Microsoft Security Response Center gets new boss
The point man for security bug fixes at Microsoft has stepped down as director of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
Robert McMillan | 23 Jan | Read more
The point man for security bug fixes at Microsoft has stepped down as director of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
Robert McMillan | 23 Jan | Read more
Salesmen and parents know the technique well. It's called the takeaway, and as far as Keith Mularski is concerned, it's the reason he kept his job as administrator of online fraud site DarkMarket.
Robert McMillan | 21 Jan | Read more
A bug found in all major browsers could make it easier for criminals to steal online banking credentials using a new type of attack called "in-session phishing," according to researchers at security vendor Trusteer.
Robert McMillan | 14 Jan | Read more
Hackers have taken down two high-profile targets as they continue their ongoing Web attacks in support of Palestine, defacing Web sites run by the U.S. Army and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Robert McMillan | 12 Jan | Read more
The conflict raging in Gaza between Israel and Palestine has spilled over to the Internet.
Robert McMillan | 05 Jan | Read more
Black market criminals are offering to sell details on 21 million German bank accounts for Euro 12 million (US$15.3 million), according to an investigative report published Saturday.
Robert McMillan | 09 Dec | Read more
If there's a poster child for the dangers of spyware, it's Julie Amero.
Robert McMillan | 27 Nov | Read more
The case against Julie Amero is finally closed.
Robert McMillan | 24 Nov | Read more
Symantec is warning of a sharp jump in online attacks that appear to be targeting a recently patched bug in Microsoft's Windows operating system, an analysis that some other security companies disputed Friday.
Robert McMillan | 24 Nov | Read more
Frank Boldewin had seen a lot of malicious software in his time, but never anything like Rustock.C.
Robert McMillan | 17 Nov | Read more
An IT manager who logged onto to his former employer's computer network five months after being fired and opened the e-mail server up to spammers has been sentenced to one year in prison.
Robert McMillan | 05 Nov | Read more
David Kernell is facing five years in prison for allegedly hacking into Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account, but lawyers watching the case say that the felony charge against him is a bit of a stretch.
Robert McMillan | 09 Oct | Read more
After Adobe Systems asked them to keep quiet about their findings, two security researchers have pulled out of a technical talk where they were going to demonstrate how they could seize control of a victim's browser using an online attack called 'clickjacking.'
Robert McMillan | 17 Sep | Read more
When it comes to investing in computer security, the U.S. federal government could get a good return on investment by shoring up its networking protocols, according to the man who's been hired to coordinate computer security between federal agencies.
Robert McMillan | 08 Aug | Read more
There were 6 a.m. calls from Finnish certificate authorities and also some pretty harsh words from his peers in the security community, even an accidentally leaked Black Hat presentation, but after managing the response to one of the most highly publicized Internet flaws in recent memory, Dan Kaminsky said Wednesday that he'd do it all over again.
Robert McMillan | 07 Aug | Read more