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clickHacking a Mac 'just works', says researcher
News Open source is yet another vector for new attacks on Apple Macs. Click on the links below to find out more. Security from A to Z Z is for Zero-day During his... [14 Aug 2007]
Data theft scam targets CEOs
News Senior execs such as CIOs and CEOs are being singled out by increasingly sophisticated email attacks which one expert predicts could drive a wave of corporate data theft. Sunner added these latest... [02 Jul 2007]
Office at risk from bug trio
News The software behemoth is not aware of any attacks that exploit any of the issues at this time, the representative added. Cyber crooks have found they can take advantage of Microsoft's security update cycle by timing new... [11 Apr 2007]
Windows has fewest security holes
News The latest Symantec threat report, which covers the six-month period from 1 July to 31 December 2006, also reveals the number of 'zombie' PCs hijacked by hackers and used to launch denial of service attacks or send out... [23 Mar 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News The last serious mass-mailing virus attacks to hit both home PC users and businesses were Sasser, Bagle and MyDoom in 2004. He said: "Malware attacks now are often on a much smaller scale and appear to... [25 Jan 2007]
Virus alert as Storm Worm rages on
News As most businesses tend to strip executable files out of emails they receive, Hypponen said he expected companies would not be overly affected by the attacks. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said... [23 Jan 2007]
Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
News A MessageLabs advisory warned: "2007 will see VoIP become a prime target for phishing attacks whereby spoof phone calls are made to victims to extract their credit card details or steal their identity using third party... [04 Jan 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in security
News Software applications appeared for sale online in 2006 which can launch attacks against whole swatches of the MySpace community. More sophisticated and more targeted attacks appear to be the future of... [14 Dec 2006]
Stories of the month: November
News Another popular story was silicon.com's A to Z of security, offering a quick lowdown on everything from antivirus right through to zero-day attacks. Click on the links below to read the... [29 Nov 2006]
'Big Brother' listening for angry exchanges
News The system has already been deployed in the Netherlands to listen out for aggressive tones to counter violent attacks in Dutch streets, prisons and railway systems. Click on the links below to find out... [22 Nov 2006]
Bosses buy Bond gadgets to protect company secrets
News It warns electronic attacks may come from a range of sources - criminals, foreign intelligence services, lone hackers or terrorists. Seek regular security advice from system and service providers and make sure you act... [17 Nov 2006]
Top hacker targets named
News There's also continued growth in spear-phishing attacks from Asia and Eastern Europe. The next big thing is the number of attacks on web applications. Security from A to Z... [15 Nov 2006]
Worried customers force data safety rethink
News Its head of technology and security risk services Richard Brown said this is the result of growing consumer concern and awareness, because identity theft, loss of personal data, phishing attacks and other data... [14 Nov 2006]
The A to Z of security
News Armies of zombie PCs are used by cyber criminals for sending spam or viruses or committing denial of service attacks. The machines used in such attacks are collectively known as a botnet or zombie... [14 Nov 2006]
