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- Inside the botnets that never make the news
- This gallery offers an inside view of those "beneath the radar" botnets that never make the news. The images have been collected throughout the past year by using open source intelligence, namely, by either joining the command and control IRC channel upon infection, or monitoring ongoing communications between the botnet...
- Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Aerospace & Defense, Open Source, Internet, Manufacturing, Security, Botnets, Malware, Targeted Attacks, Screenshots, Dancho Danchev
- Image galleries 2009-05-20
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- Phishing experiment sneaks through all anti-spam filters
- A recently conducted ethical phishing New study details the dynamics of successful phishing experiment impersonating LinkedIn by mailing invitations coming from Bill Gates, has achieved a 100% success rate in bypassing the anti-spam filters it was tested against. The experiment emphasizes on how small-scale spear phishing campaigns...
- Tags: Anti-spam, LinkedIn, E-mail, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links
- The "Krab Krawler" analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them. Kaspersky unveiled a new tool on Thursday called "Krab Krawler" that analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them. ...
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Tool, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Kaspersky, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-29
- Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
- Is it safe to assumethat this threat can happen on any OS/Browser desktop or mobile?Yes but...various Stallman cultist and Job cultist will try to argue that either Linux or MacOSX are immune to this because of a so called superior BSD security model or something along this line.Windows only?The Trojan...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, trojan horse, phishing, Facebook, Linux, malware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- What the DoD now says about open source
- I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack
- For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- CyberThreats: Complacency abounds
- Gartner security guru John Pescatore gave his 2010 cyberthreat assessment Tuesday and not a lot has changed---other than the complacency levels of companies that are supposed to be protecting your data. Threats have become more targeted, but the bulk of attacks are using the same techniques found...
- Tags: Technique, Cyberthreats, Attack, Productivity, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- News to know: Win7, Google Wave, Palm WebOS, Apple Tablet, Google Docs
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's message to IT pros: Meet us half way with Windows 7 Larry Dignan: ...
- Tags: Tom Foremski, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Docs, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Research: Small DIY botnets prevalent in enterprise networks
- Does the size of a botnet really matter? It's all a matter of perspective. Contrary to the “common wisdom†that based on their size, big botnets are theoretically capable of infiltrating a huge percentage of enterprise networks, a recently presented study entitled "My Bots Are Not Yours!...
- Tags: Enterprise Network, Espionage, Cyberthreats, Spam, Robots, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Emerging Technologies, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- China should have all its global internet connections severed.Just kidding.... kinda.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsChinese communist party styleNuclear Arms ReductionLocate where the hackers are operating from, detonate a nuke on them.Kill two birds with one stone.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsMaybe we should...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...
- Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Phishers introduce 'Chat-in-the-Middle' fraud tactic
- Phishers don't just want to "bank with you", they also want to talk you into revealing the answers to your 'secret' questions, next to more sensitive information that would help them gain access to your online bank account. A new 'Chat-in-the-Middle' fraud tactic was recently discovered by...
- Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Give me one good reason not to just move them all to Linux
- RE: Give me one good reason not to just move them all to LinuxAs a roaming tech helper and trainer, I completely concur. Over the past few years, I have moved quite a few of my clients to Mac or Linux and they couldn't be happier. And lately, the infestation...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know. Not All Security Vendors Are Created Equal
- Driven by the rising tide of organized cyber-crime and the increased sophistication of hackers, targeted attacks are increasingly aimed at stealing the confidential information. For every business, the ability to recognize and respond to threats rapidly has never been more critical. As TBR's Security Infrastructure Benchmark study reveals, not all...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Know IT AB, Security
- Webcasts 2009-08-18
- Respond to Threats Rapidly
- The threat landscape is evolving dynamically. Today's attacks are more targeted and malicious than ever before. Here's what one can do to respond to these attacks and ensure the organization is protected. Symantec is the worldwide leader in comprehensive endpoint protection. In 2008, Symantec responded to an average of more...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Attack, Security
- Webcasts 2009-08-13
- News to know: SOA, Google Voice app; Twitter bots; Google Wave; Clunkers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Joe McKendrick: More SOA tools emerge in the cloud Jason Hiner: Forget the iPhone app, Google Voice coming as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Jason Perlow, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Bot, Twitter, Attack, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), XML, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Adobe Flash zero-day attack underway; Harden PDF Reader immediately
- Malicious hackers have found a new vulnerability in Adobe's ever-present Flash software and are using rigged PDF documents to launch exploits against Windows targets. The Adobe Flash Player flaw, which is currently unpatched, affects millions of Windows XP and Windows Vista users. Adobe has acknowledged a "potential...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Exploit, Zero-day Bug, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Adobe ships insecure version of Reader from official site
- Following reports by users of Secunia's Personal Software Inspector on a potential false positive for an insecure version of Adobe Reader, the company has found that Adobe is surprisingly shipping the insecure Adobe Reader 9.1.0 version from its official site, potentially exposing users to previously fixed flaws in the latest...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Some important truths about pen-testing
- Guest editorial by Alberto Soliño Penetration testing is a highly scientific, metrics-driven approach to IT security that has been in practice since almost the dawn of the modern computing era when programmers first began conducting organized tests, or “hacks†of their own, or others’ technologies to test...
- Tags: Process, Security, Penetration Testing, IT Security, Information Technology, Organization, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- ImageShack hacked by anti-full disclosure movement
- During the weekend, ImageShack, among the Web's top ten most popular free image hosting services got compromised, with the millions of images hosted on it redirected to a single one explaining why it was hacked. The anti-sec group responsible for the compromise describes itself as a "movement...
- Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Zero-day Bug, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
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