Web hosting company Network Solutions has deployed a massive fix for a configuration flaw that led to hundreds of WordPress blogs being compromised.
IT job growth stagnates during March
Numbers from IT advocacy group TechServe Alliance show that IT job growth declined month-over-month in March, putting a halt to the uptick the industry has experienced since December of last year.
EXIF mining tool released
EviGator has released TAG Examiner, a tool for examining large quantities of image files to recover metadata.
New York resident sentenced in Charles Schwab hacking scam
A Manhattan resident was sentenced last week for his part in an international money laundering and data theft scheme that hacked into accounts at brokerage firm Charles Schwab.
File sharing law firm bows out of mass copyright legal actions
The Consumer’s Association has launched a publicity campaign against the law firms generating large numbers of copyright actions against alleged internet filesharers, and it appears to have paid off.
Windows mobile game offers free trojan
A new Windows Mobile game – apparently being offered free of charge – has a nasty surprise hidden inside; a trojan that makes very expensive international phone calls.
Alternate data stream tool launched
RootKitAnalytics has made a tool available for discovering hidden alternate data streams. Called StreamArmor, it is designed to analyze a feature of the Windows file system that allows hidden data to be embedded in files.
ISACA survey reveals uncertainty over cloud computing security risks
Nearly half of US IT professionals surveyed by ISACA said they believe that the security risks of cloud computing outweigh the potential benefits.
Protegrity predicts rising IT security sales on back of enhanced ICO penalties for data breaches
Protegrity, the Stamford, Connecticut-based enterprise data security specialist, is quietly making its presence felt in the UK and Europe, largely thanks to a growing network of resellers handling the firm’s products.