A massive botnet has been discovered by security researchers in Virginia who say the infestation is attacking computers at companies and governments around the world.
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Tags: attack, botnet, infected, NetWitness, researchers, security
Now here’s what I call customer service gone wild: A Texas bank has decided to sue one of its commercial customers that was robbed by a gang of international cyberthieves.
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Tags: cybertheives, Hillary Machinery Inc., lawsuit, PlainsCapital Bank, security, Texas
Hackers are getting past some of the toughest tactics used in online banking security, say the analysts at Gartner.
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Tags: Gartner, malware, online banking, security, threats
The smartphone market is the tech hotbed of activity these days, but no new entry into the market’s made anything close to the iPhone’s impact over the past couple of years. In fact, the folks over at eWeek are warning IT pros to prepare for the unit’s ultimate domination.
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Tags: applications, carrier, eWeek, iphone, security, smartphone
Sure, there are plenty of government programs that are inefficient, tangled in red-tape and just plain lousy. So when one actually works, we should all take notice. One program that seems to be doing its job:
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Should bloggers publish stolen confidential information?
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Tags: Add new tag, blogging, ethics, security, Web
It’s not news that many employees are ignoring IT security policies. But who’s doing it might surprise you.
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Tags: data theft, IT policies, security
Could Microsoft have prevented the recent Internet Explorer attacks that experts are comparing to Conficker?
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Tags: Microsoft, security, Software, software bug
You’d think some people would know better when it comes to keeping sensitive information off the Web.
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Tags: Facebook, Internet, security, social networking, Web
