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.
The White Lotus DDoS botnet analysed
Research just released from Arbor Networks makes the interesting assertion that a new family of distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnets has arrived on the hacker scene.
70 arrested in Romania in cybercrime ring
Seventy people were arrested in Romania this week as part of an investigation of three organised criminal groups connected with cybercrime.
Kaspersky patents code-tracing technology
Kaspersky has successfully patented technology that enables analysts to trace the activity of software code without infringing upon intellectual property.
Gracenote, Civolution in UGC fingerprinting deal
Content watermarking firm Civolution has signed an expanded long-term agreement with online music database firm Gracenote to jointly market an audio and video content identification platform that lets content owners and service providers filter and mon…
Riverbed and McAfee in optimization deal
McAfee has signed a deal with IT performance optimisation company Riverbed Technology to embed its firewall technology in the Riverbed Steelhead WAN optimisation appliance.
Employees unaware of massive hike in ICO penalties
This week sees the introduction of new penalties for breaches of the Data Protection Act. Regulated and enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the maximum fine for an organisation found to be in breach of the act rises from just £5000…