This Patch Tuesday fixes from Microsoft include six critical bulletins that head off potential attacks involving poisoned media files and …
Instant messaging speeds up data theft danger
One of the more sophisticated pieces of malware in circulation has been given an upgrade that lets cybercriminals act even …
Could Google be tricked into talking to botnets?
Cybercriminals could start to take advantage of the popularity of search engines like Google as vehicles for relaying malicious code …
New Threat: Clampi
The Clampi Trojan, believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of machines, basically functions as a botnet under the command-and-control …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate …
Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers
Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software …
Beyond Firefox 3.5: sneak peek at Mozilla’s next browser
Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 is off to a running start. The new browser, boasting significant speed increases and a host of …
Busting the nine myths of cloud computing
Wherever you turn, someone's ready to tell (or sell) you something related to cloud computing. Cutting through the myths is …
Data center derby heats up
Network thoroughbred Cisco jumps into the blade server market. Server stallion HP adds security blades to its ProCurve switches. IBM …
iPhone 3G S: What you should know
If the calendar is about to flip over to summer, it must be time for Apple to roll out another …
Spam drops 15% after FTC pulls plug on rogue ISP
The takedown last week of a rogue ISP by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) slashed spam volumes by about …
Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud
Cybercriminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system that …
Samsung ships first 32GB memory card
Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it is shipping a 32GB NAND memory card, the highest-density embedded memory card to date …
Conficker.E to self-destruct on May 5th?
The evolution of the multi-faceted Conficker worm is expected to take another turn this May 5th when the latest version, …
Save paper costs by shrinking prints
Want to cut up to half your paper and ink budget? Just use half as much paper. Yeah, it sounds …
Conficker copycat prowls for victims, says Microsoft
An old, but little-known worm has copied some of the infection strategies of Conficker, the worm that raised a ruckus …
Conficker’s makers lose big, expert says
The malware makers who crafted Conficker must be extremely disappointed, a security expert said today, and not because the Internet …
Conficker on April 1st: Eve of destruction or big joke?
Security experts say Conficker.C (also called Downadup) presents a serious threat. Infected machines — said to number from 3 million …
Deep computer-spying network touched 103 countries
A 10-month cyberespionage investigation has found that 1,295 computers in 103 countries and belonging to international institutions have been spied …