Reader X spoils new PDF attack
Adobe's Reader X, last year's upgrade that features a "sandbox" designed to protect users from PDF exploits, stymied a recent attack campaign, researchers said Thursday.
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Five new online security threats to avoid
I don't spend a lot of time on Facebook, so when I got an e-mail from the social networking site telling me "you haven't been back to Facebook recently" and here are some messages you missed, it didn't seem odd. I clicked on the link, wondering what one of my friends was doing.
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World now in 'third era' of cybercrime, says report
The year 2010 was a hugely significant one for computing criminality and could turn out to mark the beginning of a 'third era' of cybercrime, security expert Graham Cluley of Sophos has said in advance of the company's latest threat review of the year.
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Kama Sutra malware threatens to put Windows users in awkward position
A Sophos IT security consultant has issued a warning not to fall prey to malware that uses a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating sexual positions from the Kama Sutra as its lure.
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U.S. still top spammer, report says
At the end of 2010, the United States remained on top of the "Dirty Dozen" list of spam relaying nations compiled by IT security firm Sophos.
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Pro-WikiLeaks cyber army gains strength; thousands join DDoS attacks
The retaliatory attacks by pro-WikiLeaks activists are growing in strength as hackers add botnets and thousands of people download an open-source attack tool, security researchers said today.
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'Nightmare' kernel bug lets attackers evade Windows UAC security
Microsoft is investigating reports of an unpatched vulnerability in the Windows kernel that could be used by attackers to sidestep an important operating system security measure.
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Trend Micro restructures local team
Security vendor, Trend Micro, has restructured its local team.
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Hackers, spammers will target Facebook Messages, say experts
Facebook's revamped Messages will be a very attractive target for spammers, scammers and malware makers, security experts said today.
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Sophos cuts staff as it fails to hit targets
Security vendor, Sophos, has confirmed it has made A/NZ staff redundant due its global plans to restructure the organisation.
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Sophos delights Mac users with free antivirus
Security software company Sophos has finally broken ranks and decided to offer Mac users a free antivirus product without hidden strings.
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Clearswift restructures team for channel focus
Security software vendor, Clearswift, has restructured its sales team to place a stronger emphasis on its channel partners.
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Sophos boosts local team
Zoe Nicholson has been promoted as the vendor's director of channel sales across Asia Pacific and hires new southern region channel executive, Tom Castell.
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Facebook hit by new iPhone spam attack
Facebook users are being warned about a new spam scam that tries to tempt users into visiting a website with the promise of a free Apple iPhone.
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Twitter mouse-over flaw spawns potentially dangerous links
A security flaw has made Twitter's website a chaotic and potentially unsafe place, filled with annoying pop-up windows that activate just by rolling the mouse over another user's tweets.
