ZeuS Ransomware Feature: win_unlock
Earlier today, while doing our daily data mining, we came across a new variant of ZeuS 2.x. It includes a new backdoor command called: win_unlock. Very interesting, turns out this slightly modified ZeuS 2.x includes a ransomware feature. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 21, 2:23pm
Cisco Zine: Cisco Linksys WAG54GS CSRF Change Admin Password
Rootsecure.net - secnews, May 21, 2:23pm
Marco Ramilli's Blog: An interesting tool for your SwissKnife
Rootsecure.net - secnews, May 21, 2:23pm
Daily Mail: Turning the tables on Big Brother: Now internet users can watch who is spying on them
Rootsecure.net - secnews, May 21, 2:23pm
Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn
Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 21, 12:34pm
Security Manager's Journal: Red alert for child pornography
A .mov file with a highly suggestive name is enough to kick off an investigation into what's on an employee's PC. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 21, 6:00am
How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes
Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 21, 12:29am
Kickstarting a Movie About Cybercrime
Filmmakers Charles and Walker Koppelman are working on a new movie project about cybercrime. We've met with Charles and the project seems really interesting. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 20, 2:48pm
Infocus: Responding to a Brute Force SSH Attack
Responding to a Brute Force SSH Attack Read more...
SecurityFocus News, May 20, 2:24am
Adam O'Donnell: The Scale of Security
The Scale of Security Read more...
SecurityFocus News, May 20, 2:24am
Is cloud-based security really less expensive?
Businesses in new study were five times more likely to have decreased spending on managing security over three years as a percentage of their overall IT budget. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 19, 12:49am
Social Networking Security in the Workplace
At any given moment today, on-the-clock employees are updating their social media status, reading feeds and networking on business media sites. Moments can stretch to minutes: A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that 60% of social media users spend at least 30 minutes a day on these sites while at work. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 18, 6:12pm
Video: Angry Birds Space Trojan & Drive-by Android
On Monday, we released our Mobile Threat Report for Q1, and in that report we mention there's a growing number of mobile trojans that "deliver on their promises". What do we mean by that? Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 18, 2:23pm
Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google
Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions, market research firm Gartner said in an evaluation of 20 mobile device management software vendors. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 18, 12:05pm
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Computerworld Security News, May 18, 2:23am
Gunter Ollmann: Time to Squish SQL Injection
Time to Squish SQL Injection Read more...
SecurityFocus News, May 18, 2:23am
Wireless tech makes healthcare security a 'major concern'
The use of wireless technology in the latest medical devices found in hospitals, health clinics and doctor offices has become a major concern of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 17, 9:42pm
Paging Mr. Phelps: This SSD will self-destruct....
SSD maker RunCore's InVincible SSD can wipe your data using one of two methods: overwriting the entire disk with meaningless code or frying it with voltage. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 17, 12:12pm
Android hackers hone skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 17, 8:30am
Cisco Zine: Cisco Linksys WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet Video Camera buffer overflow
Rootsecure.net - secnews, May 17, 2:22am
Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'
The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security -- one that may not be patched until the problem expands into what has been dubbed an "apocalypse." Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 16, 9:11pm
Disaster recovery is a success just waiting to happen
Security--the topic, and thus the department--sometimes gets pigeonholed as a downer. Maybe from time to time you notice a coworker avoiding getting in the elevator with you. A CSO once told me it's even worse when you get in the elevator and some wiseacre turns to put his hands on the wall--as if expecting you to frisk him. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 16, 8:28pm
Utah CTO takes fall for data breach
The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 Medicaid recipients. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 16, 4:00pm
Repost: Webinar: Making Life Difficult for Malware
Jarno Niemela, a Senior Researcher here at F-Secure Labs, will be taking part in a Black Hat Webcast on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 16, 2:23pm
Zeus variant tricks Facebook users into exposing card data
A new variant of the Zeus trojan tricks users into exposing their debit card details by displaying rogue offers when they visit Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 15, 4:17pm
Privacy advocates fear CISPA
Privacy advocates are riled up after the recent passing of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act by the House, which occurred despite opposition from privacy advocates, lawmakers and the White House. Insider (registration required) Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 15, 3:23pm
Voyager postpones mobile service launch, citing Web attack
Voyager Mobile, a startup promising cheap, unlimited mobile service around the U.S., has postponed the launch it planned for Tuesday, saying a malicious attack took down its website. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 15, 3:10pm
Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages
Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 15, 2:33pm
Recommended Listening: Danger In The Download
The Documentary, a BBC World Service program (or programme) recently aired a 3-part series called Danger In The Download. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 15, 2:23pm
Hackers break into bitcoin exchange, steal $90,000 in bitcoins
Bitcoin exchange site Bitcoinica suspended its operations on Friday after hackers managed to steal 18,547 bitcoins -- valued at about $90,000 -- from its online wallet. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 14, 8:34pm
Apple ships first Leopard security update in nearly a year
Apple on Monday issued its first security-related update for OS X 10.5, or Leopard, in nearly a year, to disable long-outdated versions of Adobe's Flash Player. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 14, 7:47pm
Infocus: Enterprise Intrusion Analysis, Part One
Enterprise Intrusion Analysis, Part One Read more...
SecurityFocus News, May 14, 2:23pm
Download: Mobile Threat Report, Q1 2012
It's time to publicly release our latest Mobile Threat Report, covering the 1st quarter of 2012. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 14, 2:23pm
Adobe backpedals, will now patch software for free
After being pummeled by customers and security experts for telling users to spend hundreds of dollars on upgrades because it wasn't going to patch critical bugs in older versions of its software, Adobe has reversed course. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 12, 6:47pm
Cloud, BYOD Increases Need for Automated IAM Systems
As traditional security concepts of perimeter and end-point defense break down as a result of the proliferation of cloud services and the BYOD phenomenon, enterprises are increasingly feeling the need for greater control over access to applications. That's where automated identity and access management comes in. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 12, 9:25am
Adobe: Pay upgrade price to patch critical bugs
Adobe has told users of its Creative Suite, which includes the company's premier products like Photoshop and Illustrator, to spend $375 to upgrade if they want patches for eight critical vulnerabilities. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 11, 3:35pm
Amnesty International UK website compromised
The U.K. website of Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog organization, was compromised by hackers, who used it to infect visitors with a remote access Trojan horse program known as Gh0st RAT. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 11, 11:41am
UNC Charlotte: 350,000 SSNs exposed in decade-long breach
Two issues exposed financial data and Social Security numbers for 350,000 people, although it is thought the information has not been abused, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 10:48pm
Adobe's security chief praises Apple for Flash-crippling move
Adobe's head of security is applauding Apple's move to block outdated versions of his company's Flash Player. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 4:17pm
BlackBerry 7 smartphones approved for DOD use
Research in Motion's BlackBerry 7 smartphones have been approved for use by the Department of Defense, the company announced this week. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 3:38pm
Apple patches 36 bugs in OS X, fixes encryption password goof
Apple on Wednesday patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 3:01pm
What's wrong with marketing software?
Yesterday, I suggested that nonymous speech is vastly superior to anonymous DDoS attacks and other forms of censorship. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 10, 2:26pm
5 Outsourcing Trends to Watch
The deals are getting smaller, with new pricing models, while security and cloud computing become hot topics. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 12:25pm
Is Your Cloud Provider Exposing Remnants of Your Data?
Security researchers report that incorrectly configured hypervisors can lead to a separation of data issue in multi-tenant environments that can expose data remnants. However, you can prevent hosting your data on 'dirty disks.' Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 9:31am
Twitter blog post says company leaked no user data
None of the recently leaked Twitter logins and passwords came from within the company, according to a message posted on the Twitter Japanese blog Thursday. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 10, 5:50am
New Windows-based tool can encrypt DNS requests
A security company specializing in the Domain Name System has released a Windows version of a tool that encrypts DNS requests, which could be spied on to reveal a user's browsing activity. Read more...
Computerworld Security News, May 9, 11:09pm
Pirate Bay to Anonymous: Call Your Mom!
UK Courts recently ordered Internet Service Providers to block access to The Pirate Bay. Yesterday, Virgin Media was attacked by some that claim associations to the Anonymous collective. Read more...
F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog, May 9, 2:22pm