The methods being used by companies selling phone records were revealed this week in an interview with a security consultant outlining the process. As anticipated, social engineering plays a large …
2006 Projections for Evolution of Cybercrime
2005 was a busy year in virtual underworld as cybercriminals continued to make headlines with an ever-widening variety of exploits and attacks. The dominant trend of 2005 was large-scale cases of …
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Security expert: More sophisticated attacks likely
The Information Security community is divided over the scope of the threat of electronic attacks against the nation?s critical infrastructure. This debate is evidenced in the opposing viewpoints of …
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GAO again slams agencies’ cybersecurity efforts
The Government Accountability Office?s (see image) (GAO) harsh criticism of the federal bureaucracy for ?pervasive weaknesses? that ?threaten the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of …
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Malware poses as CNN news alert
Virus writers have created a worm which poses as breaking news alerts. Crowt-A's subject line and attachment share the same name, but continually change to mirror the front-page headline on CNN's …
Security comes from the top
Imagine a perfect situation, in which you work for a large company with a lot of information security measures in place. There is antivirus software on every desktop, updated automatically; there are …
'Osama Captured' e-Mail is Malicious Trojan
Those "Osama Bin Laden Captured" e-mails hammering your in-box today will attempt to download a Trojan if the embedded URL is clicked, anti-virus experts warned Friday. Glendale, Calif.-based Panda …
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Europe under attack from hackers
Since the war in Iraq European countries have reported an increase in hacking attacks. European victims, including the UK, now account for 36 per cent of all worldwide digital attacks. The findings …
Human Nature vs. Security
Social engineering in the latest crop of viruses has people jumping through hoops to open malicious attachments. How do we change the pattern? If you're asked to picture security for a house, the …
New Spawn of Bagle Worm Unleashed
Yet another version of the Bagle worm is on the loose and is already causing trouble in parts of Europe. Bagle.U appeared early Friday morning and has begun spreading quickly, even though it contains …