Criminals hack Adobe certificate server
Criminals have broken into an Adobe server and provided two pieces of malware with a digital certificate that attest to them being legitimate code.
Tim Greene | 28 Sep | Read more
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Inside Microsoft botnet takedowns
When Microsoft took extraordinary steps earlier this month to disrupt the Nitol botnet it was the fifth time its Digital Crimes Unit had taken action against such threats, each time expanding its technical and legal toolkit for making it harder and more expensive to run cybercrime enterprises.
Tim Greene | 25 Sep | Read more
Security startup isolates untrusted content in virtual machines
Security-software startup Bromium is shipping its first product, a virtualization client that runs any untrusted content inside its very own virtual machine -- a microVM -- protecting the underlying operating system and whatever content is stored on the physical machine from theft and malware infection.
Tim Greene | 19 Sep | Read more
Kaspersky researcher cracks Flame malware password
Researchers have cracked the password protecting a server that controlled the Flame espionage botnet giving them access to the malware control panel to learn more about how the network functioned and who might be behind it.
Tim Greene | 18 Sep | Read more
Microsoft takes down another botnet, Nitol
For the fifth time in three years Microsoft has stepped in to take down a botnet, this time malware called Nitol that was infecting new machines bought in China.
Tim Greene | 14 Sep | Read more
HP security smorgasbord upgrades include management software, IPS and printer access
HP is announcing widespread improvements to its security portfolio including security management software, services, IPS platform and even printer security.
Tim Greene | 10 Sep | Read more
Botnet or human? Black Lotus service sorts them out to block DDoS attacks
Black Lotus is pulling the wraps of a distributed denial-of-service-mitigation service that uses behavioral factors to pick up on low-volume botnet attacks that nevertheless can cripple Web servers.
Tim Greene | 10 Sep | Read more
Microsoft: Avoid a (bad) October surprise, lengthen RSA certificates now
Microsoft is taking advantage of a light Patch Tuesday to urge that customers upgrade their security keys so they don't wind up having trouble with Outlook, Exchange and other Microsoft applications.
Tim Greene | 07 Sep | Read more
Virus infects a banking Trojan, leaving both operative
When malware infects a machine it usually goes after the system software. But in a rare case worked on by SpiderLabs, researchers found a Trojan that had been infected by a virus, leaving both still functioning as normal.
Tim Greene | 06 Sep | Read more
McAfee: New malware is proliferating
Instances of malware continue to increase steadily, with the number of new threats reaching the highest point since 2009, McAfee says.
Tim Greene | 04 Sep | Read more
VMworld 2012: New VMware Horizon Suite delivers apps, data to any device
VMWare Tuesday pulled the wraps off its mobility platform, Horizon Suite, showing how it can securely deliver workers the set of applications and data they need regardless of the devices they use including iPads and iPhones –even those that are owned by employees.
Tim Greene | 28 Aug | Read more
Businesses should pressure software vendors to meet new Microsoft encryption requirements
Businesses should start leaning on vendors now to upgrade applications that use less than 1024-bit encryption before it's too late.
Tim Greene | 13 Aug | Read more
Study: Microsoft repeatedly ranks as top US spammer
Microsoft has topped a list of biggest US spammers for five out of the past 15 months, and for some of those months it ranked No. 1 in the world, according to a University of Texas study to flag the worst offenders in an effort to get them to improve their security.
Tim Greene | 26 Jul | Read more
Microsoft mum on whether it can tap Skype phone calls
Microsoft may or may not have the ability to tap Skype phone calls, but the company just won't say, and it's not clear why.
Tim Greene | 24 Jul | Read more
Microsoft, Juniper, others in coding consortium issue guidelines for safer applications
An industry consortium dedicated to assuring the security of software has issued guidelines to lower the risk that vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers will wind up in finished code.
Tim Greene | 18 Jul | Read more