TinyURL Now Used in IM Phishing

At about 11pm GMT last night, 24th Feb, I heard people complaining that they were being sent unsolicited instant messages from their friends over a number of networks including Facebook, Google Chat, and AOL Instant Messenger. The messages weren’t sent by their friends, rather by cybercriminals who were using compromised accounts in order to [...]

Fight Malware on the Smartphone

As more and more people bring personal technology into the workplace-most often smartphones–malicious code writers are beginning to take notice and target these weak points of entry. In its 2009 Cyber Threat Report, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center cited the possibility of botnets moving from the desktop to the smartphone within the year. [...]

Check Point overhauls its security software architecture

Check Point is in the midst of a major overhaul of its security software architecture so customers can pick and choose the applications they want and dedicate computing resources to each depending on the performance they want to guarantee.

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Apple catches up on Safari (browser) security

Apple catches up on Safari (browser) security Posted by Ryan Naraine @ 4:53 pm Categories: Anti Virus, Apple, Arbitrary Code Execution, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Firefox, Locally Running Web Servers, Malware, Mozilla, Patch Watch, Research, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware Tags: Apple Safari, Malware, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Security Feature, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware [...]

ZoneAlarm 8.0.298.000 Final

ZoneAlarm Security Suite is the easy to use comprehensive security solution that is based on the world 39 s best firewall to keep out hackers viruses worms and other threats It combines the most popular firewall with antivirus Web site filtering privacy protection instant messaging security and more to provide the best overall protection of [...]