Angela Moscaritolo

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IBM report: Vulnerabilities fell in '09, attacks rose

IBM report: Vulnerabilities fell in '09, attacks rose

The number of new and unpatched vulnerabilities decreased last year compared to 2008, but attack volume grew substantially, according to a new report from IBM ISS.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 26 2010 11:16AM Security
Crime, cloud & consumerisation on tap at RSA Conference

Crime, cloud & consumerisation on tap at RSA Conference

cybercrime, cloud and consumerisation to drive RSA conference
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 26 2010 10:39AM Security
Military ban against USB drives partially lifted

Military ban against USB drives partially lifted

USB drives may now be used on military networks.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 22 2010 12:10PM Security
Google patches XSS hole in Buzz

Google patches XSS hole in Buzz

Common flaw strikes again.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 18 2010 12:07PM Security
Cybercriminals exploiting Winter Olympics, luger's death

Cybercriminals exploiting Winter Olympics, luger's death

Attackers utilise Twitter and black hat SEO tactics.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 17 2010 10:28AM Security
Critical infrastructure encounters the most web malware: report

Critical infrastructure encounters the most web malware: report

356 percent higher rate of data-theft trojans in 2009.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 12 2010 1:06PM Security
New "Bugat" trojan harvesting banking credentials

New "Bugat" trojan harvesting banking credentials

Distributed by Zeus botnet.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 10 2010 1:57PM Security
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act passed by US House

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act passed by US House

Funds cybersecurity research and scholarships.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 5 2010 10:52AM Security
Twitter accounts compromised in torrent site scam

Twitter accounts compromised in torrent site scam

Poor password management to blame.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 4 2010 11:53AM Security
Hackers deface 49 US House of Reps websites

Hackers deface 49 US House of Reps websites

Anti-Obama message posted.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 29 2010 11:35AM Security
New attack against IE could expose all files on a victim's PC

New attack against IE could expose all files on a victim's PC

Four to five flaws in design features of IE.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 28 2010 12:43PM Security
Data breaches cost organisations US$204 per record in 2009

Data breaches cost organisations US$204 per record in 2009

Figure continues to rise.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 27 2010 11:38AM Security
Chrome 4.0 released, addresses several security vulnerabilities

Chrome 4.0 released, addresses several security vulnerabilities

Patches 13 flaws.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 27 2010 11:17AM Security
Mozilla releases Firefox 3.6 with new security feature

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.6 with new security feature

Warns users about vulnerable plug-ins.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 22 2010 10:58AM Security
Political hackers deface Network Solutions-hosted sites

Political hackers deface Network Solutions-hosted sites

Palestine once again a central theme.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 21 2010 11:09AM Security
DarkMarket mastermind pleads guilty

DarkMarket mastermind pleads guilty

'JiLsi' revealed as Sri Lankan man.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 18 2010 11:39AM Security
Haiti quake expected to lead to fraud and spread malware

Haiti quake expected to lead to fraud and spread malware

Internet scams already appearing.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 14 2010 11:28AM Security
Proof-of-concept exploiting Mac OS X flaw released

Proof-of-concept exploiting Mac OS X flaw released

Researchers say flaw has remained open for seven months.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 13 2010 11:14AM Security
Malicious apps found in Google's Android online store

Malicious apps found in Google's Android online store

Several banking apps deleted from store.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 12 2010 11:18AM Security
Flaw could allow attacker to decrypt protected USB drives

Flaw could allow attacker to decrypt protected USB drives

Affects certain Kingston, SanDisk and Verbatim flash drives.
Angela Moscaritolo Jan 7 2010 11:45AM Security

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