In another example of "ransomware," a new Trojan horse threatens to delete files unless the victim pays up, security experts have warned.
When activated, the Trojan horse, dubbed Ransom-A by antivirus company Sophos, displays some explicit images. It then shows an expletive message that demands a $10.99 payment, or it will delete one file every 30 [...]
Trojan horse: Your money or your files
April 30th, 2006 · No Comments
Static and dynamic code analysis: A key factor for application security success
April 30th, 2006 · No Comments
With increased reliance on the Web and the growth in Web application-based attacks, Bill Gates’ call for companies to strive for excellence in security engineering at all stages of development was timely, if not overdue. In an effort to share best practices for developing secure code, Microsoft released their Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). SDL subjects [...]
Bringing More Security to WiFi Networks
April 30th, 2006 · No Comments
The planet is going wireless Relevant Products/Services from Verizon Wireless. Cell phones have long outnumbered landlines in developing nations, and recently took the lead in the U.S. Here, the FCC found 181.1 million cell phones compared to 177.9 million landlines at the end of 2004. U.S. desktop sales also are lagging laptops, most of which [...]
File and Print Sharing in Windows Vista
April 30th, 2006 · No Comments
In almost every office, it eventually becomes necessary for users to collaborate on documents. In the past, this has often meant that the administrator has to set up a special location for the shared documents and create a special security group made up of the users who will need access to the shared documents. In [...]
How to dump Windows piracy spyware
April 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Man, I couldn’t believe it was Microsoft who finally got my system infested with spyware! An unkillable process? Popup windows? A prompt you have to click at logon? My GOD!!! But it’s ok. You CAN get rid of it:
There are 2 parts to this spyware popup: WGAtray.exe and wgalogon.dll. Killing the WGAtray.exe process causes it [...]
A comparison of US and European Privacy Practices
April 28th, 2006 · No Comments
A new study on “US and European Corporate Privacy Practices” was released two days, and as I constantly monitor the topic knowing EU’s stricter information sharing and privacy violations laws comparing to the U.S, thought you might find this useful. To sum up the findings :
”European companies are much more likely to have privacy practices [...]
PHP Honeypot Project 0.5
April 28th, 2006 · No Comments
PHP Honeypot Project is an open source project used to: Fool different kind of web attackers (audit tools, manual hackers), Create real statistics about the first top10 commands used by an intruder, Steal malware (PHP, C, Perl) that attackers wanted to upload, Identify evil behaviours and learn about current web threats.
Industry looks for spyware solutions
April 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Experts in law, technology and policy recently gathered to discuss the state of Internet spyware and what they can do about it.
Spyware, which is often installed on people’s computer without their knowledge, gathers the user’s information for anything from advertising to identity theft.
Online Gangs Targeting British Consumers
April 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Thousands of international criminals working over the internet in ""virtual gangs" are stealing millions of pounds from consumers and businesses in Britain, a senior computer security expert said on Tuesday.
"It’s the first time ever that organised crime can attack people in their own homes sitting at their computer systems," said Tony Neate, head of E-crime [...]
People are blind to Spyware
April 28th, 2006 · No Comments
The vast majority of people are blind to spyware, adware and other unwanted software according to a survey sponsored by security software firm, McAfee.
Alarmingly, in a survey of more than 14,000 Internet users, 97 per cent of them were found to be ‘one click away’ from infecting their PCs with unwanted or malicious software.
Only three [...]