Mac Malware Targets Bitcoin Wallet Logins
A new Trojan is being used to pick-pocket bitcoins from Mac OS X users. The malware, dubbed OSX/CoinThief.A, was discovered by Secure Mac, and works by sniffing web traffic for login information for...
View ArticlePalo Alto Launches PA-7050 Next-Generation Firewall
Palo Alto Networks has launched what the company calls the fastest and most powerful next-generation firewall (NGFW) that the industry has seen so far. The new product, the PA-7050, features IPS, AV,...
View ArticleFireEye Unveils All-in-One Platform to Detect, Contain and Mitigate Threats
FireEye, a provider of solutions that help companies block advanced cyber attacks, has expanded its FireEye Security Platform in an effort to offer customers a single solution that spans from threat...
View ArticleFireEye Unveils All-in-One Platform to Detect, Contain and Mitigate Threats
FireEye, a provider of solutions that help companies block advanced cyber attacks, has expanded its FireEye Security Platform in an effort to offer customers a single solution that spans from threat...
View ArticleBarclays Bank Breach Exposes 27,000 Customers’ Personal Data
The customer files were offered for sale to rogue traders, according to an anonymous whistleblower.
View ArticleSecureMac Warns of New Bitcoin-Stealing Mac Trojan
OSX/CoinThief.A monitors Web traffic in order to steal Bitcoin wallet login credentials.
View ArticleEaster Seals Data Breach Exposes 3,026 Kids’ Health Records
Names, birthdates, healthcare provider information, healthcare billing information and occupational therapy notes may have been accessed.
View ArticleTarget’s data breach could signal cybercrime wave
The rash of attacks against Target and other top retailers is likely to be the leading edge of a wave of serious cybercrime, as hackers become increasingly skilled at breaching the nation’s antiquated...
View ArticleCloudFlare Infrastructure Hit With 400Gbs NTP-Based DDoS Attack
Web performance and security firm CloudFlare said late Monday that a customer running on its platform was hit with a massive DDoS attack today that affected service in much of Europe and then into some...
View ArticleCorkow Trojan Targets Bank Customers, Bitcoin Owners and Android Developers
Security researchers from ESET have been monitoring the activities of a banking Trojan that appears to be used by cybercriminals to target people in Russia and Ukraine. The threat, Win32/Corkow, is...
View ArticleEnterprise Data Encryption Challenged by Key Management
Locked doors can keep out burglars, but any homeowner knows that misplaced keys can be a headache. The same is true in the world of data encryption, where key management remains a key challenge for...
View ArticleDSTO reinvigorates technology alliance program with IBM
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation and IBM have signed a partnership deal to collaborate on cybersecurity research.
View ArticleHackers targeting Canadian debit machines: Cyber security firm
More than 700 debit cards in Canada have been compromised after hackers used malware to target debit machines in stores, a new report from a U.S. cyber intelligence firm says.
View ArticleWhen Data Breaches Boost Share Prices
Using incident management to respond to data breaches quickly and effectively can help ensure a company’s stock price does not decline in the wake of a breach.
View ArticleUsers Warned of Valentine’s Day Scams
With Valentines Day just around the corner, cybercriminals and scammers have started showing their romantic side. Experts from Trend Micro provide some examples of the spam emails and shady websites...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patches Critical Internet Explorer, Windows Vulnerabilities
Microsoft added two new security updates into the mix of Patch Tuesday bulletins being released today. The additions – critical updates for Internet Explorer and the VBScript scripting engine – bring...
View ArticleVirtual Protest Targets US Internet Snooping
SAN FRANCISCO – Google joined Internet rights activists on Tuesday in a virtual protest aimed at getting US law makers to reign in online snooping. Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union,...
View ArticleWindows XP holdouts vulnerable to hackers
Are you still running Windows XP? Many governments, utilities, banks and businesses are, and they could be vulnerable to malware and hackers, especially when Microsoft stops providing free updates in...
View ArticleSecurity App of the Week: PHP Security Audit
If your website uses PHP, hackers have a lot of ways in which they can breach it if you dont configure it properly. If you want to make sure your site is properly secured, I recommend that you give PHP...
View ArticleFireEye Still Operating at a Loss, Despite Revenue Growth
Enterprise security firm FireEye grows revenue by 94 percent in 2013. But that increase wasn’t enough for it to turn a profit.
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