Has RSA Jumped the Shark?
April 23, 2009RSA Conference 2009 is still going on, but for me, the trip is just about over. I sit in the airport, trying to put the last few days in perspective. [Related slideshow: Scenes from RSA Conference 2009]
Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers
April 23, 2009Attackers who are probably based in China are exploiting a December bug in Microsoft Word to hijack Windows PCs, Vietnamese security researchers warned today.
New surveys on small business security and success
April 23, 2009Understanding small business is tough because there are so many of them and they vary so widely. But all small businesses share certain problems, attitudes, and approaches to those problems. Let's give a hand to Symantec and Network Solutions for doing their part to discover the state of security and creating (and studying) the Small Business Success Index.
One bot-infected PC = 600,000 spam messages a day
April 22, 2009Some bot-infected PCs can crank out as many as 25,000 spam messages per hour, according to new research from a security firm.
RSA chief calls for 'inventive collaboration' among security vendors
April 22, 2009Two years after suggesting that independent security vendors were headed for extinction, Art Coviello, president of RSA, is calling for "inventive collaboration" among vendors for dealing with the expanding range of threats facing business and government.
The FBI as an ethical hacker?
April 22, 2009More details are emerging about how the FBI engages in hacking and the planting of spyware.
Researcher wants hacker groups hounded mercilessly
April 22, 2009Cybercriminal gangs should be harassed and hunted until they're driven out of business, said today botnet researcher Joe Stewart, as he prepared to pitch a new anti-malware strategy later this week at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.
Microsoft, Oracle issue patches for slew of holes
April 20, 2009Microsoft last week released eight security updates that patch 23 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Excel and other software in the company's portfolio, while Oracle released 43 fixes for its database and applications.
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iWork '09 Trojan horse turning Macs into zombies?
April 17, 2009Two researchers claim to have discovered a Mac zombie botnet that stems from a Trojan horse embedded in an iWork '09 trial version that was making the rounds on file-sharing networks earlier this year.
New Twitter worm targets celebrities
April 17, 2009A worm referencing celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey is rapidly spreading across microblogging site Twitter, security firm Sophos said on Friday.