As an IT manager, where does your responsibility end? When staff are in the office you are reasonably expected to monitor, manage and support their technology. But with 48 per cent of the population …
Virus war of words falls silent
Netsky and Bagel variants continue to spring up, but virus writers' slanging match cools down. New versions of the Netsky and Bagel worms have emerged in the wild, but neither infection seeks to …
New worm masquerades as Microsoft update
Sober variant employs latest social engineering technique. A new variant of the Sober worm has surfaced this morning, antivirus specialist F-Secure has warned. Sober D pretends to be a Microsoft …
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Microsoft calls for antivirus education
Private sector and government should join forces to inform users on IT security. Government and business should work together to improve user knowledge in order to limit the spread of computer …
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DoS and phishing attacks: coming to a mobile near you?
Or about as common as woolly mammoths? Recent news about bluesnarfing – using Bluetooth to hack into mobiles without leaving a trace of the intrusion – has revealed the possible security implications …
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IT security: Something's gotta give
2004 is just over a month old but it's already been an eventful year for information security with the MyDoom worm carving its name into the annals as the most malicious code cocktail ever. MyDoom …
New malware masquerades as Microsoft update
A Trojan horse program that appears to be a Microsoft Corp. security update can download malicious code from a remote Web site and install a back door on the compromised computer, leaving it …
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Bugbros worm a bogus Microsoft alert
A new mass-mailer worm in the wild poses as a flaw fix from Microsoft. Bugbros-A arrives attached to an e-mail that purports to be from [email protected]. The message says the attached worm is a …
Writer offers cash for hacking tales
Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick has offered cash in exchange for tales of hacking escapades to fill a book he is writing. Mitnick used e-mail messages to online security discussion groups and his web …
Sober worm causes headaches
Virus firms warn of new email attachment-based malware. A new virus threat called Sober could be causing a few headaches today, according to antivirus researchers. The Sober worm, spotted in the last …