Facebook, Twitter need corporate security policies
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter open threats to sensitive corporate data that businesses need to deal with aggressively, Interop attendees were told.
Tim Greene | 14 May | Read more
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter open threats to sensitive corporate data that businesses need to deal with aggressively, Interop attendees were told.
Tim Greene | 14 May | Read more
The source code and a manual to the popular crimeware creation kit Zeus has been leaked, perhaps giving defenders additional tools to fight infections but also raising concerns that criminals may use the source code to create a rapidly expanding compendium of variants.
Robert Lemos | 14 May | Read more
Facebook today denied that it may have accidentally exposed personal user data to advertisers and other third parties for several years, as claimed this week by two security researchers at Symantec Corp.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 12 May | Read more
A programming bug on Facebook's website may have accidentally given advertisers and others access to a treasure trove of personal information, according to security researchers at Symantec.
Robert McMillan | 11 May | Read more
At its Visions 2011 conference in Las Vegas this week, Symantec announced plans to offer its midrange backup and enterprise-class archive software products as SaaS offerings.
Lucas Mearian | 04 May | Read more
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death actually contain a virus that could steal personal information.
Robert McMillan | 04 May | Read more
Hackers today stepped up their use of Osama Bin Laden's death by shoving malware into PCs when users fall for phony claims of photographs and video, security researchers said today.
Gregg Keizer | 04 May | Read more
Malicious emails took the lead from spam as the biggest cyber threat in Australia during April as targeted attacks continued to rise.
Hamish Barwick | 29 Apr | Read more
Without a sample of the new worm that an Iranian official says attacked the country's computers, it's impossible to verify his claims, a security research said Monday.
Gregg Keizer | 26 Apr | Read more
Data breaches, compromised social networks and mobile device security are the biggest problems facing enterprises, according to security experts.
Hamish Barwick | 06 Apr | Read more
There's hacking, then there's hacktivism. There's malware, then there's Android Trojans like the latest "threat" discovered by Symantec. Android.Walkinwat is like the Batman of mobile malware -- a rogue vigilante seeking justice through means that also skirt legality, but for a good cause.
Tony Bradley | 01 Apr | Read more
Notorious spam botnet Rustock has gone quiet and security analysts aren't sure why.
Joan Goodchild | 18 Mar | Read more
Data breaches cost UK businesses more than ever last year, with most of the financial hit resulting from lost business in the aftermath of an incident, a Ponemon Institute survey for Symantec has found.
John E Dunn | 22 Mar | Read more
It's no secret that the goal of modern malware writers is to create attack software that is stealthy and flows undetected for as long a period of time as possible. What's increasingly startling, however, is how pervasive custom malware has become as part of traditional attacks.
George V. Hulme | 19 Mar | Read more
For only the second time, Google last weekend remotely deleted Android apps from users' phones.
Gregg Keizer | 08 Mar | Read more