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The Hackers Are Now Taking Aim at The Internet of Things
Jan 11, 2014The hackers who got into your computer or smartphone are now taking aim at the Internet of Things. The connected toothbrush, sports gear with embedded sensors and smart refrigerators are just a few of the objects showcasing innovations at ...
Tags: Security Risks, IT, Electronics, Internet Security Risk
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A-V Comparative Has Released Its November 2013 List of The Antimalware Programmes
Dec 9, 2013Analyst firm A-V Comparative has released its November 2013 list of the antimalware programmes that do the best job of removing malware from an already infected system. What does this mean? As A-V Comparative notes, most PC users ...
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 Has Been Named The Industry's Best Home Security Solution
Aug 13, 2013Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 has been named the industry’s best home security solution by Dennis Technology Labs. Kaspersky Lab’s solution took the top spot in Dennis’ home test for anti-virus protection from April ...
Tags: Kaspersky, Anti-Virus Test
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LinkedIn's Service Outage and Potentially Put User Accounts at Risk of Compromise
Jun 20, 2013LinkedIn's domain name was temporarily redirected to a third-party server Thursday, which resulted in a service outage and potentially put user accounts at risk of compromise. Uptime monitoring service Pingdom recorded that LinkedIn was ...
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The Amount of Cyber-Criminal Activity Related to The Zeus Family Has Increased
May 28, 2013The amount of cyber-criminal activity associated with the Zeus family of financial Trojan programs has increased during the past few months, according to security researchers from anti-virus vendor Trend Micro. “The notorious ...
Tags: anti-virus, banking, BitDefender, Bogdan Botezatu, Citadel, CNME
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Researchers Have Identified Multiple Samples of The Discovered "KitM" Spyware for Mac OS X
May 28, 2013Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users. KitM (Kumar in the Mac), also known as HackBack, ...
Tags: OS X Spyware, Mac, Computer Products
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Mobile Security Vendor Lookout Plans to Start Flagging as Adware Mobile Apps
May 15, 2013Mobile security vendor Lookout plans to start flagging as adware mobile apps that use aggressive ad networks if they don't obtain explicit consent from users before engaging in behavior that potentially invades privacy. Ad networks, ...
Tags: Mobile security vendor, Lookout
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AutoIt Is Increasingly Being Used Thanks to Its Flexibility and Low Learning Curve
May 9, 2013AutoIt, a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions, is increasingly being used by malware developers thanks to its flexibility and low learning curve, according to security researchers from Trend Micro and ...
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Security Software Vendor Bitdefender Launched 'antivirus Free' App on Android Platform
Apr 12, 2013Security software vendor?Bitdefender?has launched its 'Antivirus Free' app on the?Google?Android?platform to combat the growth in mobile malware.? The app promises a "fast and powerful antivirus solution that taps the latest in-the-Cloud ...
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The Number of Android Malware Threats Is Growing
Mar 12, 2013Recent reports from antivirus companies seem to suggest that the number of Android malware threats is growing. However, there are still many skeptics who say the extent of the problem is exaggerated. The security industry has an ...
Tags: antivirus companies, Android malware threats, credibility issue
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BitDefender Has Traced The Cyber-Espionage Malware "Miniduke" Back to June 2011
Mar 6, 2013Romanian security company BitDefender today said it has traced the cyber-espionage malware "MiniDuke" back to June 2011, more than a year and a half before the campaign was uncovered. BitDefender found the malware by digging through its ...
Tags: BitDefender, MiniDuke, espionage malware
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A Version of MiniDuke,The Cyberspy Malware Has Been Operating for at Least 21 Months
Mar 5, 2013A version of MiniDuke, the cyberspy malware aimed at governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere, has been operating for at least 21 months, internet security firm Bitdefender has discovered. The newly discovered version also raises ...
Tags: MiniDuke, Computer Products
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Attackers Are Actively Using a Remote Code Execution Exploit Working Against Adobe Reader
Feb 17, 2013Researchers from security firm FireEye claim that attackers are actively using a remote code execution exploit that works against the latest versions of Adobe Reader 9, 10 and 11. "Today, we identified that a PDF zero-day [vulnerability] ...
Tags: FireEye, remote code, Adobe Reader
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Oracle's Bad Java Week Got Worse on Wednesday
Jan 18, 2013Oracle’s bad Java week got worse on Wednesday, after it was announced that a previously unknown flaw in the programming language still threatens the security of millions of PCs. This is despite the fact that Oracle issued an emergency ...
Tags: Oracle, bad Java, unknown flaw
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Oracle Should Rewrite The Programming Language Completely and Start Again From Scratch
Jan 15, 2013Going on the most recent security flaw in Java, Oracle should rewrite the programming language completely and start again from scratch, according to Bogdan Botezatu, Senior E-Threat Analyst with Bitdefender, a Romanian-based antivirus ...
Tags: Java, security flaw, Oracle, programming language