Microsoft takes security teams global
Microsoft has announced plans to open new security research centres in Europe and Asia, the first time such teams have been located outside the U.S.
Stories by John E. Dunn
New tool plugs search engine malware risk
ScanSafe has added a new safe search feature to its web filtering service, which reduces the risk of employees inadvertently visiting rogue websites from search engine results.
Microsoft holds botnet summit
Microsoft is hosting an unusual summit of security experts to discuss the growing malevolence of botnets, zero-day exploits and rootkits.
Happy New Year worm unmasked as stock scam
The Happy New Year worm that caused mild alarm towards the end of last year now appears to be nothing more than a high-profile stock manipulation scam.
Zero day attacks rise to top of SANS Top 20
The respected SANS Institute has identified the sudden rise in 'zero day' attacks as the most important threat trend in its 2006 Top Twenty Vulnerabilities list.
Schneier takes the BT shilling in million-dollar deal
BT has bought Counterpane Internet Security, turning its high-profile founder and CTO Bruce Schneier into one of its employees.
Celeb sites now best way to get malware
The quickest way to become infected with malware could be to visit a fake celebrity website and not, as is commonly assumed, one dedicated to porn.
Russian extortion Trojan hits web
A week after a woman from the U.K. was reported to have fallen victim to a new encryption Trojan, Arhiveus-A, an older rival has reappeared on the Internet.
Storage goes Wi-Fi with Iomega NAS
Iomega has become the latest company to announce a network-attached storage (NAS) box with built-in wireless access.
World's first OS X virus hits Apple
Apple's Mac OS X software has been hit by a mischievous instant messaging virus -- the first ever to target the platform.
Sony agrees to compensation for rootkit software
Sony has agreed to pay limited compensation to U.S. and Canadian consumers who bought CDs containing the XCP rootkit-like copy protection software.
Phishers now targetting SSL
Information theft scammers are increasingly spoofing SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates in a bid to fool Web users, Netcraft reports.
US still open to cyber attack, says report
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has failed to meet a wide range of its promises, a house committee has claimed.
Internet fraudsters enjoy boom in UK
Internet fraudsters have had another good year, according to the U.K.'s Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS).
'Frankenstein' rootkit hits AIM users
A potentially destructive new worm is targeting users of AOL's AIM instant messaging (IM) service.