Frank Washkuch

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Sophos picks up Endforce, adds NAC to endpoint products

Sophos picks up Endforce, adds NAC to endpoint products

Anti-virus vendor Sophos strengthened its hand in the endpoint-security market today through its acquisition of Endforce.
Frank Washkuch Jan 11 2007 5:10PM Security
Hacker cracks University of Arizona network

Hacker cracks University of Arizona network

A hacker may have obtained the personal information of University of Arizona employees, as well as details of the institution's financial transactions.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2007 6:34PM Security
Singapore man faces 180 years in prison

Singapore man faces 180 years in prison

A Singaporean hacker has been charged with posting a fake July 2005 bomb threat on a technology website and 60 counts of illegally accessing a wireless network.
Frank Washkuch Jan 9 2007 5:57PM Security
Trojans posing as rare Saddam Hussein execution videos

Trojans posing as rare Saddam Hussein execution videos

Keeping with their practice of tailoring malware-toting email for current events, malicious users are mass mailing what they claim is a rarely-seen video of the execution of Saddam Hussein.
Frank Washkuch Jan 9 2007 4:46PM Security
Ebay amongst phishers' favourites

Ebay amongst phishers' favourites

PayPal, Barclays and eBay were the three firms most targeted by phishers last month, according to statistics compiled by PhishTank users.
Frank Washkuch Jan 8 2007 8:06PM Security
Venezuelan teen accused of hacking government sites

Venezuelan teen accused of hacking government sites

A Venezuelan teenager has been detained for posting unauthorised photos of President Hugo Chavez and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro on government websites.
Frank Washkuch Jan 8 2007 4:28PM Security
Late-emerging New Year's scam was December's top virus

Late-emerging New Year's scam was December's top virus

A worm posing as a New Year's greeting has been ranked as last month's most widespread virus, despite not appearing until 30 December.
Frank Washkuch Jan 4 2007 4:54PM Security
New Year's, Christmas malware targeting inboxes

New Year's, Christmas malware targeting inboxes

Email users are again getting the electronic age's version of coal in a stocking - holiday-season spam and malware.
Frank Washkuch Dec 27 2006 5:03PM Security
Yahoo Messenger hole patched

Yahoo Messenger hole patched

Yahoo has issued a security update for a flaw in Messenger's ActiveX control.
Frank Washkuch Dec 19 2006 9:33AM Security
Big Yellow worm avoids Microsoft applications, targets Symantec products, says eEye

Big Yellow worm avoids Microsoft applications, targets Symantec products, says eEye

Researchers at eEye Digital Security have discovered malware with both botnet and worm characteristics that targets Symantec anti-virus software, not Microsoft applications.
Frank Washkuch Dec 18 2006 8:15AM Security
Class president charged with changing grades

Class president charged with changing grades

In a textbook case of insider misuse of password access, the senior class president of a Florida high school was arrested this week and charged with a felony for grade-tampering.
Frank Washkuch Dec 14 2006 5:32PM Security
Avert Labs snags PoC mobile spyware

Avert Labs snags PoC mobile spyware

Researchers from McAfee Avert Labs claim to have discovered proof of concept (PoC) spyware for mobile devices.
Frank Washkuch Dec 12 2006 6:38AM Security
Microsoft investigating Windows Media Player flaws

Microsoft investigating Windows Media Player flaws

Microsoft this week warned Windows Media Player users that a flaw in the program is susceptible to proof-of-concept malicious code.
Frank Washkuch Dec 11 2006 9:00AM Security
Attackers aim for Microsoft Word flaw

Attackers aim for Microsoft Word flaw

Microsoft this week warned Office users that attackers are exploiting a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Word.
Frank Washkuch Dec 7 2006 9:13AM Security
Romanian hacker charged for cracking NASA, Navy networks

Romanian hacker charged for cracking NASA, Navy networks

A Romanian man has been charged with breaking into U.S. government computers belonging to the Navy, the Department of Energy and NASA.
Frank Washkuch Dec 4 2006 9:10AM Security
Microsoft unleashes Vista

Microsoft unleashes Vista

Vista is finally here - at least for companies that buy Windows licenses in bulk and think Microsoft's first new operating system (OS) in five years is worth the cost.
Frank Washkuch , Negar Salek Dec 1 2006 6:00AM Security
Attackers target teenagers through fake IM profiles

Attackers target teenagers through fake IM profiles

Malicious users are targeting young instant messaging (IM) enthusiasts through bogus profiles that redirect them to adult websites, where adware is installed on their PCs.
Frank Washkuch Nov 30 2006 7:15AM Security
Phishing scams using FFIEC deadline to dupe financial customers

Phishing scams using FFIEC deadline to dupe financial customers

CSOs and governance officers aren't the only ones studying up on compliance regulations. Phishers are also getting governance-savvy, sending bogus emails that pretend to bring customers in line with new guidelines for financial organisations.
Frank Washkuch Nov 29 2006 9:31AM Security
Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters

Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters

Researchers from Marshal today reported a sharp increase in image spam, as well as new techniques used to slip the unwanted emails past filters.
Frank Washkuch Nov 28 2006 9:46AM Security
Symantec's Norton 360 beta released

Symantec's Norton 360 beta released

Symantec has released the public beta for the long-anticipated Norton 360 consumer security solution.
Frank Washkuch Nov 23 2006 4:42PM Security

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