Cyber-Ark Appoints RSA Exec to its board of directors
Global information security firm Cyber-Ark Software recently announced the appointment of Tom Heiser, president of RSA, The Security Division of EMC, to the company’s board of directors.
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Chapro – new Apache malware ultimately delivering Zbot
A newly discovered malicious Apache module injects an iFrame into webpages it serves, sending visitors to a separate server hosting a Sweet Orange exploit pack that currently attempts to deliver Zbot.
2013: Mobile exploit kits, Apple App Store malware, cyberwar top the threatscape
With many of the same cyberthreats expected to play out in 2013 as during 2012 (think government-sponsored attacks, hacktivism and open-source hacks against Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal), Websense Security Labs expects some new wrinkles in the threatsc…
The Grinch And His Data Theft Antics 2012
This is a guest post by Jane Andrew.Check list for this Christmas:Gifts for loved onesMenu for Christmas dinnerChristmas treeShoppingData protection…?You must be surprised to see the last chore in your Christmas checklist. Prevention is better than cur…
Trojan Upclicker ties malware to the mouse
As if there weren’t enough security concerns to worry about, like falling for social engineering-based scams, following bad links or downloading fake apps, Windows PC users have another activity to be on guard about: left-clicking the mouse.
After Zitmo comes Citmo – Carberp in the mobile
The Eurograbber campaign exposed earlier this month, netting €36 million for the criminals, was a Zeus-in-the-mobile (Zitmo) attack. Late last week, the AV companies started to warn about new Android trojans: Citmo, or Carberp-in-the-mobile.
An introduction to return on security investment – RoSI
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published a paper on the return on security investment (RoSI); being the problems inherent in calculating a return on investment for loss prevention rather than profit gain.
Europol takes down major card fraud network
Europol has today announced the arrest of 56 suspected card fraudsters, 38 in Bulgaria, 17 in Italy and one in The Netherlands, in an operation involving 400 police officers coordinated from the Operational Centre at Europol headquarters in The Hague.
Facebook, FBI team up to crack botnet ring
The US Department of Justice and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, have arrested 10 individuals suspected of operating an international cybercrime ring that has compromised 11 million computer systems and caused more than $850…
Fighting off botnets demands public–private sector partnership
Botnets are a rising tide in the malware ocean, but implementing a set of security best practices can aid organizations in erecting levies against it.