Asprox Virus Hits British Web Sites
Key British government and consumer Web sites have been infiltrated by the Asprox computer virus, opening users to hacker attacks, officials said. Eastern European cyber-criminals are suspected by authorities of launching the virus, which has attached

Protecting the Last Link: Encryption Considerations for Desktops and Laptops - Expert Webcast
The importance of data protection continues to grow thanks to new regulations and the ever-increasing risk to corporate intellectual property. One of the proven technology areas in securing data is desktop and laptop encryption, but studies have shown

PGP Unveils Endpoint Security Package
PGP Corporation announces general availability of PGP Endpoint JULY 23, 2008 | MENLO PARK, Calif. -- PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced general availability of PGP® Endpoint, a centrally managed data loss

Spammer sent down for 47 months
Spam King dethroned Written by Iain Thomson in San Francisco I am sorry for all the people that got the e-mails Robert Soloway Spammer A man described by Microsoft as one of the top ten spammers in the world has been sentenced to nearly four years in

Carleton U's e-mail crippled by phishing attack
PM CBC News The system at Carleton University is now back to normal, Ralph Michaelis, the chief information officer at the university's department of computing and communications services, said Wednesday. Earlier in the week, the criminals used a

Online Banking: Widespread Security Flaws Revealed
Online bankers, beware. More than 75 percent of bank Web sites surveyed by a research team had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves. University of Michigan computer scientist Atul Prakash and his graduate

McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool 2.0.145.2
Running the McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool (MCPR.exe) removes all 2005, 2006, and 2007 versions of McAfee consumer products. Affected Products: - McAfee Security Center - McAfee VirusScan - McAfee Personal Firewall Plus - McAfee Privacy Service -

SF Mayor Hacks Hacker, Gets Password
Newsom apparently made a secret jailhouse visit to Terry Childs, 43, who is charged with hacking the city's computer system and creating a secret password that gave him virtually exclusive access to most of the city's municipal data. While in jail and

FISMA: Protecting Government Agencies from Hackers
Many agencies have yet to lock down their systems under the Federal Information Security Management Act. During the 1990s, the government transitioned from mainframe computers to networked computing, connecting federal employees to one another as well as

SF Mayor Hacks Hacker, Gets Password
After a weeklong standoff with a city employee accused of hacking into San Francisco's government computer system, Mayor Gavin Newsom gained the suspect's password after a rare jailhouse visit, according to authorities. Newsom apparently made a secret

iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flaws
Security researcher Aviv Raff (left) has discovered a pair of basic design flaws that could turn your iPhone into easy bait for malicious phishing and spamming attacks. According to , the iPhones Mail and Safari applications are susceptible to a URL

Romanian Pleads Guilty Over Phishing Scam
One of 38 people charged in a global crime ring that allegedly stole personal information from unsuspecting Internet users pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge. Ovidiu-Ionut Nicola-Roman, 22, of Craiova, Romania pleaded guilty to conspiracy

SF Mayor Gets Hacker's Password in Jailhouse Visit
Newsom apparently made a secret jailhouse visit to Terry Childs, 43, who is charged with hacking the city's computer system and creating a secret password that gave him virtually exclusive access to most of the city's municipal data. While in jail and

Convicted spammer escapes from prison
Convicted spammer Edward 'Eddie' Davidson escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21-month sentence. Davidson was convicted of sending millions of spam messages promoting penny stocks, which he then traded when the price

Top Spammer Sentenced to Nearly Four Years
Another spammer is sentenced to prison. This time the guy got for being a scumbag spammer. Let's just hope they don't send the guy to this place or we'll have two "spam kings" running around as fugitives. Robert Soloway, the man known as the spam king

Romanian Phisher Facing Five Years
Earlier this week a Romanian man for his part in setting up phishing websites. Hey, with any luck, he'll be spending time up the river with his "spam king" buddies. Nicola-Roman is one of 38 people of several nationalities charged in May with running a

Schneier: The case of the stolen Blackberry and the awesome Chinese hacking skills
Bruce Schneier blogs about a high-level British government employee whose Blackberry was allegedly stolen by Chinese intelligence.

E-mail encryption: It€™s easier than you think
In order to properly secure confidential information -- everything from trade secrets to financial data and personal identity information -- corporations need policy-based e-mail encryption. But securing data in motion hasnt yet achieved critical mass.

Carleton U's e-mail crippled by phishing attack
The e-mail system at an Ottawa university was crippled this week by cyber criminals who tricked a user into providing access to a university e-mail account. The system at Carleton University is now back to normal, Ralph Michaelis, the chief information

Romanian phisher confesses to scam targeting financial giants
A Romanian man has admitted he took part in a sophisticated phishing scam that targeted PayPal and at least nine other financial institutions by tricking their customers into giving up their account credentials. Ovidiu-Ionut Nicola-Roman, 22, of Craiova,

Security Experts Warning Of Hackers
Hackers have attacked major Government and consumer websites, allowing them to steal key personal information of all people who browse them. Cyber-criminals from Eastern Europe are suspected of infecting thousands of websites, including the NHS and 12

Security Flaws in Online Banking Sites Found to be Widespread
Source: University of Michigan Libraries Business News Keywords ONLINE BANKING PERSONAL FINANCE CYBER SECURITY IDENTITY THEFT Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a

Study: Security Flaws Widespread in Online Banking
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity. Atul Prakash, a professor in the Department

Asterisk IAX2 Firmware Provisioning Packet Amplification Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
05:48PM Credit: Tilghman Lesher Vulnerable: Asterisk s800i Appliance 1.0.3 Asterisk s800i Appliance 1.0.2 Asterisk s800i Appliance 1.0.1 Asterisk s800i Appliance 1.0 Asterisk AsteriskNow pre-release Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.1.8.1 Asterisk

Romanian admits to phishing, could face five years
Charged with running major phishing ring By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service A Romanian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge for his role in setting up fake Web sites in order to steal credit and debit card details. Advert Advert

From Traditional Anti-Virus to Security-as-a-Service
Over the past five years, the anti-virus market has experienced tremendous growth as many new technologies have emerged in response to current conditions. What was once a market consisting of very few players has evolved into a multi-billion dollar

Hackers target Apple Macs
When Apple beat Wall Street expectations convincingly on Monday after its best quarter ever, its share price fell. Financial analysts were worried about Apple's once stellar profit margins, the health of its irreplaceable chief executive, Steve Jobs, and

Open China's great firewall
The largest online community in the world suffers under a heavy hand. China has more people online than any other country. But its rulers are also world-class obstructors of the Internet, a practice sure to be under scrutiny during the Olympic Games,