Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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11 Jul 2024
Dutch research firm TNO pictures the SOC of the future
In only a few years, security operations centres will have a different design and layout, and far fewer will remain Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2024
Changes needed for SOCs and CSIRTs, claims Dutch research institute
Cyber security specialists need a game-changer to keep up with their adversaries, who increasingly use automation and AI for their attacks Continue Reading
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18 May 2012
File upload security best practices: Block a malicious file upload
Do your Web app users upload files to your servers? Find out the dangers of malicious file uploads and learn six steps to stop file-upload attacks. Continue Reading
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18 May 2012
Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense
Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense. Continue Reading
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17 May 2012
The Pirate Bay is latest site to be hit by DDoS attack
The Pirate Bay has become the latest high-profile website to be hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack Continue Reading
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11 May 2012
Court stops Dutch party sharing Pirate Bay links
A court in The Hague has ordered a political party in the Netherlands to stop publicising ways to get around blocks to Swedish file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay Continue Reading
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10 May 2012
Cyber attackers increasingly targeting applications, research shows
Web and mobile applications are the new frontiers in the war against cyber attack, according to an HP cyber security risks report Continue Reading
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09 May 2012
Government snooping plans unveiled
The Queen's Speech has revealed that the government still plans to make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activity Continue Reading
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04 May 2012
UK to expand cyber info-sharing hub after initial success
A public/private cyber security initiative exposed a campaign of malicious emails targeting UK defence companies, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has revealed. Continue Reading
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03 May 2012
SOCA takes its website offline in DDoS response
Just days after SOCA shut down carder sites, the agency was the victim of a DDoS attack, leading SOCA to takes its website offline. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2012
InfoSecurity Europe: Odd Bugs
A selection of photos showing how far exhibitors will go to get people to their stands at InfoSecurity Europe 2012... Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2012
Half of UK networks vulnerable to APTs
Many UK corporate networks are vulnerable to advanced persistent threats (APTs), a survey has revealed. Continue Reading
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26 Apr 2012
Infosec 2012: Unscrubbed hard drives a threat to business, says ICO
Unscrubbed hard drives on computers that are decommissioned and sold on represent a significant risk to business Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2012
Infosec 2012: Internet security body to tackle SSL problems
The Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM) is to tackle implementation and governance internet communication protocol (SSL) as its first project. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2012
Infosec 2012: Patching alone can deliver 80% protection
Keeping software up to date with security patches can deliver 80% protection from cyber threats, says security firm Secunia. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2012
Infosec 2012: Cloud enables security expertise for SME
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) typically face the same threats as bigger organisations, but lack the same level of expertise and other security resources. Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2012
Infosecurity Europe
With 300 exhibitors and hundreds of delegates, security is still hot on the IT agenda. Cliff Saran presents the highlights of infosecurity Europe Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2012
2012 Information Security Breaches Survey
Security breaches cost the UK billions over the last 12 months as cyber attacks reached record levels. Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2012
UK firms see competitors as greater cyber attack risk than criminals
More than half of UK firms expect a cyber attack in the next six months, but see competitors as a greater risk than criminals Continue Reading
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11 Apr 2012
Busy security patch month for Microsoft administrators
Microsoft has released six patches, four critical, for 11 vulnerabilities in Office, Windows and various server products in its April security update. Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2012
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework
More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2012
Eight UK universities awarded excellence in cyber security research status
The first eight UK universities have been awarded 'Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research' status Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2012
Fighting Economic Crime in the Financial Services sector
PwC examines the impact of Cybercrime on the financial services industry. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2012
SIEM deployment case study shows patience is required
Williams Lea’s SIEM is already helping reduce manual log reviews. But there’s still a lot of work to be done before the SIEM can be fully deployed. Continue Reading
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19 Mar 2012
Study: Shnakule, four other malnets caused most 2011 attacks
Huge global malnets, such as Shnakule, were responsible for most attacks in 2011, and Blue Coat predicts they will trigger 66% of all attacks in 2012. Continue Reading
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19 Mar 2012
UK hacktivist cases should spur business to action, says lawyer
The last of four alleged UK members of hacktivist group LulzSec has appeared in Westminster magistrates court in London Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2012
SourceForge takes down Anonymous operating system
The open-source collaboration website SourceForge has taken down an Ubuntu Linux OS project purportedly affiliated with online hactivist group Anonymous, after a review by security experts Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2012
BBC cyber attacks highlight difficulty of attribution
The BBC has said it is was targeted by cyber attacks following a campaign by Iran against its Persian service, but stopped short of accusing Tehran of ordering the cyber attacks Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2012
Hackers expose weak security on Digital Playground porn site
A hacking group claims to have stolen the details of more than 70,000 users of the Digital Playground porn site Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2012
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur aids in arrest of LulzSec hackers
Authorities in the US, UK and Republic of Ireland have arrested seven suspected members of hacktivist group LulzSec, including Hector Xavier Monsegur, who helped investigators Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2012
Session fixation protection: How to stop session fixation attacks
Session fixation attacks rely on poorly managed Web application cookies. Rob Shapland answers a reader’s question on session fixation protection. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2012
2012 security outlook
This report, based on extensive research from chief information security officers, identifies the top 10 security imperatives for 2012. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2012
RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes
Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012 Continue Reading
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29 Feb 2012
IT departments risk losing responsibility for IT security
IT security professionals can no longer take it for granted that IT security will continue as part of the IT function Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2012
OSSIM update enables cyber threat intelligence sharing
The latest update to the Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) base system includes a mechanism for sharing cyber threat intelligence. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2012
UK regulator PhonepayPlus fines Dutch typosquatting companies
UK phone regulator PhonepayPlus fines two Dutch firms £100,000 for exploiting well-known websites Wikipedia, Twitter and YouTube Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2012
President of European Parliament critical of Acta
After a weekend of public protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta), the president of the European Parliament has added his voice to those of critcs. Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2012
IE update top priority for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft releases nine bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities in its monthly Patch Tuesday security update on 14 February Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2012
UK to take part in weekend protests against Acta
Protests against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (Acta) have been organised across Europe, with most set to take place on 11 February. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2012
FBI investigates Anonymous intercept of call with Scotland Yard
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into how a conference call with Scotland Yard was intercepted by a member of the activist hacking group Anonymous. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2012
Fewer than a third of UK organisations plan mobile security projects
Despite the media hype around the adoption of mobile technologies and the need to secure them, relatively few UK organisations are planning mobile security projects, a survey has revealed Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2012
Google mortified after staff access competitor's database
Google said it is mortified after people working on a project in Kenya were found to have stolen the details of a competitor’s customers and used them to sell its own products. Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2012
Rupert Murdoch attacks Barack Obama over online piracy legislation
News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has accused Barack Obama's administration of siding with "Silicon Valley paymasters" as two anti-piracy bills go through US Congress. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2012
Ramnit worm steals 45,000 Facebook passwords
A computer worm has begun targeting Facebook accounts and has stolen at least 45,000 login credentials from users, say security researchers. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2012
The cyber-savvy CEO and growing cyber threats
This report from PwC explains why CEOs need to take the lead in protecting their organisations from the surge in cyber attacks. Continue Reading
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03 Jan 2012
Hacktivists plan to use satellites to by-pass internet censorship
Hacker activists plan to launch communication satellites to overcome the threat of internet censorship. Continue Reading
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29 Dec 2011
Is it the end of the line for antivirus signatures?
Traditional antimalware can't keep up with the threat landscape. Are antivirus signatures destined for the rubbish bin? Continue Reading
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29 Dec 2011
Emerging 2012 security trends demand information security policy changes
2012 security trends involving cookies, fines, devices and threats will demand more skills -- and a little finesse -- from security professionals. Continue Reading
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12 Dec 2011
Cloud leaves many firewalls wanting – but could automation prove the silver bullet?
Most companies rely on firewalls, but the IT landscape is changing and so must approaches to security. Is there a silver bullet? Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2011
Adobe to release out-of-cycle patch for latest vulnerability
Adobe has issued a security advisory about a newly discovered and still unpatched vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat which is being used in "limited, targeted attacks in the wild". Continue Reading
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05 Dec 2011
One in four IT security staff abuse admin rights, survey shows
At least one in four IT security staff use their privileged login rights to look at confidential information, a survey has revealed. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2011
United Nations Development Programme investigates hacking claims
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating claims from hacker group Team Poison that it extracted over 100 e-mail addresses and login details belonging to UN staff. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2011
Forensics key to effective info security, says E&Y
Intelligence-led security strategies are the most effective in eliminating vulnerabilities and preventing IP theft through enabling informed change, says consultancy firm Ernst & Young. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2011
IT security not always part of cloud decision, says IDC
Cloud adoption is outstripping security concerns, says Eric Domage, programme manager for IDC in Europe. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2011
EDF fined £1.3m for hacking into Greenpeace computers
A Paris court has fined French energy firm EDF £1.3m for hacking into Greenpeace computers to find out about the environmental group’s plans to block four planned nuclear power plants in the UK. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2011
The market landscape for print security
This report is gives an overview of the security risks of the print environment , the market landscape, best practices for a print security strategy. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2011
London cybersecurity conference: a missed opportunity?
World leaders gathered in London. Our prime minister and foreign secretary hosted all the luminaries and dignitaries. Was it worth it? Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2011
Analysis: Intelligence key to security business case
Information security is becoming an increasingly important part of any business as the value of information assets continually grow, as do the threats from cyber crime and espionage. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2011
US and EU hold first joint cybersecurity exercise
The US and EU are holding their first joint cybersecurity exercise in Brussels on 3 November 2011, involving more than 20 EU member states and supported by the EU's cybersecurity agency Enisa and the US Department of Homeland Security. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2011
The top five SME security challenges
Best practice in IT security and compliance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is often seen as a "grudge purchase", but SMEs face the same threat as larger organisations - just without their budgets. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2011
MoD calls on academics, industry and inventors to pitch cyber security ideas
The Ministry of Defence is calling for innovative solutions from academia and industry to protect and secure UK interests in cyberspace. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2011
Hague calls for collaboration to realise full potential of cyberspace
It is increasingly clear that countries with weak cyber defences and capabilities will find themselves at a serious strategic disadvantage given the rise of state-sponsored cyber attacks, according to foreign secretary William Hague. Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2011
Japan may be facing sustained cyber attack
Japan's mapping agency is the latest in a series of government agencies to be targeted by hackers, raising fears that the breaches are part of a series of sustained attacks. Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2011
Facebook admits to 600,000 cyber attacks a day
Facebook has revealed that every 24 hours it receives around 600,000 logins to the social networking website from impostors attempting to access users' messages, photos and other personal information. Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2011
UK security strategy draws on growing expertise across Whitehall
The UK's soon-to-be-released cyber security strategy includes input from policy makers across government, says Nigel Harrison of the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA). Continue Reading
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17 Oct 2011
BackTrack 5 Guide II: Exploitation tools and frameworks
Our BackTrack 5 guide looks at exploitation and privilege escalation techniques. This part of our guide will improve penetration testing skills. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2011
New batch of IDS, IPS evasion techniques are hitting their targets
Stonesoft has discovered 163 new advanced evasion techniques (AET), claiming these AETs can pass below the radar of some IDS, IPS products. Continue Reading
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07 Oct 2011
Computer Weekly wins prestigious journalism award
Computer Weekly has won a prestigious award for its journalism. Freelance contributor and Computer Weekly blogger Mark Ballard won the Best Cybercrime Feature of the Year prize at this year's BT Information Security Journalism Awards. ... Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2011
UBS systems detected $2bn rogue trader fraud, admits CEO Sergio Ermotti
UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has admitted systems in the banks IT infrastructure detected the unauthorised trading of the rogue trader who cost UBS over $2bn, but nothing was done about the warning signals. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2011
GPU cracks six-character password in four seconds
A £30 nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card is capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2011
Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers. Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2011
DigiNotar certificate authority breach: Why it matters
There has been much speculation around the identity and motive of the hacker who was able to breach DigiNotar and issue fraudulent digital certificates for hundreds of websites, but putting such speculation aside, what is the broader significance of the incident? Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2011
OpenVAS how-to: Creating a vulnerability assessment report
In this OpenVAS how-to, learn how to use the free scanner to create a vulnerability assessment report and assess threat levels. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2011
Metasploit tutorial 3 – Database configuration & post exploit affairs
Part three of our Metasploit tutorial covers database configuration in Metasploit and what needs to be done subsequent to exploitation using Metasploit. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2011
UK business should educate internally to get the right IT security skills at lower cost
UK businesses should look to internal training to meet future IT security needs rather than paying high prices by competing to recruit scarce skills externally, warn experts. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2011
Ten-year-old hacker exposes exploitable flaws in Apple and Android games
A 10-year-old Californian hacker has exposed a new type of security vulnerability in many mobile games at a hacker conference in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2011
Blackberry to co-operate with police after youths used BBM to organise riots
Research in Motion has said that it will co-operate with the police after it was revealed that London rioters used Blackberry Messenger rather than Twitter to organise looting sprees across the capital, with violence later spreading to Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol. Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
Automated web application attacks are the top security threat, study reveals
Websites are attacked about 27 times an hour or once every two minutes on average, peaking at 25,000 attacks a minute or seven a second, according to research... Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2011
Hacking group Anonymous claims to have hacked into NATO servers and stolen data
Hacking group Anonymous has claimed to have hacked into NATO servers, according to the Blottr.com news service. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2011
Nmap tutorial: Nmap scan examples for vulnerability discovery
Learn how to use Nmap, the free network scanner tool, to identify various network devices and interpret network data to uncover possible vulnerabilities. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2011
Microsoft offers bounty in hunt for Rustock spambot operators
A $250,000 reward is being offered to anyone who provides new information that results in the identification, arrest and criminal conviction of the cybercriminals behind the Rustock botnet. Continue Reading
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11 Jul 2011
Microsoft packs a lot into July’s four Patch Tuesday security updates
Microsoft is to release only four security updates in this month's Patch Tuesday security update, but these will cover 22 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office. Continue Reading
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01 Jul 2011
Cyber criminals deploy TDL-4 virus to create indestructible botnet of 4.5m computers
Over 4.5 million computers around the world have been infected by the TDL-4 virus, creating an indestructible botnet. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2011
Chinese software flaw makes infrastructure vulnerable, warns report
China's public infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attack because of vulnerabilities in software used to run weapons systems, utilities and chemical plants, according to Reuters. Continue Reading
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07 Jun 2011
Adobe patches Flash to fix zero-day XSS vulnerability
‘Important’ cross-site scripting vulnerability in Flash Player on all platforms mitigated to combat zero-day attacks in the wild. Continue Reading
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03 Jun 2011
Hacker group Anonymous steals 10,000 Iranian government e-mails
Hacking group Anonymous has hacked into Iranian government servers and stolen more than 10,000 e-mail messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, say US reports. Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2011
E-mail accounts of senior US officials targeted in Chinese hack attack
Chinese hackers have accessed the accounts of hundreds of Gmail users, including senior US officials, Chinese political activists, military personnel, journalists and officials in several Asian countries, Google has said. Continue Reading
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01 Jun 2011
Four handy botnet detection techniques and tools: A tutorial
This tutorial will help you determine the right techniques and tools for effective botnet detection. Continue Reading
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24 May 2011
Three automated penetration testing tools for your arsenal
Automated penetration testing tools provide effective exploit libraries and processes to detect network, as well as application vulnerabilities. Our picks. Continue Reading
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17 May 2011
Government vigilance steps up after George Osborne reveals extent of cyber attacks
Security experts have called for UK government departments to be vigilant after chancellor George Osborne revealed that 20,000 e-mails are sent by hostile intelligence agencies to the UK government each month. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2011
Store dealing with dishonest employees uses internal theft prevention software
A London-based sushi chain expects to save almost £1 million this year with the help of new fraud-detection software. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2011
Infosec 2011: APT attacks a real threat to business, says security panel
Advanced Persistent Threats are a reality and cannot be dismissed as a myth or media hype, according to a panel of experts debating the top threats at Infosecurity Europe 2011 in London. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2011
Sophisticated cyber thieves behind Epsilon data breach, says parent company
US marketing firm Epsilon was hit by one of the biggest data thefts to date, the work of highly sophisticated cyber thieves, says parent company Alliance... Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2011
Botnet detection through DNS behavior and clustering analysis
Botnets are fast emerging as one of the most serious threats to Internet security today. This expert tip looks at how botnets can be detected analyzing their unique fast flux characteristics. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2011
Advanced Wireshark tutorial: Packet and network security analysis
This Wireshark tutorial will familiarize you with Wireshark’s advanced features, such as analyzing packets and undertaking packet level security analysis. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
Spotify hit by malicious ads
Spotify, the popular streaming music service, has been displaying malicious advertisements to users of its Free version. Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2011
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
A number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2011
How to stop a DDoS attack after initiation
In this expert response, Nick Lewis explains how to stop a DDoS attack after it has been initiated. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2011
Shodan search engine for penetration tests: How-to
A very handy yet simple to use VA/PT tool, Shodan can be of great use to ethical hackers. Here’s a quick Shodan tutorial. Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2011
RSA hit by advanced persistent threat attacks
RSA, the security division of EMC, has revealed that attackers have stolen information from the company's IT systems Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2011
Adobe warns of zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash
Adobe has published a security advisory for a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash that can be used to take control of an attacked machine. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2011
Top 7 anti rootkit software for Windows
It can be quite a tough task to kick out rootkits from infected Windows systems. Our list of top anti rootkit software will prove handy. Continue Reading