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Buffer overflow attacks target Facebook and MySpace

Buffer overflow attacks are targeting the Facebook and MySpace social networking sites.

Hackers use common packing methods to infect users

BitDefender Lab's latest malware list highlights common packing methods used...

Trusted client computing cuts out the operating system to ensure security

Lloyds TSB recently informed some of its on-line banking customers that their home computers had been infected with a virus which stole passwords. The...

Hackers resell web server security credentials of thousands of companies

Hackers have control of more than 8,700 FTP server credentials, with a number of top global domains helping to make up the list, says web security firm Finjan.

Cambridge University uncovers Chip & Pin flaws

Researchers at Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, have shown that Chip & Pin machines are not as secure as the banking industry claims.

Can Web 2.0 cope with second class security?

Web 2.0 promises a banquet of tasty features, rich experience and sizzling socialising. But will the dash to gorge bring its own problems?

Critical vulnerability discovered in VMware, says security firm

A vulnerability discovered in VMware's desktop virtualisation software could allow a hacker to gain complete access to the host system and create and modify executable files on the host operating system, according to security supplier Core Security Technologies.

Single security strategy unites physical and logical assets

Company security is an absolute. Whether it's data or the physical IT infrastructure, if there is a single weak link the company is not secure, writes Fran Howarth, principal analyst, Quocirca.

Unseen spam costs growing, according to report

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 25 February 2008
Only a small amount of spam reaches users' mailboxes, but the threat it poses to corporate security and bandwidth costs is growing because the absolute amount of spam is growing, says a new study.

Storm botnet takes advantage of Valentine's Day

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 21 February 2008
Just over a year since it was first detected, Storm, the blended malware attack, looks like becoming a major vehicle for criminals, say malware researchers.
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