It seems that Russian police are working steadily to crush the rising tide of so-called pharma spam campaigns, with one security researcher having heard about a raid on the hackers behind the Rx-Promotions scheme.
Zeus malware appears with fake digital certificate
A German IT security vendor has discovered a version of Zeus that has been signed with its own digital certificate – a move that could fool some corporates into installing the malware thinking it is a legitimate piece of code.
Credant embraces the cloud with on-net policy-based encryption
Credant Technologies has started testing its data encryption technology in the cloud with a select number of beta test clients, promising other cloud security offerings in the near future.
Security researcher discovers Rapidshare flaw
A security researcher has detailed how a flaw has been discovered and exploited on Rapidshare, the world’s largest file-sharing service.
Oracle fixes 21 flaws in Java SE, Java for Business
Oracle is fixing 21 flaws in its Java SE and Java for Business products in its February critical patch update issued this week.
Insecure software plays key role in creating cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Research just published claims to show that a failure to invest in secure software delivery is placing businesses at risk
Free risk analysis/management app released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Citicus, a corporate risk management and compliance specialist, has released a risk analysis/management app for the iOS range of Apple devices – the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Intergrity and honesty top list of most important federal government cybersecurity skills
Integrity and honesty top the list of skills needed for the current and future federal cybersecurity workforce, according to an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) survey.
End-of-life IT assets pose serious security risk to most firms
Research just published claims that end-of-life IT assets – especially portable devices like smartphones and laptops – pose a serious data security threat to many firms.
Pharmacy spam campaign hijacks Google brand name
A new pharma spam campaign uses the Google brand. More than 250 similar blog-related campaigns have been tracked in the last two days.