The SC Magazine Newswire


NEW AT SCMAGAZINEUS.COM - SC MAGAZINE PODCASTS

Get your IT security news to go. Each week, SC Magazine interviews the experts on the hottest news in IT security. In our most recent episode, Online Editor Frank Washkuch talks with Andre DiMino, Shadowserver Foundation co-founder and director, about how his all-volunteer security organization helps to keep the bad guys in check. Click here for SC Magazine Podcasts.

INTRO

This newsletter includes a summary of the information available at SCMagazineUS.com

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR - SurfControl


Turn SurfControl On. Turn Threats Off.
Why fight the latest threats inside your network when you can simply turn them off? With MailControl and WebDefense, the award-winning on-demand services from SurfControl, you can block spam, viruses, and other unwanted content in the cloud - eliminating threats before they ever hit your network.
Learn More Today! Click here to register for our weekly online demos and learn how you can turn threats off with SurfControl On-Demand Services!

Latest News

Hijacked Bank of India website downloads malware

Jim Carr August 31, 2007

The website of one of the leading Indian financial services companies is back online after U.S. researchers discovered it was downloading a wide range of malware to customer PCs.
 

Attack on Monster.com affects 146,000 USAJobs.gov subscribers

Frank Washkuch Jr. August 31, 2007

About 146,000 users of USAJobs.gov had their personal information compromised in recent attacks on Monster.com, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) disclosed this week.
 

Judge dismisses graduates lawsuit over Ohio University data breach

Jim Carr August 30, 2007

An Ohio judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by two former Ohio University students in response to the schools April 2006 data breaches.
 

Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Dan Kaplan August 30, 2007

Monster.com is beefing up security measures in light of the recent data theft that exposed the personal information of at least 1.3 million users to hackers.
 

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR - West Coast Labs - Checkmark New Anti-Malware Certification

Check out the Vendors that have achieved this independent accreditation for their ability to deal effectively with Viruses, Worms, Trojans and all kinds of Spyware.

Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Frank Washkuch Jr. August 30, 2007

Microsoft is planning to release Service Pack 1 (SP1) for its Vista operating system in the first quarter of 2008, and its beta will be available within a month.
 

Sophos: Scammers dropping PDF spam

Frank Washkuch Jr. August 29, 2007

Research suggests that spammers didnt find the results they were looking for during recent PDF spam spikes, according to anti-virus vendor Sophos.
 

International web-use explosion fuels domain name growth

Jim Carr August 29, 2007

Increased international use of the internet has driven the number of domain names registered globally to 138 million, according to a report from VeriSign, the firm that operates the .com and .net domains.
 

Accused adware distributor Zango drops lawsuit against PC Tools

Dan Kaplan August 29, 2007

Online media company and accused adware distributor Zango said Tuesday it will drop its case against PC Tools after alleging the anti-spyware provider unfairly blocked Zango software.
 

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR - SC Magazine Awards US 2008

Celebrating the best products, services and security teams in the industry today. Don't miss your change to nominate. Click here to nominate today!


Non-profit SCIPP International to provide certification programs for end-users

Frank Washkuch Jr. August 28, 2007

Author and prominent IT security expert Winn Schwartau has formed a nonprofit organization to provide cybersecurity certification programs for end-users.
 

MSN Messenger video-based exploit revealed

Dan Kaplan August 28, 2007

Security experts are advising users of MSN Messenger to be wary of untrusted web cam conversations after exploit code was posted today for a zero-day vulnerability in the instant messaging (IM) application.
 

Personal records of 35,000 veterans stolen in burglary

Jim Carr August 28, 2007

The burglary of a U.S. prisoners of war (POW) support groups offices has netted thieves the personal information, including addresses and Social Security numbers, of more than 35,000 veterans and their families.
 

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR - SurfControl


Turn SurfControl On. Turn Threats Off.
Why fight the latest threats inside your network when you can simply turn them off? With MailControl and WebDefense, the award-winning on-demand services from SurfControl, you can block spam, viruses, and other unwanted content in the cloud - eliminating threats before they ever hit your network.
Learn More Today! Click here to register for our weekly online demos and learn how you can turn threats off with SurfControl On-Demand Services!




Advertise
For details of how to place an advert in The SC Magazine Newswire, please send a message to Mike Shemesh

Subscribe
If you were sent this by a colleague and wish to subscribe to The SC Magazine Newswire, please click here.

Unsubscribe
To unsubscribe from The SC Magazine Newswire click here.
To manage your entire SC Magazine profile login to your account.

You are subscribed as: $EMAIL$

To contact Haymarket Media for general questions or unsubscribe problems, please e-mail web@haymarketmedia.com

All SC Magazine newsletters are sent from the domain "haymarket.puresendmail.com". When configuring e-mail or spam
filter rules, please use this domain name.

Haymarket Media Inc
114 West 26th St 4th floor
New York, NY 10001
Powered by Puresend

© 2008 Haymarket Media Inc.