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InternetNews September 17, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Have We Reached The End Of The Virus? Not quite. The old-fashioned virus infestation is fading as the biggest nuisance for computer users in favor of Trojans, Symantec's new malware study finds. |
InternetNews January 18, 2011 |
Attack Toolkits Spark New Malware Strains Do-it-yourself malware kits are all the rage online and they're making life much easier for cyber-criminals looking to turn a quick buck. |
InternetNews September 25, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Report: Home Users Blind To Hackers According to a new status report from security vendor Symantec, home users are the target of 86 percent of attacks. Financial services ranked second, the target of 84 percent of phishing attempts in the first half of 2006. |
InternetNews October 3, 2006 Roy Mark |
Cyber Criminals Turn to Home Users Phishing and spam are on a dramatic rise as home users become the prime targets of online criminals. Attacks are up 81 percent over the last six months and spam jumped 50 percent over the same period. |
InternetNews June 9, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft's Biggest Bug Stomp Ever Security firms say Tuesday's patches fix more bugs than ever before, meaning plenty of work to do. |
InternetNews December 18, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
Old Exploit Targets Symantec Antivirus Security firm eEye Digital Security has posted a warning about the spread of a new virus affecting the Symantec Antivirus application. |
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Blaster Redux? SSL Worm Threat Rising Security experts have spotted the first signs of a Blaster-like worm circulating underground, prompting fears that major Internet disruptions could be less than a week away. |
InternetNews December 11, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Spreads Holiday Security With 11 Fixes Microsoft on Tuesday issued its monthly update for December, which consists of seven security bulletins that fix 11 vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews February 3, 2011 |
Microsoft Patch Tuesday to Include Critical Fixes Microsoft plans to release a dozen security fixes as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday download notification. |
InternetNews April 10, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Three Critical Fixes For Windows Microsoft releases three significant fixes for Windows, but Office remains exposed. |
InternetNews February 2, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Are Legitimate Sites the Next Malware Threat? Businesses may be exposing their customers to malware by leaving their sites unpatched, IBM warns in a new study. |
InternetNews February 24, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Hackers Pounce on Excel Vulnerability Hackers have launched a new attack that uses a previously undiscovered flaw in Microsoft Excel to target business executives and government agencies. |
InternetNews November 11, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Teed Up for November: Office, Windows Fixes Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's monthly ritual of issuing fixes on the second Tuesday of every month, is a modest affair this month, with only two fixes coming out. But they affect both Windows and Office. |
InternetNews June 8, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Symantec Says Phishers Have New Tools Automated toolkits are making it easier to attack services such as Facebook, Twitter and financial services brands. |
InternetNews September 20, 2005 Roy Mark |
Malicious Code For Profit New trend finds shifts toward attacks seeking confidential information. |
InternetNews July 30, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
'Critical' IE Patch Released Microsoft goes out-of-cycle to fix software flaws that led to last month's malware attack. |
InternetNews August 10, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
To Patch Or Not To Patch? Microsoft issues a fix to a severe hole. The government insists we use it, but is there a risk? |
InternetNews May 15, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Facebook Attacks Threaten All Web Sites Why would users want your user name and password? Perhaps because it could give them access to your money and your e-mail. |
InternetNews November 20, 2009 |
Symantec's 'Unlucky 13' Security Trends for 2010 Hackers and malware purveyors are becoming more sophisticated, meaning computer users need to become wiser and more proactive, too. |
InternetNews June 13, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
8 'Critical' Updates in Microsoft's Monthly Patch Patches to Windows, Internet Explorer and Outlook close a number of backdoors and exploits. |
InternetNews April 14, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Credit Cards, Banks Targeted by Cyber Criminals Sophisticated criminal gangs are organized and focused on stealing, buying and selling identities across shadowy online markets. |
InternetNews April 30, 2009 Michelle Megna |
Facebook Fights Second Phishing Attack Facebook battles attackers seeking users' login information. |
InternetNews August 11, 2009 |
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Fixes More ATL Holes Microsoft issued patches for 19 security holes in its products as part of this month's Patch Tuesday roundup - including updates designed to lock down several persistent, high-profile vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Symantec's Latest: Customized Threat Protection Symantec announced a custom threat analysis and protection service through its Global Services Security Response unit. Managed Threat Analysis, is designed to help companies facing more targeted attacks from criminals looking to steal intellectual property. |
InternetNews June 3, 2010 |
Microsoft Alerts IT to Three 'Critical Patches Patch Tuesday will include ten patches ranging in importance that IT departments would be well-advised to check out. |
InternetNews July 7, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Symantec: USB Keys Threaten the Enterprise As criminals innovate to attack PCs, Symantec promised to continue to fight them. |
InternetNews March 6, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston |
Patch Tuesday Won't Fix Excel Hole Microsoft still hasn't patched the Excel hole that leaves users open to attack. |
InternetNews September 9, 2008 Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Updates for Media Vulnerabilities Be careful what you listen to on your PC. Hackers may want to get it. |
InternetNews July 9, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston |
'Patch Tuesday' Will Fix ActiveX Zero-Day Microsoft to patch hole that has already led to thousands of attacks. |
InternetNews February 12, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Delivers a Plethora of Patches After almost no fixes last month, Microsoft turns out 11 security bulletins, calling six of them "critical." |
InternetNews February 20, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Attack Preys on New Adobe Acrobat Vulnerability Experts warn businesses and government agencies on the latest flaw uncovered in one of Adobe's popular applications. |
InternetNews August 3, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Mobile, Social Networks Threaten IT: Symantec IT management is getting tougher as new threats (e.g. 'scareware') emerge and old ones persist. |
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Online Trust: A Thing of the Past? Malware attacks are turning the Web upside down, and complicating the efforts of security vendors and users to cope with the threats. |
InternetNews February 14, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft's Security Valentines As part of its traditional "patch Tuesday," Microsoft has released seven fixes for its media player and other Windows applications. |
InternetNews November 29, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Cyber Crime Grows More Dangerous And Sophisticated McAfee study finds online threats are getting more complex and brazen in what they target, like the U.S. military. |
PC World February 3, 2003 Paul Roberts |
The Net Is Dangerous, Research Says Attack rates decline, but worms and software flaws keep cyberspace hazardous, Symantec reports. |
InternetNews July 10, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Patches Core Applications Microsoft today issued six bulletins containing 11 fixes as part of its monthly patch cycle, covering everything from its Windows operating systems to applications and the .NET framework. |
InternetNews July 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft: Out-of-Cycle Security Patch Coming Due out next week, the patch will fix a software flaw that led to the Download.Ject malware attack. |
InternetNews March 31, 2005 Tim Gray |
Symantec Fixes Security Holes The firm releases fixes for two vulnerabilities found in its anti-virus products. |
InternetNews March 19, 2007 Andy Patrizio |
What's a New Identity Cost? Less Than a CD. Symantec probes the identity-trading underground and finds personal IDs selling for $14. |
InternetNews April 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Exploit for Windows SSL Flaw Circulating Unpatched systems are at risk of DoS attacks but security experts warn the threat level could grow considerably. |
InternetNews August 13, 2010 |
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Fixes Spoofing Flaw In one of its biggest patch drops in history, Microsoft has issued a fix for a hole in a bit of Windows code that could enable hackers to carry out a spoofing attack. |
InternetNews April 8, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Issues Critical Fixes to Windows, Apps Microsoft issues eight alerts cover a variety of OS, Internet and application vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews May 8, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston |
'Critical' PowerPoint Patch Coming Tuesday Tuesday's patch aims to fix a critical hole in Microsoft's presentation application for Office. |
InternetNews December 8, 2009 |
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Closes Two Zero-Days Vulnerability in older Internet Explorer releases gets locked down. |
InternetNews April 13, 2010 |
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes 5 Critical Flaws Microsoft's Patch Tuesday hands IT administrators 11 fixes to implement, of which five are deemed critical, addressing a total of nine critical vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews April 20, 2010 |
Targeted, DIY Malware Here to Stay: Symantec Symantec's latest threat report provides plenty of disconcerting news for IT managers charged with safeguarding critical enterprise data. |
InternetNews October 7, 2010 |
Microsoft Planning a Hectic Patch Tuesday In its monthly release of security fixes, Microsoft is planning to issue 16 patches, with four meant to address vulnerabilities that the software leader has deemed "critical." |
InternetNews October 23, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Rushes Out Urgent Windows Fix Microsoft is rushing out an emergency security fix outside of its regular patch schedule for Windows users. |
InternetNews August 6, 2009 |
Microsoft Readies Five 'Critical' Fixes for Tuesday August's Patch Tuesday event is likely to be lower-key than some recent releases. But it won't be without some key updates. |