Intego: 2011 offered bumper crop of Mac malware

One of Apple’s chief advantages in the personal computing market has been that its Mac computers have been relatively impervious to viruses and malware, at least when compared to Windows-based PCs. But that advantage may have been more difficult to maintain in 2011–at least, according to a new report from security firm Intego.

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Social engineering attacks on the enterprise are trending upward

Amit Klein, CTO of the security firm Trusteer, predicts that social engineering attacks against enterprises will be on the rise in 2012. The problem is that too many people disclose too much personal information on social networks, and this gives thieves the leverage they need to gain and then abuse people’s trust.

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German officials admit to deploying intercept software

Officials in a number of German state governments have owned up to using the Quellen-TKÜ Trojan Horse software in criminal investigations to intercept encrypted telecommunications on PCs. At least one state said it has suspended use of the software, after the Chaos Computer Club discovered that it could be controlled by anyone, not just [...]

Firefox advises users to disable McAfee plugin

It's the last thing McAfee would want users to hear about one of its products, but the Firefox browser is advising users to disable McAfee's ScriptScan software, saying that it could cause "stability or security problems."

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Black Hat: Researcher picks apart Sophos antivirus package

A researcher presenting at Black Hat picked apart Sophos Antivirus software and found it lacking in several areas that leave it vulnerable to attack or circumvention – something he says might apply to other antivirus vendors’ products as well, but he just hasn’t looked.

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