Internet Explorer leads in tests against social engineering threats
Microsoft browsers perform the best overall in NSS tests of browser-based defenses against socially engineered malware and phishing, but educated users still are the best defense.
Higher ed networks 300 percent more likely to contain malware
And the No. 1 threat is the Expiro malware, according to research by OpenDNS' Umbrella Security Labs.
Reminder: The Web is not the only source of malware
A cloud-based Web filtering and policy enforcement service helped the city of Aspen sharply reduce browser infections, but it doesn't replace antivirus protection.
Hackers-for-hire group targeting government assets, report says
Hidden Lynx, a sophisticated group of professional hackers located in China, has carried out high-profile attacks on government, IT contractors and other industries at least since 2009, Symantec says.
LynuxWorks rootkit detector adds hardware punch to security scanning
LynuxWorks' system, called RDS5201, is an appliance capable of detecting low-level, zero-day rootkits in real time.
New cyber tool learns network behavior to sniff out malware
Researchers from Georgia Tech demonstrate a prototype tool, ExecScent, that learns a network's normal traffic patterns to spot the command and control traffic from infected hosts. In live tests it identified dozens of new C&C domains and discovered hundreds of infected computers.
Threat-info sharing: Still broken after all these years
Despite a consensus that information sharing is critical to cybersecurity, organizations still hold onto their information, allowing serious threats to flourish for years after they become known.
Reverse engineering reveals inner workings of Comfoo Trojan
Researchers at Dell SecureWorks were able to monitor the command and control system of the persistent RAT, which was used in the 2010 RSA breach that also compromised DOD contractors and is still in wide use.
IBM adds vulnerability tool to security arsenal
IBM says its QRadar Vulnerability Manager (QVM) provides security managers a single view of vulnerability data aggregated from network, endpoint, database and application scanners.
Seculert upgrades in-cloud security with radar and a sandbox
Seculert's cloud-based advanced threat protection solution features Elastic Sandbox technology, an updated API and a new user interface.
The mutating malware monster demands new defenses
Revised guidance from NIST on defending against malware reflects the evolution of malicious code, which is becoming more complex, dangerous and difficult to detect.
AndroRAT signals commercialization of mobile malware
Mobile malware is not new, but a new tool in the cyber crime underground could ultimately pave the way for hackers to leverage malware in large mobile botnets.
Panda Security expands antivirus protection for government clouds
The Panda Cloud Systems Management promises to give agencies and service providers control over all software on their networks.
FBI, Microsoft win a round against Citadel botnet; the battle goes on
The joint operation cuts off more than 1,400 botnets used in the theft of $500 million worldwide, but it also shows how nimble cyber criminals are in distributing their malware.
5 years down the road: The cloud of clouds
Interoperability standards will create a world of interconnected clouds fraught with opportunities and security risks, experts say.
The hack-back vs. the rule of law: Who wins?
When considering retaliation against cyber criminals, make sure the rule of law trumps the immediate gratification of doing unto others.
The trick to detecting Poison Ivy RAT and other stealthy malware
Although malware can evade signatures and other filters, its code leaves telltale tracks that can be discovered through traffic analysis, analysts show in FOSE demonstration.
Universities get schooled on DNS amplification attacks
The open access policies at educational institutions can leave them open to being exploited as bots in large-scale distributed denial of service attacks. There are steps they can take to mitigate the problem.
Trojan horses gain inside track as top form of malware
In the latest report from Panda Security, analysts found that Trojan Horses accounted for 80 percent of new malware infections.
In a world of unified networks, phones are easy prey for hackers
As voice becomes just another data service, telephones are opened up to increasing denial-of-service threats from the Internet.
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