McAfee plans to acquire Reconnex, a company that specialises in data leakage prevention, which is the second company it has acquired in as many years.
The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported.
Security vendor Websense says the infamous 'Storm' botnet and trojan combination has been sending out false emails claiming the US has invaded Iran, including links to provocative videos.
RSA president Art Coviello says he will quit his job if 'the security industry' is not dead within three years.
United Nations and UK government Web sites are serving malicious javascript visitors to the site face eight separate exploits targeting various Windows applications.
Just as Internet users learn that clicking on a link in an e-mail purporting to come from their bank is a bad idea, phishers seem to be developing a new tactic -- launch a DDoS attack on the Web site of the company whose customers they are targeting and then send e-mails "explaining" the outage and offering an "alternative" URL.
In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
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Online fraud scams are increasingly turning their sights to credit unions, according to a new report.
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Tech analyst Jon Oltsik says a new computing security conundrum presents a problem that's not easy to solve.
Botnets are stayers because they're such good tools for cybercriminal activity, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
If you're boss blocks access to anything but porn, they deserve to be lynched, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
Phishing won't go away, it will mutate with new technology, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
If you're still pushing drugs, you're a fool -- cybercime is where the money is, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
Phishers have started exploiting technologies such as Voice over IP and RSS to hook more victims while law enforcement authorities are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume and sophistication of attacks, according to the CEO of Websense.
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