As much as it hurts us to admit, online scamming shares many of the characteristics of a legal business. Why? Because, in the end, they have the same goal - revenue.

A rise in fake antivirus offerings on Web sites around the globe shows that scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering to get malware on computers rather than exploiting holes in software, a Google study to be released on Tuesday indicates.

Microsoft is preparing a security update in June for the IE XSS filter in Internet Explorer 8.

Arbor Networks, whose technology detects abnormal network traffic flow, now offers its PeakFlow monitoring tool for use in virtualized environments. PeakFlow X Virtual 4.2 is the alternative to PeakFlow X software that monitors packet flow through network routers and switches, alerting system administrators if traffic spikes above normal patterns, such as in the case of a dedicated denial of service (DDOS) attack

Following the cyberspying breaches at Google, Adobe, Yahoo!, Intel, Juniper and others, there's been much discussion and dissection of targeted attacks. But rarely is an individual operation laid out in step by step detail. And rarer still is an account told from the hacker's perspective.

Google has not only opened up on how often the world's governments request user data stored on its servers. It's come awfully close to acknowledging that it doesn't actually "anonymize" your IP address after 9 months.

Вопрос приема оплаты за услуги или товар встает перед каждым, кто собирается создать свой бизнес в инете. При кажущейся сложности наладить систему для приема платежей несложно, причем можно не ограничивать себя одними лишь электронными деньгами, а принимать к оплате и обычные кредитные карточки

Non-traditional communications devices such as smartphones and game consoles pose a particular problem to law enforcement agencies trying to milk them for forensic data that reveals criminal activity, attendees were told at the 2010 Computer Forensics Show in New York City.

When Rapid7 announced it was acquiring HD Moore's hugely popular Metasploit tool late last year, many wondered if the integrity of the technology would be preserved.

In an official blog post, an employee in Verizon's Risk Intelligence unit has taken aim at researchers who disclose security flaws, calling them "Narcissistic vulnerability pimps" and comparing them to criminals.

A website that encourages people to share details of their online purchases with world+dog was caught exposing the complete credit card numbers of four of its users.

Blizzard posted an official annoucement on their forums that they have kicked over 320,000 accounts from Battle.net they found were violating the terms of service.

A Russian hacker who says he is living in New Zealand attempted to sell the login details of millions of Facebook users - an unprecedented attack on the world's biggest social networking site.

Faced with stricter Internet security measures, some spammers have begun borrowing a page from corporate America’s playbook: they are outsourcing.

Интересное решение для запоминания паролей предлагает простой сервис PasswordCard. Людям с плохой памятью и не доверяющим электронным устройствам должно понравится.

Я часто задаюсь вопросом: бывает ли у сантехников такой момент в их карьере, когда после очистки очередного засорившегося водостока они начинают ненавидеть свою профессию? Ненавидеть трубы. Ненавидеть шпатлёвку. Ненавидеть все уловки, которые они выучили за годы, ненавидеть учиться новым

На повестке дня очень интересная тема - разбор презентации Стефана "Shocking News in PHP Exploitation", которую он представил на всеобщее обозрение во время конференции PoC2009 в Сеуле 5 ноября. Сразу спешу сообщить, что данное исследование в большей степени направлено на будущее, так как на данный момент очень немногие программисты стремятся воспользоваться всеми преимуществами "волшебных методов" PHP, хотя многие векторы описываемой атаки уже сейчас присущи таким великолепным вещам, как WordPress и Zend Framework.

A seasoned hacker believes Microsoft is now more secure than both Apple and Adobe.Marc Maiffret, who once faced FBI agents waving a gun in his face over his hacking exploits aged 17, now works trying to find security flaws in Microsoft's software and well as tackling malware.

The biggest single threat to computer security is now the inability of PC users to patch their computers, Symantec's review of 2009 year has hinted.

Microsoft has decided to drop a standalone product designed to protect PCs against malware threats in order to concentrate on server-based security and management software and hosted services.

Researchers have demonstrated structural cracks in GSM mobile networks that make it easy to find the number of most US-based cellphone users and to track virtually any GSM-enabled handset across the globe.

McAfee is scrambling to update its antivirus products after a recent update caused system crashes.

Facebook and Microsoft have announced a deal which will let the social networking site's users collaborate on creating documents online using the online version of Office 2010.

Требований к клавиатуре вроде бы не так уж и много. Если не брать в расчет навороченные игровые модели с массой дополнительный функций, описание которых выходит за рамки нашего сегодняшнего теста, от среднестатистической клавиатуры нужно, по большому счету, одно: чтобы многочасовое сидение за компьютером не превратилось в настоящую пытку для твоих рук

Есть много способов борьбы со всякой малварью - начиная от самых простых антивирусов, проактивных защит и файрволов и заканчивая сложными способами вроде эмуляции оборудования и операционных систем. На программном рынке можно легко отыскать способы защиты своей системы

С помощью OSSIM (Open Source Security Information Management) администратор может получить информацию о любом событии в сети, хосте или устройстве. Отдельная система подвергается детальному анализу, для чего собирается информация о ее типичном использовании (например, средний трафик за день), активности пользователя (почта, аська, http, ftp и т.п.) и производится мониторинг сессии в реальном времени

Многие считают, что стандартная утилита для удаления программ, существующая в Windows, является недостаточно качественной, оставляя после программ «мусор» — всевозможные ненужные данные, неиспользуемые библиотеки, записи в реестре

A security researcher has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities affecting PayPal, the most critical of which could have enabled attackers to access PayPal's business and premier reports back-end system.

A team of three developers has created a toolkit that can bypass Microsoft’s limitations on developing programs for the Zune. The kit allows independent programmers to create applications for the digital music player.

Oracle has released updates to check hackers exploiting vulnerability in Java program to spread malware into computers.

Apple fans who claim that the Mac is more secure than PCs not only are wrong, but they're ignorant about their security risks, says a well-known hacker and security expert who has made a name for himself finding vulnerabilities in Windows. And Apple itself doesn't take security as seriously as does Microsoft, he claims.

In an effort to avoid potential crashes caused by installing new patches to computers infected with rootkit malware, Microsoft’s newest update will skip installation on infected machines.

A Japanese cyber extortion gang is running a new "name to shame" scam by duping users who pirate adult games into installing malware, then demanding that they pay up to keep their names from being publicly posted on the Web, a researcher said today.

Nathanael Paul likes the convenience of the insulin pump that regulates his diabetes. It communicates with other gadgets wirelessly and adjusts his blood sugar levels automatically.

Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander told the Senate Armed Services Committee April 15 that he would work to protect the privacy rights of Americans—even as he noted the amount of uncharted territory in cyber-law.

While only about 10 percent of industrial control systems are actually connected to the Internet, these systems that run water, wastewater, and utility power plants have suffered an increase in cybersecurity incidents over the past five years.

Hackers are exploiting the controversy surrounding illegal downloading in a bid to steal credit card details from web users, says F-Secure.

Apple today patched a critical Mac OS X vulnerability used by a security researcher three weeks ago to win $10,000 for hacking Safari at the Pwn2Own contest.

Are you smarter than a third-grader? Because the online education system used by the Fairfax County public schools apparently is not.

Security researchers have discovered flaws in common file formats, including .zip, which can be used to sneak malware onto computers by evading antivirus detection.