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InternetNews October 27, 2010 |
Malware Scams Pick Up In Retail Sector Targeted attacks are becoming more and more common as hackers seek out specific individuals or groups to steal proprietary information. |
InternetNews March 25, 2010 |
Symantec: China Is Tops in Targeted Malware Symantec's latest report pinpoints China as the leading source of malware tailored to hoodwink execs in specific industries. |
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 February 9, 2010 |
McAfee Finds Spike In Malware From China A new study by security software vendor McAfee finds a growing number of cyber attacks originating in China and predicts even more malware scams will target fans of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. |
InternetNews December 2, 2010 |
Targeted Malware, Spam Will Surge in '11 Security software vendor predicts more malware campaigns will use social media to target mobile devices, apps and industry-specific systems. |
InternetNews February 24, 2010 |
Cyber Attacks Hit 75% of Enterprises in 2009 Symantec's latest report has more unsettling news for IT security administrators. |
InternetNews May 13, 2010 |
APWG Fingers 'Avalanche' Phishing Syndicate The Anti-Phishing Working Group says one highly sophisticated and well-organized group of cyber thieves was responsible for a huge spike in phishing attacks late last year. |
InternetNews June 4, 2010 |
Hackers Zero In On Execs With World Cup Scam A flurry of malware scams are using e-mails related to the upcoming World Cup to target executives at companies and organizations around the world. |
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 April 14, 2010 |
Symantec Debuts New Enterprise Security Apps New security suites aim to better protect businesses' networks from evolving cyber threats. |
InternetNews March 31, 2010 |
Black Market Spawns Cyber Crime for Dummies New study from PandaLabs pins the escalating severity of attacks carried out by relatively unskilled hackers on a thriving black market offering ready-made tools. |
InternetNews May 13, 2010 |
One Gang Responsible For Most Phishing Attacks More than two-thirds of all phishing attacks in the second half of 2009 were the work of one gang, according to an anti-phishing group. |
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 August 3, 2010 |
Most Don't Object to Cyber Spying: Report A survey by a prominent security software firm reveals that most people don't mind if the government uses cyber spying techniques to keep tabs on our enemies. |
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 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 May 14, 2010 |
Facebook's Become a Phisher's Playground Facebook has plenty of security problems of its own making to resolve and, in the interim, professional cyber-thieves are exploiting other vulnerabilities. |
InternetNews August 16, 2010 |
Symantec Uncovers Another Sneaky Spam Scam Latest Trojan conceals itself in innocent-looking attachments designed to get you or someone you know to open up the offending file. |
InternetNews April 2, 2010 |
Report Tracks the Latest Trends in Cybercrime Sophisticated campaign tracking and dramatically increased use of social networking technologies were two of the top trends in cybercrime in 2009. |
InternetNews September 20, 2005 Roy Mark |
Malicious Code For Profit New trend finds shifts toward attacks seeking confidential information. |
InternetNews April 8, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Malware Problem Shows no Sign of Slowing It's easier than ever to write a phishing virus that looks like a Facebook app thanks to virus writer's toolkits, Symantec finds. |
InternetNews December 15, 2009 |
CA Warns Enterprises of 'Malvertising' in 2010 An increase in online scams and attacks on the Apple Mac platform are in store for the coming year. |
InternetNews November 17, 2010 |
Stuxnet, Mobile Threats Top 3Q Malware Report Security software vendor McAfee's 3Q Threats Report takes note of some older malware scams from the past and some new and discouraging new ones. |
InternetNews October 1, 2009 |
Internet Never More Dangerous: Study Report finds a 585 percent spike in fake anti-malware and security software programs in the first half of 2009. |
Information Today February 4, 2013 Paula J. Hane |
A Cyber War Is Brewing A cyberwar has been brewing and although you might view this battle as governments going head to head in a shadow fight, experts say the battleground is shifting from government entities to the private sector, to civilian targets that provide many essential services to U.S. citizens. |
InternetNews January 27, 2010 |
Cyber Terrorists Target U.S. Oil Industry Three of the world's largest U.S.-based oil and natural gas companies were hoodwinked by an extremely sophisticated malware attack designed to steal key proprietary data related to the whereabouts of new oil reserves. |
PC Magazine January 1, 2011 Larry Seltzer |
Computer Security: How It Looks for 2011 Here are what security vendors predict for 2011. |
InternetNews June 22, 2010 |
Botnet Still King of Malware Underworld Latest report from Gartner finds that while more sophisticated malware and phishing scams will proliferate, botnets will still be the top challenge for security experts for the foreseeable future. |
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. |
Search Engine Watch January 20, 2010 Jason King |
Google's New Approach to China: A Closer Look at the Attack Heard 'Round the Web Taking a look at the numerous security implications for Google users after last week's cyber attack on Google by China. |
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 July 8, 2009 Alex Goldman |
U.S., South Korea Under Cyber Attack Governments and security firms are working together to fight an attack which, though massive, contains very primitive components. |
The Motley Fool March 1, 2011 Gary Cassady |
More Hacking From Inside China, Trading Opportunities Is there a way to profit off of the misfortune of cyberattacks? |
InternetNews March 2, 2011 |
PDF Malware on the Rise: MessageLabs Latest report from security vendor Symantec's MessageLabs unit highlights surge in malicious software hiding in PDF attachments, while overall email threats are on the rise. |
InternetNews May 20, 2010 |
South America Emerges As Cybercrime Hotspot China gets all the bad press but it turns out that Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and a bunch of South American countries are actually the least discriminating when it comes to filtering malware. |
Entrepreneur March 2006 Amanda C. Kooser |
Hacker's Paradise Vincent Weafer, senior director of Symantec security response, talks about what internet security threats are shaping up. |
InternetNews January 15, 2010 Larry Barrett |
Russia Blamed for 13% of Global Cyber Attacks New report from Akamai awards Russia the dubious distinction of world's leading source of cyber threats. |
InternetNews March 31, 2010 |
Vietnamese Activists Hit With Malware: Google As it continues to spar with the Chinese government over Internet censorship, Google warns of an apparently unconnected attack in the region targeting Vietnamese activists. |
InternetNews January 19, 2011 |
Enterprises Weigh Social Nets' Risks, Rewards New survey by security software firm Sophos reveals most companies allow employees to visit social networking sites despite obvious risks. |
InternetNews February 17, 2009 Sean Gallagher |
Social Networks a Magnet for Malware Just like the crooks robbed the banks because that's where the money is, malware will go where the people are. |
InternetNews November 23, 2009 |
IBM Outlines Top Security Trends for 2010 IBM's X-Force security team sees cyber crooks getting social and heading for the clouds. |
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. |
Bank Technology News April 2007 Rebecca Sausner |
The New Red Menace Russian and eastern European hackers get all the glory these days, but their efforts to disrupt American financial services are a nuisance when compared to the nation-state threat that China's cyber army, and its rogue hackers, may pose. |
InternetNews December 1, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
Backup Software Under Attack A SANS report on top security vulnerabilities finds that backup and recovery software has become a favorite target of hackers. |
InternetNews August 11, 2010 |
Malware Scams Hit New Peak in First Half Security software vendor McAfee says the number of new pieces of malware circulating on the Internet reached an all-time high in the first six months of this year. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 30, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
At Least One Part of the Economy is Growing: Cybercrime Several studies are showing growth in new techniques designed to trick users and even anti-virus programs to gain access to personal data. |
InternetNews February 22, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Yo Quiero Antivirus. Malware Goes Multilingual With BRIC and EMEA markets emerging, the bad guys go after non-American targets. |
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 May 28, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Small Businesses Under Siege by Spammers Real-world data compiled shows that money scams are growing as the recession continues - and small firms aren't exempt. |