Hackers: Archive: June 2009

Michael Jackson Malware: No 'Thriller'

Michael Jackson's death has predictably prompted fraudsters to create malware to lure unsuspecting users.

Facebook Sees Rise in Cybercrime

Facebook users are suffering a wave of attacks by criminals who realize the platform hosts many overly trusting participants.

Industry Summit: "Security Become 'Less Human Intensive'"

A conference hosted by research firm Gartner suggests that cybersecurity tasks will be so integrated into the tech infrastructure that it will require less human intervention.

Major Shockwave Security Flaw Fixed

Fixing the flaw in Adobe Shockwave Player, Adobe announced that the hole, "... could allow an attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability to take control of the affected system."

Is Whitelisting as Safe as Antivirus?

Security industry experts aren't in full agreement about about the benefits of whitelisting versus antivirus software.

Pentagon to Set up Cyber Command

Realizing the nature of modern warfare, the Cyber Command will direct the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer infrastructure.

Black Hat Profit: Hacking Parking Meters

If it's connected to a network, it's not safe.

New Twitter Worm Attacks

Security vendor Symantec warns of yet another worm attack on Twitter.

Your Personal Info is Unsafe (Even Offline)

Forget the Internet, the lowly trash can is a far more dangerous place for personal data.

Security Vendor Cenzic Unveils New Solutions

Security vendor Cenzic releases products to combat the threat to application security in cloud hybrids.

Dasient: Servers Need Anti-Malware

Virtually all data loss occurs on servers. A new company releases a pubic beta for anti-malware.

Mac OS Sees More Malware

Although Macs still face far fewer security problems than Windows, the trend line is going in the wrong direction.

Adobe Issues Critical Patch for Reader and Acrobat

It's well worth upgrading your version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader.

Was T-Mobile's Security Compromised?

A T-Mobile spokesperson says the company is investigating the matter.

Analyze Your IT Network to Protect It

An expert at a security industry confab says that to protect your network security you must know your network really well.

Beware of Twitter Scareware

As you watch a video linked to from some social network sites, hackers are installing malware on your system.

IT Security Lessons from RAF Data Loss

A missing hard drive with sensitive data, lost by the RAF, provides larger lessons for IT security pros.

Windows XP Vulnerable to Malware Quicktime

If users click on a booby-trapped Quicktime file and perform a number of other actions, their system could be completely compromised.