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New Nmap probes IPv6 networks
Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6...
Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say
A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according...
Android hackers honing skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps...
iPhone, iPad become apple of cyber criminals' eye
Apple devices -- ever more popular in the workplace -- are about to become more popular with cyber criminals.
Thwarted by security at enterprises, cyber criminals target SMBs
Big business -- at least a significant percentage of it -- has apparently heeded the decades-long mantra from information security experts, and...
Kaspersky denies it's working with Apple on Mac security
Company is conducting an 'in-depth analysis of Mac OS X vulnerabilities,' but not at the request of Apple, CTO says
Public vs. private cyberattack responsibility debate heats up
Should the federal government combine legislative muscle with fear to pressure private enterprise leaders into funding defenses for a cyberwar? Or...
Companies slow to react to mobile security threat
Nearly a third of IT managers have reported a security threat as a result of personal devices accessing company data, Juniper finds
APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say
Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced...
CSOs warned of serious cyber-espionage attack
A cybersecurity consulting firm has documented the existence of a China-based espionage operation that has infiltrated the computer systems of at...
Is Facebook use in the enterprise too risky to allow?
It is not news that Facebook is less than aggressive about protecting the personal privacy of its 900 million users. But even relatively savvy users...
Could 'bullet time' stop a cyberattack?
Is a cyberattack by Iran against the U.S. a realistic threat? And if so, could it be defeated by a technique called "bullet time"? There is...
Does Mozilla coming out against CISPA matter?
Enterprise sector support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, is...
Will Flashback hurt Macs in the enterprise?
If anybody still thought Apple devices were bulletproof, the Flashback drive-by episode last month should have provided the needed reality check. But...
Researcher misinterprets Oracle advisory, discloses unpatched database vulnerability
Instructions on how to exploit an unpatched Oracle Database Server vulnerability in order to intercept the information exchanged between clients and...
House passes CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill, despite privacy concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a cyberthreat information-sharing bill that critics say will give U.S. government agencies access to the...
Russia-speaking cybercriminals earned $4.5 billion in 2011, researchers estimate
Russian-speaking hackers earned an estimated US$4.5 billion globally using various online criminal tactics and are thus responsible for 36 percent of...
Apple prompting some users for extra App Store security details
If your iPhone pops up a message demanding you configure some security settings, don't panic. Apple confirmed Monday to Macworld that such...
How to hack your own Wi-Fi network
Attempting to "hack" into your own wireless network can help you spot potential Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities and figure out ways to protect against...
At 100 years old, Fenway Park brims with new technology
A question-and-answer session with Steve Conley, IT director for the Boston Red Sox, about Metro Ethernet, Wi-Fi andmore.