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Clientless SSL VPN vulnerability and Web browser protection
In a recent US-CERT advisory, clientless SSL VPN vulnerabilities were listed as posing serious threats to Web browser security. In this tip, learn possible actions to take for Web browser protection.

Hackers target Zimbabwe Cricket
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) says it has been targeted by hackers who infiltrated its electronic files, forcing management to move onto a new secure platform to protect its employees and business relations. The ZC said it took the steps following the discovery

IPL may face bouncers from spammers
Info-Tech - Security Variety - Sports CYBER ATTACKS. ?This IPL season is witnessing a number of online activities such as online ticketing and merchandise shopping. If users are not careful, they will fall a prey to these fraudsters.? L.N. Revathy

Pop3 Sending Virus Mail
HI Gang, Last week I had my Outlook sending out to all my contacts emails with goofy subject headers. My McAfee did not stop anything nor detect anything on doing a full scan. Last few days I did a backup to DVD's using Vista's file backup. Wow took two

Banks failing to protect small businesses from cyber crime wave
The study of 500 executives and business owners from small and medium businesses (SMB's) indicates that criminals are successfully attacking SMB bank accounts at an unprecedented rate, banks are failing to proactively catch fraud, and a high percentage

GE Capital Launches Finance Program for McAfee Value Added Resellers
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GE Capital and McAfee, Inc. today announced that GE Capitalâ€™s Commercial Distribution Finance business has launched an extended distribution financing program for McAfee value-added resellers (VARs). This

Panda Virus Signature File 07 March 2010 (Windows)
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Protector Plus Virus Database 8.0.H18 (Windows)
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Trend Micro Virus Controlled Pattern File 6.902.04 (Windows)
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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Virus Definition 3/07/10 (Windows)
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Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing
Twitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. Part of the new service is a new Twitter tool to shorten URLs, so users will see some

“Humans are the front line” against phishing for Intrepidus Group
Until recent years, cybersecurity has been approached largely as a technical problem with technical solutions. However, in recent years, the focus has broadened to include the human factor of cybersecurity. A significant percentage of successful cyber

Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software. Microsoft said it is investigating a hole that cyber attackers are taking advantage of in

Secure mobility requires more than simple SSL VPN remote access
Wide area networks news, advice and technical information Digg This! StumbleUpon Del.icio.us For years, workers have been using remote access technologies to access wide area network (WAN) resources from any location and any device -- from the

US Department of Homeland Security's website for Iowa vandalised by hackers
The US Department of Homeland Security's website for Iowa has been defaced by hackers. Spokesperson Lucinda Robertson told the Des Moines Register that no sensitive information was compromised within the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency

Internet SecuritT Group fights cyberCrime in W.Va.
Charleston, W.Va., March 9, 2010 -- Internet SecuritT Group (http://www.securitt.com ) of Charleston, West Virginia, a niche professional cyber security services company, is providing local WV businesses and consumers with defense-in-depth, layered

Educating Elite Hackers
It started with Michael Coppola taking things apart at the age of five: the remote control, his mother's house lamps, the family's VCR. He was curious about how things worked. By the time he was in fourth grade, he moved on to software. After building

Educating Elite Hackers and Cybersecurity Experts
Inside the rush to recruit, train, and deploy a new generation of cybersecurity experts to protect and defend our digital borders.

Online bank fraud costs UK 60m as malware merchants hit pay-dirt
Online banking fraud cost the UK nearly 60m last year after a sharp rise in the number of criminals using malware to harvest people's bank details. Losses from online banking fraud rose 14 per cent in 2009 year-on-year to reach a total of 59.7m,

Statement: Betty Mould Iddrisu is no Trojan Horse
Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, Attorney General and Minister of Justice I have read with trepidation the above–captioned article on the Google dated 25th February 2010 and felt the immediate need to react. Obviously, the agenda of the writer, though she

Poll Finds Software Security Top Priority For Enterprises
Fortify's straw poll also revealed the majority of respondents believe the software and applications in their companies are likely to have exploitable vulnerabilities SAN MATEO, Calif., March 9, 2010 — Fortify' Software, the market leader in Software

UK's cyberdefence centre gets later start date
The government's cyberattack response centre, charged with protecting Britain's critical IT infrastructure, will go into full operation later than MPs were told. The Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), based near GCHQ in Cheltenham, was on 10 March,

Twitter Adds Security to Combat Phishing
As a reaction to increasing phishing attacks against Twitter users, Twitter is tightening security. Released, all direct messages submitted to Twitter will be viewed through a new URL, twt.tl. This new coding will not effect the user interface, but

etc: Cheapy cable outlet Monoprice may have been hacked. Monoprice says some customers (including some of us at Ars) have reported fraudulent charges, so check your statements!
Cheapy cable outlet Monoprice may have been hacked. Monoprice says some customers (including some of us at Ars) have reported fraudulent charges, so check your statements! Read More: Monoprice Read the comments on this post

White House Cyber Security Guy: There Is No Cyberwar
We recently wrote how some special interests have been playing up the idea that there's some sort of cyberwar going on that the US is losing. Of course, there have been similar claims going back for a decade, without anything to support it. Are there

Study: Teenager nearly blinded after HPV virus vaccination
5 mins ago by ¦ Kathlyn Stone - No votes, no comments Listen - Email - Print Recipient email: You can enter up to 10 comma-separated email addresses. Your email: optional Message: optional In their report, two pediatric physicians and a pathologist

IT security must address business trends, says Forrester
Shifts in technology, business expectations and process ownership in organisations are inevitable and all three have security implications, according to Forrester Research. "These shifts have been taking place for a few years, but the frequency of change

Microsoft warns of zero-day Internet Explorer bug
Microsoft says a serious zero-day flaw is being actively exploited by attackers, affecting Internet Explorer 6 and 7. The vulnerability was announced on Tuesday, the same day that Microsoft released its monthly patches, distributing two patches to

Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole
SAN FRANCISCOMicrosoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software. Microsoft said it is investigating a hole that cyber attackers are taking

Hackers target uncovered IE hole
Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software. Microsoft said it