Distributed breaches increase in 2010: CompTIA 

Distributed breaches increase in 2010: CompTIA

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 November 2010 12:43 PM
'Micro-breaches' continue to hit.
IBM report shows new flaws skyrocket in first half of year 

IBM report shows new flaws skyrocket in first half of year

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 26 August 2010 1:42 PM
4,396 new flaws from January to June.
Computer users sanction peacetime cybercrime raids 

Computer users sanction peacetime cybercrime raids

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 4 August 2010 9:12 AM
Relaxed attitude uncovered in latest Sophos report.
Cybercrime costs businesses US$3.8 million per year 

Cybercrime costs businesses US$3.8 million per year

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 27 July 2010 2:03 PM
One attack per week.
Software flaws, delayed patching reign so far this year 

Software flaws, delayed patching reign so far this year

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 14 July 2010 12:31 PM
2010 is on pace to become a record-setting year for software vulnerabilities.
SpamAssassin bug leads to blocking of legitimate emails 

SpamAssassin bug leads to blocking of legitimate emails

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 8 January 2010 12:32 PM
False positive rate lifted dramatically.
2009 a record-breaking malware year 

2009 a record-breaking malware year

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 6 January 2010 11:50 AM
55,000 new samples being identified each day.
Symantec caught out by Conficker 

Symantec caught out by Conficker

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 18 November 2009 9:33 AM
Many were caught off-guard by the worm.
One year later, McColo bust does little to slow spam 

One year later, McColo bust does little to slow spam

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 13 November 2009 4:43 PM
Junk mail levels higher than ever.
Rogue anti-virus levels are at highest recorded in more than a year 

Rogue anti-virus levels are at highest recorded in more than a year

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 2 November 2009 11:50 AM
Levels of scareware up.
Hackers will move to use rich content files next year 

Hackers will move to use rich content files next year

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 December 2008 10:12 AM
PDF and Flash files will be used by cybercriminals much more in 2009.
2008: A year of cybercriminal innovation 

2008: A year of cybercriminal innovation

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 5 December 2008 9:42 AM
With the emergence of new attack techniques and the reinvention of old ones, 2008 has been a year of cybercriminal innovation.
AVG offers infected users free year of service 

AVG offers infected users free year of service

In Applications - By Emma Hughes, 17 November 2008 9:54 AM
AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware.
TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure 

TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 21 February 2008 9:52 AM
TJX on Wednesday reported a 47 percent spike in quarterly profits, aided by a reduction in the reserve that was created to pay for costs associated with last year's reported ...
New Year resolutions for security managers 

New Year resolutions for security managers

In Crypto - By Clement James, 15 January 2008 4:17 PM
Enterprise security firm Mobile Armor has released a list of 10 New Year resolutions for the enterprise data security professional..
Seven patches to cap Microsoft's year 

Seven patches to cap Microsoft's year

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 11 December 2007 10:12 AM
At least three critical patches will be released when Microsoft distributes its monthly security update..
F-Secure: 100-percent increase in malware this year 

F-Secure: 100-percent increase in malware this year

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 6 December 2007 11:47 AM
Researchers at anti-virus vendor F-Secure have noted a 100-percent increase over last year in the amount of malware detected during 2007.
SME security budgets on the up next year 

SME security budgets on the up next year

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 19 October 2007 10:06 AM
IT security budgets for small and medium-sized businesses are set to rise next year, according to new research by Astaro.
Pfizer suffers its third data breach in a year 

Pfizer suffers its third data breach in a year

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 September 2007 11:08 AM
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has revealed that it has suffered a data breach with the personal details of thousands of employees stolen.
Akonix: Instant messaging attacks up 200 percent in a year 

Akonix: Instant messaging attacks up 200 percent in a year

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 30 March 2007 10:14 AM
The growing adoption of instant messaging (IM) platforms in corporate environments has made the technology more attractive to hackers, who have, in turn, attacked IM 200 ...
Online fraud losses soared to $88m last year in UK 

Online fraud losses soared to $88m last year in UK

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 March 2007 10:21 AM
Online fraud losses soared to £33.5 million ($88 million) last year, with an increase of 44 per cent from 2005 following a surge in phishing attacks, new research shows.
Experts: Web-based threats to rocket this year 

Experts: Web-based threats to rocket this year

By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 January 2007 4:09 PM
Web based attacks are set to soar this year as hackers stop using emails to infect company networks, experts at Sophos have warned.
Complex code attacks to soar this year 

Complex code attacks to soar this year

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 8 January 2007 12:20 PM
Growing numbers of cyber criminals are using complex code to bypass traditional signature-based filters to spread malware, according to the latest Security Trends Report from ...
Ringing in the new year with an email worm 

Ringing in the new year with an email worm

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 29 December 2006 5:27 PM
Be careful who you accept New Year's wishes from. Security researchers today are warning of new, mass-spammed email worm containing a "Happy New Year" subject heading that few ...
From InfoSecurity NY: Cost of data breaches up nearly a third in past year, study says 

From InfoSecurity NY: Cost of data breaches up nearly a third in past year, study says

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 25 October 2006 3:38 PM
The cost of data breaches has risen 30 percent over the past year, according to a new Ponemon Institute study released Monday at InfoSecurity NY.
FBI: Cybercrime losses down last year 

FBI: Cybercrime losses down last year

By Ericka Chickowski, 15 July 2006 12:30 AM
The financial losses related to cybercrime are going down, and the number of businesses willing to report these crimes is going up, according to a new survey co-sponsored by ...
Three of four financial institutions suffered external breach in past year 

Three of four financial institutions suffered external breach in past year

By Dan Kaplan, 14 June 2006 9:41 PM
More than three out of every four of the world’s largest financial institutions experienced an external security breach in the past year, a dramatic increase over 2005, a new ...
Websense: Keylogger attacks double in a year 

Websense: Keylogger attacks double in a year

By Dan Kaplan, 22 May 2006 8:19 PM
Almost one in five organizations have been the victim of a keylogger attack this year, a new Websense survey reveals.
CSO of the Year 

CSO of the Year

13 March 2006 6:15 PM
Winner: Thomas Dunbar, global CSO, XL Capital
Identity theft costs U.K. £1.7bn every year  

Identity theft costs U.K. £1.7bn every year

By William Eazel, 6 February 2006 9:58 AM
New figures from the Home Office have claimed identity fraud costs the U.K. more than £1.7 billion a year.
2005 marked by end of year surprises 

2005 marked by end of year surprises

By Dan Kaplan, 31 January 2006 9:37 PM
What do hidden files on CDs, new outlets for malware, an increasingly popular internet scheme, two new Windows vulnerabilities and a destructive worm have in common? They all ...
Phishing attacks almost double in a year 

Phishing attacks almost double in a year

By René Millman, 19 January 2006 2:16 PM
The number of phishing attacks have soared to a new high in the last year, according to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
Firm: IM threats to increase next year 

Firm: IM threats to increase next year

By Frank Washkuch, 27 December 2005 8:32 PM
Cybercriminals will become yet more sophisticated in 2006, discovering new vulnerabilities in instant messaging systems and mobile security, one firm noted in a year-end study.
Tough year for CSOs 

Tough year for CSOs

By Marcia Savage, 24 June 2005 8:06 PM
Security professionals believe their job has become more difficult compared to last year as they grapple with compliance issues and risk of data loss, according to a survey at ...
Seven year itch bugs Mozilla  

Seven year itch bugs Mozilla

By David Quainton, 7 June 2005 11:51 AM
Mozilla has been hit by a seven-year-old vulnerability that could compromise the security of those using its Firefox browser.
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