Ahead of Rootkit Talk, Cisco Patches Router Flaw
(PC World)
PC World - Cisco has issued patches for several products including the SSH server software used by its routers.
Lawmakers See Cyber Threats to Electrical Grid
(PC World)
PC World - Lawmakers and an auditor's report raise concerns about cybersecurity among U.S. electric utilities.
Japan cracks down on virus with copyright law
(AP)
AP - A student who allegedly spread a computer virus was convicted Friday of copyright infringement in a case that has highlighted the lack of laws in Japan to police cyberspace.
Experts warn of cyberterrorism threat
(AP)
AP - Officials from around the world agree they must cooperate better to fight the threat of cyberterrorism at facilities such as nuclear power plants.
ZoneAlarm ForceField: Compromised in sixty seconds
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Check Point Software's new Web browser security software, called ZoneAlarm ForceField, integrates a host-based firewall, anti-spyware, Web site rating, anti-phishing, and keylogger-jamming into a limited virtualization environment with the elegant user interface you've come to expect from the ZoneAlarm brand. Its goal is to provide superior anti-malware protection against the increasingly prevalent and complex threats posed to Internet surfers.
U.S. military cites growing China space, cyber threat
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. military painted China on
Tuesday as posing a growing threat to the United States and
others in space and cyberspace.
US-CERT Warns About Phishers Scamming Disaster Donors
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Since the earthquake in China last week and the cyclone in Myanmar, cyber criminals have been trying to capitalize on the tragedies, officials say.
IT chiefs warn of cyber-terrorism threat
(AFP)
AFP - The threat of cyber-terrorism is growing and most countries are vulnerable to attacks that can shut down critical infrastructure, global experts told a conference here Tuesday.
International Cybercrime Ring Busted
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Officials from the United States and Romania announced that 38 individuals in the two countries have been charged with computer and credit card fraud.
Mass SQL Injection Attack Targets Chinese Web Sites
(PC World)
PC World - Web sites across China and Taiwan are being hit by a mass SQL injection attack that has implanted malware in thousands of Web...
Panda Launches Anti-Malware Service for SMBs
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Monday, Panda Security debuted Panda Managed Office Protection, a software-as-a-service security offering for small and medium businesses.
EU warns Google over photos on Street View
(AP)
AP - The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe.
Spammers ordered to pay MySpace 230 mln dlrs
(AFP)
AFP - A US judge has ordered a pair of accused spammers to pay MySpace about 230 million dollars in what was being billed Wednesday as a record-setting punishment for such Internet abuses.
Comodo's Free 'Expert' Cleanup Isn't Worth The Price
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - For a limited time Comodo is offering free malware cleanup to all. This isn't just a free scanner; they're literally offering experts who will remotely manage the cleanup. But from our hands-on experience, you'd be better off muddling through it yourself.
Colonel suggests using hackers' tool against them
(AP)
AP - Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic.
Hacker Writes Rootkit for Cisco's Routers
(PC World)
PC World - A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed...
MySpace Wins Record $234 Million Spam Judgment
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Spammers, beware. MySpace said Tuesday it has won a record-setting $234 million legal judgment against two well-known spammers who didn't even bother to show up for their court date.
MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment
(AP)
AP - A notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Six Vulnerabilities Fixed In Four Bulletins
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Researchers warn the buffer-overflow bug affecting the Jet Database Engine is especially critical to fix since there is evidence of hackers already exploiting the vulnerability.
Microsoft Refutes Windows Vista Vulnerability Report
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report debunks PC Tools' claims that the Windows Vista operating system is more susceptible to malware than Windows 2000.