Sunday | 21 March, 2010
Stories by: Jeremy Kirk
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Facebook users targeted in massive spam run 19/03/2010 06:50:00
Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee. - +
Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rules 18/03/2010 05:04:00
Law enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system. - +
Trusteer rolls out malware forensic tool for banks 16/03/2010 06:04:00
Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked. - +
Counterfeit card fraud drops by half in the UK 11/03/2010 08:17:00
Fraud losses due to counterfeit payment cards fell by half in 2009 from the year prior in the U.K., but online banking losses continued to rise, according to new banking industry figures released Wednesday. - +
UK registry to implement DNS security protocol 01/03/2010 03:34:00
Nominet, the U.K.'s domain name registry, will begin implementing a security protocol on Monday designed to protect the DNS (Domain Name System). - +
IBM: Vulnerabilities fell in 2009, but other risks abound 26/02/2010 08:08:00
The number of software vulnerabilities fell overall in 2009, but the number of bugs in document readers and multimedia applications increased by 50 percent, according to IBM's annual X-Force Trend and Risk Report. - +
VeriSign rolls out new Web site verification service 24/02/2010 04:30:00
VeriSign is introducing a certification service that confirms whether a business is legitimate and that their Web site is free of malware. - +
After outcry, Google revamps Buzz networking application 16/02/2010 06:53:00
Google apologized on Saturday, saying it has made several changes to its new social-networking application Buzz to allay privacy concerns. - +
E-mail scam steals €3 million in carbon credits 05/02/2010 06:47:00
A clever phishing scheme launched last week may have stolen more than €3 million (US$4.1 million) worth of carbon emission permits from companies. - +
Botnet targets major Web sites with junk SSL connection 02/02/2010 07:46:00
More than 300 Web sites are being pestered by infected computers that are part of the Pushdo botnet, according to security researchers. - +
EFF: Browsers can leave a unique trail on the Web 01/02/2010 08:46:00
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created an on-line tool that details the wealth of information a Web browser reveals, which can pose privacy concerns when used to profile users.
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