Coordinated campaign looks to lock down remote access tool.
Scammers Sell Fake Kaspersky Lab Apps on Windows Phone and Google App Stores
Cybercriminals package malware inside legitimate looking security software
Mass-Mail Spam Carries Unusual Malware Payload
A new, wide-net malware attack posing as an “important company update” is being spammed out, targeting Windows users. The campaign carries an unusual differentiator: it uses gadget files to do the dirty work.
What Do We Think About Vivint Home Security
Another national company you will see advertised is Vivint. Â The equipment they install is very good. Â In fact, it is the same equipment we install: Reliable Home Security alarm equipment with Z-Wave enabled However, Vivintâs pricing model is to offer a little more upfront but load up with very high monthly monitoring rates. Â $50, $60 […]
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NIST Kicks Off Post-Snowden Crypto Standards Review
The reverberations from Edward Snowden’s disclosures regarding the National Security Agency continue, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announcing it has begun a review of the institute’s cryptographic standards and guideli…
Adobe’s Last XP-ready Patches Cover Critical Updates for Flash, Acrobat and Reader
The software maker announces fixes for several remote code execution vulnerabilities.
Spend on Testing Not Marketing says Fortinet
Information security vendors should spend “less on marketing and more on testing”, John Maddison, VP marketing at Fortinet told Infosecurity at Infosecurity Europe 2014
One Direction ‘Free’ Tickets Scam Heats Up Facebook
Free Stones tickets? How about free One Direction tickets if you’re a little younger? A new Facebook bait-and-switch scam is spreading across friendship circles promising one or both; but users should file this one under ‘too good to be true.’
Email Attackers Switch to ‘Blitzkrieg’ Tactics to Maximize Impact
Agari TrustIndex reports cyber gangs are increasingly ‘weaponizing’ their malicious emails with sophisticated threats
Iran’s Operation Saffron Rose Points to Increasing Cyber-espionage Sophistication
FireEye has identified a hacking group inside Iran that is behind Operation Saffron Rose, one of the first espionage campaigns from Iran that went after US aerospace companies and Iranian opposition inside and outside of the country.