http://www.csoonline.com/ en_us (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:00:37 GMT 2009-11-07T19:00:37Z en_us (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.csoonline.com/article/506855/6_Steps_to_Pull_App_Security_Back_to_the_Future?source=rss_malware_cybercrime OWASP will host its 2009 AppSec DC conference next week, hoping to arm IT security practitioners with knowledge to improve application security. For a taste of what to expect, organization member Matt Fisher discusses what's wrong with app security today and six ways to make it better. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/506855/6_Steps_to_Pull_App_Security_Back_to_the_Future?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506782/Botnet_Authors_Crash_WordPress_Sites_with_Buggy_Code?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Webmasters who find an annoying error message on their sites may have caught a big break, thanks to a slip-up by the authors of the Gumblar botnet. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506782/Botnet_Authors_Crash_WordPress_Sites_with_Buggy_Code?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506784/Three_Year_Old_Office_Patch_Stymies_Most_Attacks?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Users running Microsoft Office can stump nearly three-fourths of all known attacks targeting the suite by applying just one three-year-old patch, according to recently published data. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506784/Three_Year_Old_Office_Patch_Stymies_Most_Attacks?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506635/Analyst_PCI_Security_a_Devil_Like_No_Child_Left_Behind_?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Joshua Corman, research director for enterprise security at The 451 Group, says the private sector's obsession with PCI DSS compliance is blinding it to larger threats. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/506635/Analyst_PCI_Security_a_Devil_Like_No_Child_Left_Behind_?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506480/Top_Microsoft_Security_Architect_Windows_7_Will_Slash_Malware?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Jimmy Kuo, principal architect for Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, has high hopes that Windows 7 security features will help reverse attack trends identified in the seventh volume of the software giant's Security Intelligence Report. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/506480/Top_Microsoft_Security_Architect_Windows_7_Will_Slash_Malware?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506438/Microsoft_Patch_Tally_6_Years_745_Vulnerabilities?source=rss_malware_cybercrime In six years of monthly Patch Tuesdays, Microsoft has issued 400 security bulletins that address 745 vulnerabilities, an informal tally shows. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506438/Microsoft_Patch_Tally_6_Years_745_Vulnerabilities?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506439/After_One_Year_Conficker_Infects_7_Million_Computers?source=rss_malware_cybercrime The Conficker worm has passed a dubious milestone. It has now infected more than 7 million [m] computers, security experts estimate. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506439/After_One_Year_Conficker_Infects_7_Million_Computers?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506301/Spammer_Ordered_to_Pay_Facebook_711_Million?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Facebook was awarded US$711 million in damages from a convicted spammer on Thursday, but the social networking site is hoping a separate criminal action will eventually send him to jail. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506301/Spammer_Ordered_to_Pay_Facebook_711_Million?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506168/Amazon_Downplays_Report_Highlighting_Cloud_Flaws?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Amazon today said that it has taken steps to mitigate a security issue in its cloud computing infrastructure that was identified recently by researchers from MIT and the University of California at San Diego. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506168/Amazon_Downplays_Report_Highlighting_Cloud_Flaws?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506100/Password_Reset_Email_is_New_Facebook_Virus?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Security researchers uncover spoof email with downloadable files that include the Trojan virus Bredolab. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/506100/Password_Reset_Email_is_New_Facebook_Virus?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506048/4_Swine_Flu_Scams_Making_the_Rounds?source=rss_malware_cybercrime From bogus influenza medication to useless prevention products, here are the latest criminal schemes using H1N1 headlines to grab attention. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild http://www.csoonline.com/article/506048/4_Swine_Flu_Scams_Making_the_Rounds?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/505871/The_Curse_of_Cloud_Security?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Companies are clamoring for services in the cloud. But the biggest problem from a security perspective is that few understand what they're dealing with. (Second of a four-part series) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/505871/The_Curse_of_Cloud_Security?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506067/Internet_Phone_Systems_Become_the_Fraudster_s_Tool?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Cybercriminals have found a new launching pad for their scams: the phone systems of small and medium-sized businesses across the U.S. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506067/Internet_Phone_Systems_Become_the_Fraudster_s_Tool?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/506066/Mozilla_Fixes_16_Flaws_with_Firefox_3.5.4?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Mozilla today patched 16 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them critical, as it updated the open-source browser to version 3.5.4. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.csoonline.com/article/506066/Mozilla_Fixes_16_Flaws_with_Firefox_3.5.4?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.csoonline.com/article/505863/Companies_Seek_Social_Networking_s_promise_Find_Peril_Instead?source=rss_malware_cybercrime Seventh Annual Global Information Security Survey: Social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn enhance collaboration but also make it easier than ever for your employees to share customer data and company secrets with outsiders (First of a four-part series). Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner http://www.csoonline.com/article/505863/Companies_Seek_Social_Networking_s_promise_Find_Peril_Instead?source=rss_malware_cybercrime 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z