Worst. Security Product. EVER!   15 Mar 2010 22:40 GMT
This has got to be one of the worst security products I've ever seen. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Source: ZDNet

Mac OS X SMS ransomware - hype or real threat?   15 Mar 2010 21:05 GMT
In need of a fresh example that cybercriminals are actively looking for ways to monetize infected Mac OS X hosts? Early-stage discussions at several web forums, including a PoC, offer an insight into the potential to monetize OS X infected hosts using SMS-based ransomware. by Dancho Danchev
Source: ZDNet

Hackers lock Zeus crimeware kit with Windows-like anti-piracy tech   15 Mar 2010 19:59 GMT
The newest version of Zeus, a do-it-yourself crimeware kit responsible for millions of dollars in losses by consumers and businesses, comes with anti-piracy provisions similar to those used by Microsoft's Windows, a researcher said today.
Source: Computerworld

Verayo claims its RFID chips are 'unclonable'   15 Mar 2010 14:11 GMT
San Jose, Calif.-based startup Verayo says it has developed a new, "unclonable" RFID chip that uses each chip's manufacturing flaws as the basis for security. by Andrew Nusca
Source: ZDNet

Drudge Report, TechCrunch hit by ad malware   15 Mar 2010 13:53 GMT
Matt Drudge and Michael Arrington found themselves in an unpleasant position last week when visitors to their sites were targeted by malware that appeared to have come from ads. by Elinor Mills CNET News
Source: ZDNet

Security group preps IT shops to ask vendors 'nasty questions'   15 Mar 2010 13:49 GMT
The Jericho Forum, which advocates improving e-commerce security through knowledge that network perimeters are fading, says organizations need to ask themselves and their vendors tougher questions.
Source: Computerworld

Trusteer rolls out malware forensic tool for banks   15 Mar 2010 13:04 GMT
Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.
Source: Computerworld

Cloud Security Alliance   15 Mar 2010 10:15 GMT
Cloud Security Alliance targets secure, safe cloud computing by Dan Kusnetzky
Source: ZDNet

Iran hacks opposition Web sites, arrests cyber activists   15 Mar 2010 06:43 GMT
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps hacked into 29 Web sites affiliated with U.S. espionage networks, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.
Source: Computerworld

Google pullout from China imminent   15 Mar 2010 05:06 GMT
When Google was targeted by Chinese hackers at the end of last year, the company threatened to end its search operations in China. At issue were both the ongoing requirements from the Chinese government to censor search results on Google's Chinese language search sites (google.cn) and attacks on Google's...
Source: ZDNet