Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Heartland, RBS WorldPay no longer PCI compliant: Visa

Heartland, RBS WorldPay no longer PCI compliant: Visa

Visa announced on Friday that it has removed Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay -- two payment processors that have announced massive data breaches in recent months -- from its list of service providers compliant with payment industry guidelines.
Dan Kaplan Mar 16 2009 10:57AM Security
Maintaining security during retrenchments

Maintaining security during retrenchments

With the economy in tatters and layoffs happening so regularly that internet applications are being created solely to chronicle the firings, the insider threat is rising, as Dan Kaplan explains.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2009 2:46PM Security
Mystery Symantec PIFTS.exe message exploited

Mystery Symantec PIFTS.exe message exploited

Cybercriminals now are capitalising on a benign warning message that was sent to some users of Symantec's Norton anti-virus products.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2009 10:40AM Security
Microsoft patches for GDI, DNS vulnerabilities

Microsoft patches for GDI, DNS vulnerabilities

Microsoft has pushed out three patches -- one deemed "critical" -- to resolve eight vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan Mar 11 2009 10:31AM Security
Visa claims payment processor breach is not new

Visa claims payment processor breach is not new

In an effort to quiet speculation within the security community, Visa has issued a statement denying that a new payment processor breach has occurred.
Dan Kaplan Mar 3 2009 11:27AM Security
Microsoft fixes problem in disabling AutoRun

Microsoft fixes problem in disabling AutoRun

Microsoft has fixed a problem that prevents users from selectively disabling AutoRun features in an effort to stop the Conficker worm from spreading.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2009 11:04AM Security
Zero-day Microsoft Excel vulnerability reported

Zero-day Microsoft Excel vulnerability reported

A new zero-day vulnerability is affecting Microsoft Excel, the software giant warned in an advisory.
Dan Kaplan Feb 25 2009 10:22AM Security
Visa confirms another payment processor breach

Visa confirms another payment processor breach

Another payment processor has fallen victim to hackers, Visa confirmed yesterday, though it has yet to emerge which company has been hit.
Dan Kaplan Feb 24 2009 11:22AM Security
Virulent strain of Virut virus appears in the wild

Virulent strain of Virut virus appears in the wild

Microsoft has warned that a particularly nasty variant of the Virut virus has been unleashed, and businesses should ensure their anti-virus products are updated to deal with the new threat.
Dan Kaplan Feb 12 2009 11:15AM Security
Four Microsoft fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

Four Microsoft fixes planned for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is planning four patches -- two rated "critical -- in Tuesday's monthly security update.
Dan Kaplan Feb 6 2009 10:34AM Security
Research In Motion outbids VeriSign for Certicom

Research In Motion outbids VeriSign for Certicom

Research In Motion (RIM) is back in the running for encryption provider Certicom, which announced on Tuesday that the BlackBerry maker outbid VeriSign.
Dan Kaplan Feb 5 2009 11:33AM Security
Annual study reveals cost of a data breach keeps climbing

Annual study reveals cost of a data breach keeps climbing

The cost of a data breach rose to a new record in 2008, according to the fourth annual Ponemon Institute study.
Dan Kaplan Feb 3 2009 11:16AM Security
Heartland sued as payment processor seeks to encrypt more

Heartland sued as payment processor seeks to encrypt more

A team of lawyers from Pennsylvania have filed a class-action lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over the payment processor's potentially record-setting data breach.
Dan Kaplan Jan 30 2009 11:15AM Security
With economy in tailspin, Monster discloses major breach

With economy in tailspin, Monster discloses major breach

Monster.com is advising users to change their passwords - and experts are warning of phishing scams on the horizon - after the the job site suffered another breach.
Dan Kaplan Jan 27 2009 3:30PM Security
New spam, phishing attacks centre on Obama inauguration

New spam, phishing attacks centre on Obama inauguration

With President-elect Barack Obama set to be sworn in to office on Tuesday, businesses should brace for an uptick in inauguration-related spam and phishing, US-CERT has warned.
Dan Kaplan Jan 16 2009 11:28AM Security
Apple Safari feed reader flaw could expose private information

Apple Safari feed reader flaw could expose private information

A researcher has discovered a potentially dangerous, password-stealing vulnerability in Apple's Safari browser, affecting both the Mac and Windows versions of the web browser.
Dan Kaplan Jan 15 2009 11:15AM Security
New phishing ploy exploits secure sessions to hijack data

New phishing ploy exploits secure sessions to hijack data

Researchers have discovered a new way for attackers to phish for credentials without the need to send emails or trick users into visiting a malicious website.
Dan Kaplan Jan 14 2009 10:49AM Security
Microsoft Windows Server RPC bug finds new way to spread

Microsoft Windows Server RPC bug finds new way to spread

Exploits taking advantage of a Windows Server Service vulnerability still are running rampant, nearly 1-1/2 months after Microsoft delivered an emergency fix, according to researchers.
Dan Kaplan Jan 12 2009 3:22PM Security
Light patch load to start year from Microsoft

Light patch load to start year from Microsoft

IT administrators are expected to have just one security update to deal with on Tuesday, when Microsoft delivers its monthly round of fixes.
Dan Kaplan Jan 9 2009 10:36AM Security
Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza

Web defacements escalate as Israel moves farther into Gaza

The number of websites defaced in protest of the Israeli invasion of Gaza dramatically spiked over the weekend as the war entered its 10th day on Monday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 6 2009 2:28PM Security

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