Following the razzmatazz at the launch of Dotcom’s new secure Mega file storage service over the weekend comes the expected analysis and criticism of its security. There are two primary areas of focus – the RSA key generation and an apparent deduplicat…

Following the razzmatazz at the launch of Dotcom’s new secure Mega file storage service over the weekend comes the expected analysis and criticism of its security. There are two primary areas of focus – the RSA key generation and an apparent deduplicat…

A new exploit kit dubbed Red Dot is being offered for hire on the internet underground at $700 for 6 months, or $1200 for a full year (although the vendor retains ‘the right to change the price of the product at any time’).

The solution to bad publicity is to own it, not inflate it. That’s what SkyTech has done with the Canadian student who found flaws in its software: first he was threatened and expelled, but now he’s been offered a scholarship and part-time job.

Foxit has released a new version of its PDF viewer, Reader 5.4.5, which fixes a web browser plugin vulnerability that would allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Responsibility for cyber risk starts and stops with the board, says GCHQ; cyber attack is the most likely technology risk incident says the World Economic Forum; but the board isn’t taking it seriously, suggests Trustwave.

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is tapping the payments community to participate in the 2013–2015 Board of Advisors election process, fresh PCI Special Interest Groups (SIG) and the 2013 PCI Community Meetings.

While well known remote access trojans such as Gh0st, PoisonIvy, Hupigon, and DRAT produce network traffic that is easily detectable, a new family of malware dubbed FAKEM seeks to disguise its presence by making the traffic look like a legitimate proto…

The widespread banking trojan/botnet known as Zeus is continuing to throw its malware-infested thunderbolts at unsuspecting users, this time through a wide-net spam campaign.

The banking trojan known as Shylock is calling up more victims, thanks to a new propagation tactic of using Skype. It’s also added a few new features to worsen the infection.