Study: Few second-hand hard disks wiped clean

Angela Moscaritolo November 05, 2008

A significant proportion of hard disks analyzed in an ongoing study contained sensitive data about businesses and individuals.
 

Adobe patches for critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader

Dan Kaplan November 04, 2008

Adobe on Tuesday shipped a fix for its Reader and Acrobat products to eliminate critical flaws.
 

New worm exploiting Microsoft vulnerability

Angela Moscaritolo November 04, 2008

A worm, exploiting the emergency Microsoft patch, turns infected computers into bots that can launch DDoS attacks.
 

New Yorker charged with providing "sniffer" trojan for TJX hack

Dan Kaplan November 04, 2008

The trojan used to "sniff" the credit card information of millions of TJX shoppers was provided by a 25-year-old New York man, who has been charged with conspiracy.
 

Microsoft: Flaws down but malware on the rise

Dan Kaplan November 03, 2008

The amount of malware is increasing, and vulnerabilities are more likely to be found in applications than operating systems, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.
 

Vulnerability patched in Google's Android-powered phone

Angela Moscaritolo November 03, 2008

Google and T-Mobile late last week began rolling out a patch to users of the G1 phone to address a security vulnerability in the Android operating system.
 

Symantec to lay off employees amid faltering economy

Dan Kaplan October 31, 2008

With the economy in a tailspin, Symantec announces that it will reduce the costs of its workforce by 4.5 percent.
 

As the election approaches, e-voting security concerns remain

Angela Moscaritolo October 31, 2008

With the most historic presidential election in recent memory just days away, the security of e-voting machines remains in the spotlight.
 

Six arrested in hack of French president's bank account

Angela Moscaritolo October 31, 2008

Six people have been charged with using French President Nicolas Sarkozy's and other victim's bank card credentials to open up fraudulent phone accounts, according to reports.
 

Sinowal data-stealing trojan has infected half million PCs

Angela Moscaritolo October 31, 2008

The Sinowal trojan has captured more than half-million credentials and targeted more than 2,000 different financial service domains worldwide.
 
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