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November 4, 2009

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:25 AM/CST

Facebook Campaigns Serve Up Nasty Cocktail

The Facebook phishing campaign landing in your in-box is more than just a social networking password thieving scheme, according to researchers with McAfee.

November 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:23 AM/CST

Inside the Elite Control Botnet

Experts have unwrapped the Elite Loader botnet only to find that it's a pretty sophisticated attack. And that it's becoming even easier for less advanced attackers to get their hands on such threats.

October 27, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:45 PM/CST

Inside the Clampi Trojan: Using Shellcode to Game Firewalls

The Clampi Trojan attack employs some creative means to run its course and stay undetected, according to experts with Symantec.

September 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:08 AM/CST

Worlds of Scamcraft

Attackers continue to refine their techniques aimed at stealing passwords and hard-earned virtual game assets belonging to users of Worlds of Warcraft.

September 15, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:32 PM/CST

SANS: Un-Patched Client Side Apps Taking Toll

Client side vulnerabilities are leaving many organizations open to targeted spear phishing and other attacks, according to experts with SANS.

September 14, 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009 6:52 PM/CST

Microsoft Backports Windows 7 Security Change to XP, Vista

Microsoft has backported changes it made to its AutoRun and AutoPlay functionality in Windows 7 to other versions of the operating system, including Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and 2008.

July 29, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:54 AM/CST

Microsoft Vulnerability Underscores Importance of Strong SDL

At the heart of the security issue involving the MSVidCtl ActiveX control was a single piece of code - an "&" symbol. Microsoft says it was hard to catch in a code review, but either way it underscores the importance of having good policies in place to catch vulnerabilities.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:32 AM/CST

Black Hat: Microsoft Touts Progress of Security Initiatives

Microsoft is claiming signifcant progress with some of the vulnerability information sharing projects it launched in late 2008.

July 27, 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009 7:14 PM/CST

Conficker Mystery to Continue at Black Hat Conference

An F-Secure researcher was planning to reveal the secrets of the group behind the infamous Conficker worm but has been derailed. But that doesn't mean there won't be plenty to talk about.

July 23, 2009

Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:44 AM/CST

Touting Possible Benefits of Windows 7 Security

At least one respected security researcher believes that Windows 7 should prove effective at stemming some forms of electronic attack.

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