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Computer forensics tool for banks aims to trace Trojans

IT SECURITY NEWS - 2 hours 19 min ago
CSI UK High Street

Transaction security firm Trusteer has launched a remote forensics service designed to allow banks to diagnose if a client's PC has been infected with malware following incidents of suspected fraud.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

PayPal says sorry to Cryptome

IT SECURITY NEWS - 4 hours 18 min ago
No you're not

PayPal's chief of legal affairs has apologised to Cryptome after the eBay-owned payment service confiscated its funds without explanation. John Muller, ultimately responsible for setting PayPal's guidelines, says the payment company made a mistake. He adds that he was a fan and former donor to Cryptome.…

Anti-virus suites still can't block Google China attack

IT SECURITY NEWS - 6 hours 3 min ago
Protection layer flunks independent tests

Analysis  The vast majority of consumer anti-virus products are still failing to block the Operation Aurora exploits used in the high profile attack against Google and other blue-chip firms last December, according to independent tests.…

Anti-virus suites still can't block Google China attack

SPYWARE NEWS - 6 hours 3 min ago
Protection layer flunks independent tests

Analysis  The vast majority of consumer anti-virus products are still failing to block the Operation Aurora exploits used in the high profile attack against Google and other blue-chip firms last December, according to independent tests.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Anti-virus suites still can't block Google China attack

ANTI-VIRUS NEWS - 6 hours 3 min ago
Protection layer flunks independent tests

Analysis  The vast majority of consumer anti-virus products are still failing to block the Operation Aurora exploits used in the high profile attack against Google and other blue-chip firms last December, according to independent tests.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Google vows to delete Chrome's unique client ID

IT SECURITY NEWS - 7 hours 15 min ago
After it's installed on your PC

Google is changing the way it handles the unique identifier that accompanies each installation of its Chrome browser.…

Reality star Pratt shuns showbiz to be cybercrime superhero

IT SECURITY NEWS - 8 hours 33 min ago
A right tool for the job

A star from the The Hills reality show has announced his supposed intention to take a break from his lucrative TV career in order to fight cybercrime.…

Small biz suffocated by employment red tape

SMALL BUSINESS IT NEWS - 9 hours 22 min ago
Not waving but drowning

Britain's small businesses are struggling with the constant flow of employment red tape emitted by Westminster.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Man gets 30 months in prison for taping nude sportscaster

IT SECURITY NEWS - 19 hours 31 min ago
Erin Andrews bids adieu to peephole stalker

A Chicago-area man was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for secretly taking videos of America's sexiest sportscaster in the nude and then posting them online.…

Microsoft pushes temporary security fix to IE laggards

IT SECURITY NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:40
For those too stubborn to upgrade

Microsoft has released automated workarounds designed to immunize users against a critical vulnerability in earlier versions of Internet Explorer, which criminals are already exploiting online.…

Microsoft pushes temporary security fix to IE laggards

SPYWARE NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:40
For those too stubborn to upgrade

Microsoft has released automated workarounds designed to immunize users against a critical vulnerability in earlier versions of Internet Explorer, which criminals are already exploiting online.…

The power of collaboration within unified communications

Microsoft pushes temporary security fix to IE laggards

ANTI-VIRUS NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:40
For those too stubborn to upgrade

Microsoft has released automated workarounds designed to immunize users against a critical vulnerability in earlier versions of Internet Explorer, which criminals are already exploiting online.…

The power of collaboration within unified communications

Crooks plant fake payment card terminals at multiple stores

IT SECURITY NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:52
'Visually identical' pads siphoned customer data

Crooks planted bogus payment card processing terminals at multiple locations operated by the Hancock Fabrics chain store that allowed for the theft of sensitive financial data from customers, the company warned.…

Facebook users warned over stalk-my-profile scam

IT SECURITY NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 18:59
Crap snoop app escapes whack-a-mole policy

A bogus application that lures Facebook users by falsely offering to show who has been viewing their profile has been exposed as a scam.…

Facebook users warned over stalk-my-profile scam

SPYWARE NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 18:59
Crap snoop app escapes whack-a-mole policy

A bogus application that lures Facebook users by falsely offering to show who has been viewing their profile has been exposed as a scam.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Facebook users warned over stalk-my-profile scam

ANTI-VIRUS NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 18:59
Crap snoop app escapes whack-a-mole policy

A bogus application that lures Facebook users by falsely offering to show who has been viewing their profile has been exposed as a scam.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Cybercrime losses almost double

IT SECURITY NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:51
FBI figures show huge rise in online miscreantage

US net crime loss complaints almost doubled in value from $265m in 2008 to reach $560m last year, according to official figures.…

IT contractors convicted of UK casino hack scam

IT SECURITY NEWS - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 12:22
Hustlers hamstrung by basic maths booboo

A pair of UK hackers who used false betting slips in a bid to con casinos into paying out on bogus gambles were undone by greed and a schoolboy maths error, a court heard.…

Google '99.9%' certain to pull China search plug

IT SECURITY NEWS - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 23:05
At some unspecified point in the future

Google is now "99.9 per cent" certain it will shut down its Chinese search engine, according to a report citing "a person familiar with the company's thinking".…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Programmer gets 4 years in TJX hack case

IT SECURITY NEWS - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 01:21
Dirty laundry delivered via FedEx

A former Barclays Bank programmer received 46 months in prison for helping TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez launder as much as $800,000, according to news reports.…