Gangs of hackers make money not only by stealing from electronic accounts but also by spamming. The Spamhaus Project, an 11-year-old British and Swiss-based nonprofit that works with global law-enforcement agencies, regularly updates the list of the most persistent spammers.
The Worlds Top 10 Spammers
January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off
Security Hardware & IT Security Software
January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off
A security researcher uncovered some holes in Google Calendar and Twitter that may allow an attacker to steal cookies and user session IDs.
Compliance as Security: The Root of Insanity
December 18th, 2009 · Comments Off
There is an ever-increasing pressure for security executives to be a champion of compliance within their respective organizations. Given that there seem to be new or changing compliance requirements emerging on a fairly regular basis, this can be viewed as both a blessing and a curse.
Attackers and Phishers Still Winning the War
December 7th, 2009 · Comments Off
The United States may be falling perilously behind on science and engineering education, but that’s nothing compared to how poorly we’re doing on social engineering education. Social engineering (known as "lying" in the real world) is perhaps the oldest attack technique on the Internet.
GFI releases Freeware version of GFI EndPointSecurity
December 7th, 2009 · Comments Off
Endpoint security threats are constantly evolving and critical data is lost due to non-existent or ineffective security practices. The proliferation of high capacity thumb drives, smart phones and other portable devices has increased the risk of data leakage and the volume of data that could find its way out of an organization.
Kaspersky Lab unveils further level of protection with Kaspersky KryptoStorage
December 7th, 2009 · Comments Off
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the release of Kaspersky KryptoStorage (KKS). The product, with its user-friendly, intuitive interface, is designed to provide cryptographic protection and permanently delete data from computers running Windows operating systems.
5 security threats to watch in 2010
December 7th, 2009 · Comments Off
Everyday Internet users will be a key target for cybercriminals looking to get people to download their malware, while the proliferation of social sites such as Facebook and Twitter will lead to an increase of possible fraud cases, reported Symantec.
Chrome OS security: Sandboxing and auto updates
December 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off
Google showed off its new lightweight operating system designed for Netbooks and cloud computing on Thursday. As anticipated, it will rely on many of the same security features and concepts used by the Chrome browser.
5 steps to secure your data center
December 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off
With the advent of cloud computing, rich Internet applications, service-oriented architectures and virtualization, data center operations are becoming more dynamic, with fluid boundaries.
4 Cheap Options to Monitor Networks for Evidence
November 27th, 2009 · Comments Off
Computer forensics don’t have to solely focus on recovering and searching for evidence on storage devices. Although programs like Encase and FTK 3.0 are excellent tools to help find documents, photographs and other files for your investigation, they cut short on collecting network traffic your suspect sends and receives.