Password Reset Email is New Facebook Virus
Security researchers uncover spoof email with downloadable files that include the Trojan virus Bredolab.
4 Swine Flu Scams Making the Rounds
From bogus influenza medication to useless prevention products, here are the latest criminal schemes using H1N1 headlines to grab attention.
The Curse of Cloud Security
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)
Internet Phone Systems Become the Fraudster's Tool
Cybercriminals have found a new launching pad for their scams: the phone systems of small and medium-sized businesses across the U.S.
Mozilla Fixes 16 Flaws with Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla today patched 16 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them critical, as it updated the open-source browser to version 3.5.4.
Companies Seek Social Networking's promise, Find Peril Instead
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).
Report: China Ready for Cyberwar, Espionage
Looking to gain the upper hand in any future cyber conflicts, China is probably spying on U.S. companies and government, according to a report commissioned by a Congressional advisory panel monitoring the security implications of trade with China.
Making Sense of Rapid7's Metasploit Acquisition
The information security community stands to benefit from Rapid7's acquisition of Metasploit, IT security experts say. But much depends on how Rapid7 handles its new property.
In Defense of Microsoft and Windows 7
Microsoft raised some eyebrows last week when its Patch Tuesday release included fixes for Windows 7. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner explains why it's not really that big a deal and why Microsoft deserves more credit than it gets.
Report: Employee Holiday Shopping Will Strain Security
Annual survey from ISACA finds productivity losses, information security risks are at stake when employees use work devices for shopping.
Security Directions: A Virtual Conference
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Protecting PII: How to Work with IT to Manage Risk
Understand the critical nature of the test data privacy problem and get tips on how to work with IT to implement a test data privacy program.
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