Security News

Crime and punishment: Hacking for a good cause 31 Dec 2007 12:34 GMT
A chance conversation online turned software developer Brad Willman into a vigilante, hunting down child pornographers -- including a California judge. To do so, he distributed a trojan program to over a thousand computers. When do the ends justify the means?

Source: Computerworld

Hot 8 for 2008 31 Dec 2007 05:23 GMT
Columnist Frank Hayes looks at some hot-button issues to watch out for in the coming year, including security problems, users who can't be stopped and that worrisome baby boomer brain drain.

Source: Computerworld

8 Juicy Predictions for '08 31 Dec 2007 05:23 GMT
Industry pundits offer up eight things you ought to know about in 2008, from working in a fishbowl to battling internal political strife.

Source: Computerworld

One-fifth of Windows apps go unpatched 28 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
A fifth of the applications installed on Windows PCs are missing security patches, according to Danish vulnerability tracker Secunia APS.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers quickly move to exploit Bhutto assassination 28 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Only hours after the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, malware seeking to exploit her death was making the rounds. "Even death isn't sacred to some," said one security researcher.

Source: Computerworld

The top 10 underreported technology stories of 2007 28 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
InfoWorld presents the 2007 trends and events you may have missed and their implications for the year ahead.

Source: Computerworld

Storm switches tactics third time, adds rootkit 27 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
The Storm Trojan has undergone its third significant mutation of the holiday week, with new filenames, new hosts, and the addition of a rootkit.

Source: Computerworld

Insider Threat: Defend Your Enterprise 27 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
(Source: Imprivata) Studies show that nearly 80% of publicized data breaches come from internal sources. This Imprivata webinar explains how a converged physical access and IT security strategy, with Imprivata OneSign", can ensure that you are actively defending your enterprise from insider threat while also addressing regulatory compliance.

Source: Computerworld

Storm botnet drops strippers, switches to New Year's greeting 26 Dec 2007 09:30 GMT
Rust never sleeps, the wise man said, and neither do malware purveyors. After "treating" potential botnet inductees to strippers on Christmas, the keepers of Storm have switched tactics and unleashed a New Year's greeting.

Source: Computerworld

Google replies to lawmaker's concerns on privacy 26 Dec 2007 09:30 GMT
Saying they didn't really know whether or how they might merge their own data with that collected by the company they're paying $3.1 billion to get, Google defended its proposed DoubleClick acquisition to Texas congressman Joe Barton.