minor PS3 firmware update this week that provides "additional security features," according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. However, many in the PS3 hacking community say the new update is meant to counteract system jailbreaking.
- Home working spreads among office workers
- Some security hassles remain
Once seen as an eccentric privilege, remote working is now so established that as many as half of UK office workers were doing it this summer, according to a new survey.
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