Today Microsoft released data on the decreased infection rates of the Rustock botnet ring since law enforcement cracked down on the operation.
Here's a version of IE 10 that only a Web developer could love: all that's new is support for several more HTML 5 features.
Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E can only be completely removed by wiping a system and starting from scratch. Plus: Microsoft vs. Mozilla heats up; Sony readying for wave of class action lawsuits based on PlayStation Network outage.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/27/2011
Google released a test version of its Chrome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer that installs without requiring administrative privileges.
Called "one of the biggest changes ever to the Domain Name System," the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced it approved a a plan to expand the number of generic Top Level Domains used in online addresses yesterday at its opening of its 41st annual meeting, being held in Singapore.
- By William Jackson
- 06/21/2011
Two infamous hacker groups, LulzSec and Anonymous, have released a statement that it will be targeting government and large corporation Web sites for the sole purpose of obtaining classified and private information. It also calls individuals to join in on the attacks.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 06/20/2011
Even though Microsoft's Internet Explorer is on the decline among users, Windows 7 has more than doubled over the past year, according to a Forrester Research study published this month.
The company says the 3D Web standard is a security risk. Plus: Hackers breach Sega's database, resulting in the loss of customer data; Symnatec warns of online currency scam; Attackers taking to the phones to get you to install malware.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/20/2011
Government officials are predicting that a future attack on the U.S. may happen in cyberspace. Plus: Evaluating the security landscape, Windows malware threats becoming sophisticated, anti-span suite helps avoid user interaction with possible phishing threats.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/14/2011
Today Windows security released the June patch that features 16 bulletins: nine "critical" and seven marked "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/14/2011
Fujitsu's Japanese datacenter will begin to offer commercial cloud services, based on Microsoft's Windows Azure platform, in August.
Increased attacks are being both staged and carried out on some of the Web's most popular e-mail sites. Plus: U.S. gets serious on cyber threats, Syria blocks Internet access.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/06/2011
A security breach of Internet Explorer could occur if a hacker hijacks session cookies from users' visits to a Web site, According to Rosario Valotta, an Italian security researcher.
Chrome version 11.0.696.71, which fixes four vulnerabilities in the Google browser, was released today.
The company points out flaws about a Microsoft study that shows IE 9 malware blocking success rate. Plus: Google to fix Android hole, Sony's security still being taken advantage of and a cloud vendor wants providers to make security a higher priority.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/23/2011
Running a free software by CodePlex on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 operating systems will allow for multiple devices to share the Internet connection.
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report calls its latest OS the safest. Plus: phishers "like" social media, and scareware gets scarier.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/16/2011
A final legal judgment against Microsoft, rendered in 2002 over antitrust concerns, expired on May 12, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Wednesday.
Windows and IT security pros already are on edge each Patch Tuesday. Now there's a fake Patch Tuesday that could push them over. Plus: Tweaks to the Exploitability Index; DLL weakness report; improving Microsoft Security Essentials; more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/10/2011
Microsoft works with other vendors on vulnerability disclosures, whether they like it or not. Plus: Hackers push Sony gamers offline; Kaspersky Labs wants kidnap rumors to die down.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/02/2011