Social Media Threatened By Malware
As Conde Nast and regular web surfers discovered on Reddit last week, a promoted story could be linked to a drive-by download of malware online. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-30
Turkey Trashing Australian Websites
Malicious hacking activity affecting websites in Australia has been originating mostly from Turkey over the past eight years. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-25
MSDN Touting Silverlight Security
Developers commenting on the security model for Microsoft's Silverlight application development platform have extolled its virtues. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-23
Microsoft Offers Two Office Security Tools
A pair of new tools from Microsoft could help mitigate threats from attacks that target Office and component programs like Word and PowerPoint. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-22
Signed Spyware Threatens Mobile Users
Mobile devices running the Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 3rd edition operating systems face potential abuse from a couple of new spying tools. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-15
Botnet Backers Battle For Bucks
A trio of groups distributing bots through mass mailing campaigns have been fighting each other through their software to build the bigger bot network. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-14
'I Love You' Marks Seventh Anniversary
The Love Letter virus that used a Visual Basic script to infect millions of machines and caused billions in damages in 2000 marked a turning point in virus fighting efforts. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-03
PayPal, eBay Phishes Continue Swimming
PhishTank, a community project by OpenDNS to identify phishing threats, found PayPal and eBay atop its list of top ten targets for April 2007. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-02
Security Turns On A Friendly Card
Innovative Card Technologies has made deals with VeriSign and Actividentity that should spur its smart card technology into the pockets of consumers. Directory:
> News > Security News Date: 2007-05-01