Angela Moscaritolo

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FBI deploys cyber agents worldwide

FBI deploys cyber agents worldwide

The FBI has made cybercrime one of its top three priorities and currently has full time cyber officers deployed in 60 countries, Shawn Henry, assistant director for the agency's Cyber Division, said at the RSA conference last week.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 27 2009 11:11AM Security
Obama appoints federal CTO

Obama appoints federal CTO

US President Barack Obama has appointed the federal government's first-ever chief technology officer (CTO).
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 21 2009 10:12AM Security
Apple's iPhone may be vulnerable to shellcode

Apple's iPhone may be vulnerable to shellcode

A possible bug has been identified in Apple's iPhone, according to reports.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 20 2009 11:52AM Security
Rogue product ads on F-Secure, McAfee, Trend Micro searches

Rogue product ads on F-Secure, McAfee, Trend Micro searches

Google searches for a number of security products and vendors -- including F-Secure, Norton, McAfee and Trend Micro -- have yielded advertisements with links to rogue products.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 20 2009 11:15AM Security
Hackers prey on Ford searches to boost rankings

Hackers prey on Ford searches to boost rankings

Attackers are using the Ford Motor Company name to poison search engine results with some 1.2 million malicious links that lead to rogue security software, according to PandaLabs.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 15 2009 11:10AM Security
Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

There was a 10 percent increase in spyware during the first quarter of 2009, due to an old threat that again is making noise -- the Virtumundo trojan, according to a quarterly report put out by PandaLabs.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 8 2009 10:26AM Security
New variant of RSPlug Mac trojan

New variant of RSPlug Mac trojan

A new variant of the RSPlug trojan, which targets Apple machines, was recently discovered in the wild.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 31 2009 10:53AM Security
Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in web applications made up 80 percent of all web-related flaws in the second half of 2008 and rose in prevalence by about eight percent from the first half of the year, according to a report released by Cenzic.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 19 2009 11:31AM Security
Privacy group up in arms over Google's cloud services

Privacy group up in arms over Google's cloud services

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a privacy advocacy group, filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday urging an investigation of Google's cloud computing services to determine the adequacy of its privacy and security safeguards.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 19 2009 11:26AM Security
Google's interest-based advertising sparks privacy debate

Google's interest-based advertising sparks privacy debate

Google has launched an “interest-based” advertising service, sparking a larger discussion among privacy-advocacy groups over data collection concerns.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 13 2009 12:07PM Security
Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw

Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw

A vulnerability in Google's Gmail that enables cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks has been recognised since 2007, but a proof-of-concept (PoC) was just released Tuesday.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 5 2009 10:59AM Security
New Sality variant contains moneymaking twist

New Sality variant contains moneymaking twist

Users should be cautious of a new virus variant that leverages the old technique of file infection with the modern-day desire for financial gain, security researchers have warned.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 20 2009 11:58AM Security
Apple issues first security update of year

Apple issues first security update of year

Apple has issued four security updates that address a number of vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, Java and Safari for Windows.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 16 2009 11:45AM Security
Nuclear lab computers go missing

Nuclear lab computers go missing

Sixty-nine computers are missing or were stolen from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a nuclear weaponry research institution in New Mexico, according to an internal memo released by a government watchdog.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 13 2009 10:44AM Security
Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

The risk of patient information disclosures on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks is much higher than if a health care worker loses a laptop or removable storage device, according to new research.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 12 2009 12:47PM Security
Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs

Businesses detecting ID fraud faster, absorbing more costs

Identity fraud increased by 22 percent last year, but the burden on consumers is lessening, according to a new study.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 10 2009 10:38AM Security
Removing admin rights can stem Microsoft exploits

Removing admin rights can stem Microsoft exploits

More than four out of five remote code vulnerabilities that were addressed last year by Microsoft patches could avoid being exploited by simply stripping users' administrator rights, a new study has found.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 6 2009 10:39AM Security
New style of DNS amplification can yield powerful DDoS attacks

New style of DNS amplification can yield powerful DDoS attacks

A new class of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which can overwhelm even mainstream targets, is imminent, a security researcher warned this week.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 5 2009 11:49AM Security
Most businesses missing Facebook policy

Most businesses missing Facebook policy

More than half the respondents of a recent poll said their organisation does not have a policy on using Facebook.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 4 2009 10:39AM Security
Google Video searches lead to malicious site

Google Video searches lead to malicious site

Cybercriminals have begun using Google Video to help deliver victims to their doorstep.
Angela Moscaritolo Feb 3 2009 10:38AM Security

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