The desktop security business model needs to evolve to actually prevent new malware infections, not just block old ones or clean up already infected machines. This is according to Comodo CEO and president Melih Abdulhayoglu.
The latest version of a rootkit targeting Microsoft Windows has begun hitting 64-bit versions of the operating system.
Rather than speaking solely about the business challenges inherent with cloud security, Microsoft’s Scott Charney chose to address the social implications of cloud-based computing during his opening keynote address at today’s Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Congress in Orlando.
Police have forced the suspension of a website that offered advice to students photographed at last week's student fees demonstration in London.
A data breach at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., resulted in the theft of sensitive information concerning 1500 patients who visited the hospital’s emergency room.
The command and control servers for a Koobface botnet swarm, which reportedly raked in $2 million a year for its operators, were closed down late Friday UK time, following a concerted effort by industry experts and law enforcement officials on both sides of the Atlantic.
Eavesdropping of mobile communications, once a tool mainly available to only the intelligence community, has transformed into a widely available criminal enterprise, says two security experts from SRA International.
Email and web security specialist Barracuda Networks has launched a 'bug bounty' scheme – offering programmers more than $3100 to anyone who can hack into their security software – and has immediately flown into a storm of criticism for sending the wrong message.
Over a million mobile phones in China have been hit by a virus that steals contact information to commit click fraud and propagate the virus.
Verizon has launched a website designed to collect and share information about data breach incidents that are reported by participating organizations.
An IT security researcher has reportedly released the source code that could allow a hacker to gain remote access to a Google Android smartphone across the internet.
Digital rights management (DRM) is fast becoming a normal security feature in a growing number of Far Eastern companies and, says Jason Sohn, deputy general manager with Korean DRM specialist Fasoo.com, the same thing is now happening here in the UK.
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) delivered the evening keynote during the SC Congress in mid-town Manhattan yesterday, as the member of the House Committee on Homeland Security told the audience that the US electric grid remains vulnerable to a near-certain cyber attack.
Hewlett-Packard is to pay $16.25m (ÂŁ10m) for alleged fraud, following an extensive investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice (DoJ).
People who use the internet may have greater protection from electronic eavesdroppers following a consultation on changes to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
Entrust, the identity security specialist, has teamed up with EDAPS, the Ukrainian consortium of high-tech firms, to develop a highly secure document identification system for Interpol, the international crime agency.
Forrester said that it has developed a “zero trust” model designed to make security ubiquitous through the network, not just at the perimeter.
Composer Roger Davidson was scammed out of millions of dollars after he brought his laptop into a computer repair shop in Westchester County, New York, in 2004 to get rid of a virus.
The fact that social networking portal has more than 500 million members attracts attacks like moths to a flame. Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson has seen an interesting new twist to phishing this week on the site.
Armed forces minister Nick Harvey is to expand on recent announcements on UK cyber defences in London today.