Angela Moscaritolo

Recent articles by Angela Moscaritolo

US$51bn losses from software piracy contribute to malware

US$51bn losses from software piracy contribute to malware

Four out of ten software packages installed last year were pirated.
Angela Moscaritolo May 14 2010 2:41PM Security
Servers hacked to launch more powerful DDoS attacks

Servers hacked to launch more powerful DDoS attacks

Servers more potent than PCs.
Angela Moscaritolo May 13 2010 1:40PM Security
Widespread attacks continue against WordPress sites

Widespread attacks continue against WordPress sites

Other sites now targeted as well.
Angela Moscaritolo May 12 2010 1:07PM Security
Critical zero-day flaw found in Apple's Safari browser

Critical zero-day flaw found in Apple's Safari browser

Affects current version.
Angela Moscaritolo May 11 2010 1:36PM Security
Vulnerable ad servers exploited with OpenX flaw

Vulnerable ad servers exploited with OpenX flaw

Exploits known vulnerability in old version.
Angela Moscaritolo May 10 2010 12:46PM Security
Two severe bugs silently fixed in recent Microsoft update

Two severe bugs silently fixed in recent Microsoft update

Software giant accused of downplaying severity of the patch.
Angela Moscaritolo May 7 2010 11:27AM Security
US congressmen propose draft online privacy bill

US congressmen propose draft online privacy bill

Requires companies to obtain 'opt-in' consent for some data.
Angela Moscaritolo May 6 2010 1:50PM Security
Injection tops list of web application security risks

Injection tops list of web application security risks

XSS flaws drop to number 2 on risk list.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 20 2010 12:43PM Security
Zeus exploiting PDF "Launch" feature

Zeus exploiting PDF "Launch" feature

Exploits known vulnerability.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 19 2010 1:44PM Security
Google says 11,000 domains distributing rogue anti-virus

Google says 11,000 domains distributing rogue anti-virus

Scareware on the rise.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 16 2010 10:29AM Security
Botnet disconnections have little impact on spam volume

Botnet disconnections have little impact on spam volume

Spam levels remain stable.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 15 2010 10:30AM Security
Oracle issues critical patch update for 47 flaws

Oracle issues critical patch update for 47 flaws

Urges them to be applied ASAP.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 15 2010 9:44AM Security
Apache.org hit by targeted XSS attack

Apache.org hit by targeted XSS attack

Users advised to change their passwords.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 14 2010 10:54AM Security
Romanian police and FBI break up 70-strong eBay fraud ring

Romanian police and FBI break up 70-strong eBay fraud ring

String of raids over past week.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 8 2010 11:21AM Security
Most organisations falling short on cloud security policies

Most organisations falling short on cloud security policies

Survey finds security oversight with cloud computing.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 6 2010 12:20PM Security
Apple delivers massive security update for OS X

Apple delivers massive security update for OS X

90 flaws addressed.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 30 2010 2:32PM Security
Hacker Albert Gonzalez receives 20 years in prison

Hacker Albert Gonzalez receives 20 years in prison

Largest ever U.S. prison sentence for a hacker.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 26 2010 1:58PM Security
Mozilla promises March 30 fix for critical Firefox bug

Mozilla promises March 30 fix for critical Firefox bug

As German government advises residents not to use the web browser.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 23 2010 12:15PM Security
Ransomware not considered threat for Mac OS X

Ransomware not considered threat for Mac OS X

Code discovered, threat could could come later.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 18 2010 12:04PM Security
Analysts pick apart "huge" Mariposa botnet

Analysts pick apart "huge" Mariposa botnet

One of the largest networks of compromised computers ever seen.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 12 2010 1:10PM Security

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