Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster.com is beefing up security measures in light of the recent data theft that exposed the personal information of at least 1.3 million users to hackers.
Dan Kaplan Aug 31 2007 10:20AM Security
MSN Messenger video-based exploit revealed

MSN Messenger video-based exploit revealed

Security experts are advising users of MSN Messenger to be wary of untrusted web cam conversations after exploit code was posted today for a zero-day vulnerability in the instant messaging (IM) application.
Dan Kaplan Aug 29 2007 10:40AM Security
How much is an unlocked iPhone worth?

How much is an unlocked iPhone worth?

Dan Kaplan Aug 28 2007 3:52PM Security
Storm worm shifts path to fake YouTube links

Storm worm shifts path to fake YouTube links

The notorious "storm worm" trojan is at it again, this time spreading through a bogus link for a YouTube video, security researchers have warned.
Dan Kaplan Aug 28 2007 9:40AM Security
FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer

FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer

A district court judge has temporarily ordered a pharmaceutical company to halt the delivery of spam messages promoting herbal pills claiming to help shed pounds.
Dan Kaplan Aug 27 2007 10:38AM Security
New anti-malware textbook comes from right people

New anti-malware textbook comes from right people

Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2007 11:51AM Security
Watch for Hurricane Dean scams and malware

Watch for Hurricane Dean scams and malware

Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2007 11:49AM Security
Researchers ponder cause of Trend Micro port scanning

Researchers ponder cause of Trend Micro port scanning

Security experts believe increased scanning today of a TCP port related to Trend Micro's anti-virus solution is not the result of two product vulnerabilities announced this week but instead an older flaw that already has been patched.
Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2007 10:43AM Security
VeriSign founder Jim Bidzos returns as chairman

VeriSign founder Jim Bidzos returns as chairman

The game of musical chairs continues at leading domain registrar and certificate authority VeriSign, as the company announced late Tuesday that founder Jim Bidzos has taken the role of chairman of the board, replacing Edward Mueller.
Dan Kaplan Aug 23 2007 7:28AM Security
Authorities hope arrest of Ukraine man leads to TJX orchestrator

Authorities hope arrest of Ukraine man leads to TJX orchestrator

Authorities believe the recent arrest of a Ukrainian man in Turkey on identity theft charges could lead police to the brains behind the TJX data breach.
Dan Kaplan Aug 22 2007 7:29AM Security
Skype blames downtime on Patch Tuesday re-start, not hackers

Skype blames downtime on Patch Tuesday re-start, not hackers

A simultaneous reboot of computers automatically installing the latest Microsoft patches set off a widespread Skype outage last week, the VoIP company announced today.
Dan Kaplan Aug 21 2007 7:21AM Security
Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

A California law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Certegy Check Services on behalf of the 8.5 million customers whose sensitive information was sold to direct marketers by a former employee of the check verification service.
Dan Kaplan Aug 20 2007 6:40AM Security
Arizona man sentenced in credit card theft ring

Arizona man sentenced in credit card theft ring

An Arizona man who obtained stolen credit card numbers from overseas hackers and then used the data to withdraw money from cash machines has been sentenced to 84 months in prison.
Dan Kaplan Aug 17 2007 10:03AM Security
TJX reports plummeting profits, but sales up

TJX reports plummeting profits, but sales up

TJX's profits are starting to crumble under the weight of the massive data breach announced in January that placed about 45.7 million customers at risk for identity theft, according to a filing this week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Dan Kaplan Aug 16 2007 2:15PM Security
Novell acquires Senforce Technologies

Novell acquires Senforce Technologies

Open-source software maker and systems configuration manager Novell can add endpoint security to its list of offerings after announcing today that it has acquired Senforce Technologies.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2007 9:42AM Security
Microsoft delivers nine Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft delivers nine Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft today plugged 14 vulnerabilities by distributing eight client-side patches, as well as a ninth fix that experts say foreshadows threats posed by virtualisation.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2007 9:37AM Security
Novell reaches the endpoint with Senforce acquisition

Novell reaches the endpoint with Senforce acquisition

Open-source software maker and systems configuration manager Novell can add endpoint security to its list of offerings after announcing today that it has acquired Senforce Technologies.
Dan Kaplan Aug 14 2007 1:35PM Security
8.5 million reasons to worry

8.5 million reasons to worry

Dan Kaplan Aug 8 2007 2:48PM Security
Everyone needs to pay attention to PCI

Everyone needs to pay attention to PCI
Dan Kaplan Aug 8 2007 2:46PM Security
Encouraging signs for IT security

Encouraging signs for IT security

Dan Kaplan Aug 8 2007 2:43PM Security

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