Microsoft releases tool to defend against DLL attack  

Microsoft releases tool to defend against DLL attack

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 2 September 2010 1:58 PM
Continues to probe "preloading" vulnerability.
Widespread attacks continue against WordPress sites  

Widespread attacks continue against WordPress sites

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 12 May 2010 1:07 PM
Other sites now targeted as well.
Military ban against USB drives partially lifted 

Military ban against USB drives partially lifted

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 February 2010 12:10 PM
USB drives may now be used on military networks.
New attack against IE could expose all files on a victim's PC 

New attack against IE could expose all files on a victim's PC

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 28 January 2010 12:43 PM
Four to five flaws in design features of IE.
Adobe distances itself from Google hack 

Adobe distances itself from Google hack

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 18 January 2010 9:57 AM
Not an attack vector, firm says.
Adobe hit by Chinese Google attack 

Adobe hit by Chinese Google attack

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 15 January 2010 9:55 AM
Attack "appears related" to Google hack.
Hacker grinches launch DDoS attack against Amazon, others 

Hacker grinches launch DDoS attack against Amazon, others

In Hackers - By Andrew R, 29 December 2009 5:00 PM
Sites shut down on Christmas Eve.
Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king 

Facebook wins US$711 million in damages against spam king

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 2 November 2009 10:28 AM
Facebook wins civil action against spammer.
Microsoft aims to stem malware tide with Security Essentials 

Microsoft aims to stem malware tide with Security Essentials

In Web/client - By Daniel Robinson, 30 September 2009 9:45 AM
Rivals claim free software lacks adequate protection.
Microsoft takes aim at shady advertisers 

Microsoft takes aim at shady advertisers

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 21 September 2009 11:08 AM
Company files suit against purveyors of 'malvertising'.
Finjan wins injunction against firewall vendor 

Finjan wins injunction against firewall vendor

In Cloud - By Phil Muncaster, 21 August 2009 10:04 AM
Ruling applies to WebWasher and TSP products.
Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL 

Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 July 2009 9:39 AM
Two security researchers are set to show how, due to a common browser vulnerability, extended-validation SSL certifications don't offer much more protection than traditional certs.
Deloitte launches counter-espionage team 

Deloitte launches counter-espionage team

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:13 AM
Competitors still a security risk.
Global leaders unite against IT threats 

Global leaders unite against IT threats

By Phil Muncaster, 19 May 2008 12:29 AM
Impact set to launch with a mission to eradicate cyber terrorism
Jury finds for Finjan in patent suit against Secure Computing 

Jury finds for Finjan in patent suit against Secure Computing

In Hackers - By Jack Rogers, 14 March 2008 12:16 PM
A U.S. District Court of Delaware jury has found that Secure Computing, and its subsidiaries CyberGuard and Webwasher, infringed three patents that Finjan Software created over ...
AOL patches flaw with AIM 6.5; experts warn against corporate platform use 

AOL patches flaw with AIM 6.5; experts warn against corporate platform use

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 18 October 2007 10:05 AM
AOL patched a flaw allowing remote code execution when it released AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5, but researchers are still urging caution for enterprise users of the ...
Hacking attacks against utility companies soar 

Hacking attacks against utility companies soar

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 8 October 2007 10:25 AM
The number of hacking attacks against utility companies has soared by 90 per cent, according to SecureWorks.
Microsoft and MySpace join Govt's fight against online predators 

Microsoft and MySpace join Govt's fight against online predators

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 14 September 2007 2:38 PM
Government launches Working Group to battle against sexual predators on social-networking sites.
FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer 

FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 27 August 2007 10:38 AM
A district court judge has temporarily ordered a pharmaceutical company to halt the delivery of spam messages promoting herbal pills claiming to help shed pounds.
Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach 

Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 20 August 2007 6:40 AM
A California law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Certegy Check Services on behalf of the 8.5 million customers whose sensitive information was sold to direct ...
UK watchdog calls for greater protection  

UK watchdog calls for greater protection

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 May 2007 9:59 AM
New safeguards are needed to avert a surveillance society and protect people's privacy, the Information Commissioner has warned.
Banks file suit against TJX over breach costs 

Banks file suit against TJX over breach costs

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 26 April 2007 9:55 AM
Three US state banking associations announced Tuesday that they have filed a joint lawsuit against TJX Companies over "dramatic costs" their 300 members have incurred since the ...
Microsoft works against the clock to ready DNS fix 

Microsoft works against the clock to ready DNS fix

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 20 April 2007 9:49 AM
While stopping short of a guarantee, a prominent Microsoft security researcher said this week that the software superpower is working around the clock to have a patch for the ...
MySpace files suit against alleged spammer 

MySpace files suit against alleged spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 23 January 2007 7:22 AM
MySpace today announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against a well-known spammer who allegedly used the popular social networking site to send millions of messages promoting ...
Torvalds cautions against DRM and GPL3 obsession 

Torvalds cautions against DRM and GPL3 obsession

In Networks - By Tom Sanders, 17 January 2007 3:50 PM
Legal bickering won't help defeat bad coding practices,better software will.
Microsoft files suit against spyware operation 

Microsoft files suit against spyware operation

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 14 November 2006 6:10 PM
Microsoft announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against a spyware distributor, one day after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the company was shut down by a ...
FTC on board in spyware case against movie service 

FTC on board in spyware case against movie service

By Dan Kaplan, 16 August 2006 6:57 PM
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has joined the Washington state's Attorney General's Office in efforts to halt a movie download service that allegedly bombards customers ...
SEC considering action against Trend Micro CEO 

SEC considering action against Trend Micro CEO

By Dan Kaplan, 6 July 2006 10:11 PM
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering taking "civil enforcement action" against Eva Chen, CEO of Trend Micro, over alleged security trading violations...
Two-thirds fail to guard against mobile threat 

Two-thirds fail to guard against mobile threat

By René Millman, 9 June 2006 10:29 AM
Two-thirds of IT professionals fail to include mobile devices in their security policies, according to a new study.
Poll: Half of European companies unprotected against vulnerabilities 

Poll: Half of European companies unprotected against vulnerabilities

By René Millman, 18 April 2006 12:08 PM
Nearly half of IT professionals believe their infrastructures are not completely protected against vulnerabilities, new research has found.
Microsoft enlists TCL Group as ally against Chinese pirates 

Microsoft enlists TCL Group as ally against Chinese pirates

By William Eazel, 10 April 2006 9:49 AM
Microsoft has claimed a victory in its long-running battle against Chinese software pirates after the TCL Group, one of the leading PC manufacturers in China, signed a Windows ...
New charges against Rizler 

New charges against Rizler

By Ericka Chickowski, 23 March 2006 11:13 PM
Christopher William Smith, the notorious spam lord known as Rizler, faced new charges yesterday for allegedly conspiring to kill a witness connected to his prescription drug ...
Internet industry unites against child pornography  

Internet industry unites against child pornography

By William Eazel, 22 March 2006 10:15 AM
In a bid to clamp down on internet child pornography, 18 of the world's most prominent financial institutions and internet firms have joined with the International Centre for ...
Game on for FTC's battle against online auction fraud  

Game on for FTC's battle against online auction fraud

By William Eazel, 1 March 2006 10:12 AM
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today reported that it received 80,450 complaints related to internet auctions in 2005, representing about 12 percent of the total number of ...
CSIA: Fight against spyware is on 

CSIA: Fight against spyware is on

By Dan Kaplan, 22 February 2006 8:07 PM
The newly formed Anti-Spyware Coalition held its first public workshop earlier this month as a way to bring together key players to discuss malicious software, the Cyber ...
New U.K. cards will not help in battle against fraud 

New U.K. cards will not help in battle against fraud

By William Eazel, 14 February 2006 10:32 AM
Legislation before the U.K. Parliament to introduce compulsory ID cards will not solve the fast rising problem of identity theft, fraud prevention experts warned today.
Industry groups create united front against cyber criminals  

Industry groups create united front against cyber criminals

By William Eazel, 15 December 2005 11:21 AM
The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) and the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) have come together for the first time to jointly outline preliminary best practices ...
U.K. Charity Commission warns against high-tech hackers 

U.K. Charity Commission warns against high-tech hackers

By William Eazel, 12 December 2005 9:36 AM
Charities need to be on their guard against internet fraud, the Charity Commission warned today after criminal hackers broke through the online security systems of a Christian ...
Private D.C. suit filed against Sony 

Private D.C. suit filed against Sony

By William Eazel, 1 December 2005 11:58 AM
U.S. lawyers have stepped up the legal pressure against Sony-BMG Entertainment in connection with its controversial use of spyware-based Digital Rights Management software on ...
User education key defense against spear phishing 

User education key defense against spear phishing

By Marcia Savage, 17 August 2005 10:04 PM
Educating users about "spear phishing" by testing them via mock phishing drills can help protect organizations against the new trend in online crime, experts said Wednesday.
FTC takes action against illegal porn spam 

FTC takes action against illegal porn spam

By Marcia Savage, 20 July 2005 6:00 PM
The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven companies with violating federal laws requiring warning labels on sexually-explicit email.
Federal agencies need to bolster efforts against new threats 

Federal agencies need to bolster efforts against new threats

By Marcia Savage, 14 June 2005 2:18 PM
Emerging threats such as phishing and spyware pose hazards to federal IT systems and more needs to be done to protect them, according to a report released Monday by the ...
Symantec sues for adware ruling against Hotbar.com 

Symantec sues for adware ruling against Hotbar.com

By Marcia Savage, 9 June 2005 11:52 AM
Symantec has filed suit against Hotbar.com in the hopes of winning a court ruling supporting its right to detect certain Hotbar programs as adware.
Caring sharing scheme defends against net attacks 

Caring sharing scheme defends against net attacks

By David Quainton, 8 June 2005 11:42 AM
Service providers and network operators will be able to share internet attack information thanks to a fledgling industry group.
Sigaba pursues counterclaims against competitor 

Sigaba pursues counterclaims against competitor

By Marcia Savage, 31 May 2005 11:45 PM
Sigaba, a supplier of secure messaging technology, is preparing to go to trial this month to pursue its counterclaims against rival PostX and venture-capital firm Mayfield ...
FTC launches offensive against spam zombies 

FTC launches offensive against spam zombies

By Marcia Savage, 24 May 2005 4:33 PM
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an international effort to crack down on the use of zombie computers by spammers.
Symantec wins $3.1 million judgment against counterfeiter 

Symantec wins $3.1 million judgment against counterfeiter

By Marcia Savage, 20 April 2005 9:36 PM
Symantec has been granted a $3.1 million judgment against a man who allegedly used pop-up ads to trick consumers into buying counterfeit software.
Private-public sector rallies against organized cybercrime 

Private-public sector rallies against organized cybercrime

By Marcia Savage, 17 February 2005 9:46 PM
Organized crime on the internet is a growing threat but the sky is not falling.
New forum to guard against hackers 

New forum to guard against hackers

By David Quainton, 1 February 2005 11:24 AM
A UK-based information sharing community is being created to combat the increasing threat of electronic attack on information systems.
MessageLabs and Symantec team up against spam 

MessageLabs and Symantec team up against spam

By Marcia Savage, 1 September 2004 5:59 PM
MessageLabs plans to incorporate Symantec's Brightmail Anti-Spam technology into its managed anti-spam service.
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