Frank Washkuch

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New iTunes flaw warning

New iTunes flaw warning

Music downloaders are being warned about an exploitable flaw in Apple’s iTunes program.
Frank Washkuch Nov 21 2005 8:06PM Security
Microsoft reaches out for new anti-phishing program

Microsoft reaches out for new anti-phishing program

Microsoft’s upcoming anti-phishing program will be a collaboration among the Redmond, Wash.,-based company and three outside partners.
Frank Washkuch Nov 18 2005 10:56PM Security
Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit

Firm: Middle Eastern group behind AIM rootkit

A rootkit dispersed through AOL Instant Messenger that first appeared in late October has been traced to an unidentified Middle Eastern group.
Frank Washkuch Nov 18 2005 10:50PM Security
Deja vu over Sony application's uninstaller

Deja vu over Sony application's uninstaller

The weblog that warned PC users about the danger posed by an uninstaller for Sony-BMG Entertainment’s spyware-like CD-Rom technology said Thursday that a similar program for another digital rights management program creates the same vulnerabilities.
Frank Washkuch Nov 17 2005 10:37PM Security
Macromedia warns of new Flash problems

Macromedia warns of new Flash problems

Macromedia has issued a security patch for vulnerabilities within its products for the second time in two weeks.
Frank Washkuch Nov 17 2005 10:22PM Security
Black Hat worth $10M to CMP

Black Hat worth $10M to CMP

Marketing company CMP Media has acquired Black Hat, an information security trainer and conference organizer, this week for $10 million.
Frank Washkuch Nov 17 2005 10:13PM Security
Sony caves in, spyware CD exchange offered

Sony caves in, spyware CD exchange offered

The man who first made public Sony-BMG Entertainment’s spyware-like CD-Roms had only one word at the top of his weblog Wednesday: “Victory!”
Frank Washkuch Nov 16 2005 9:11PM Security
Internet powers unite to fight spyware

Internet powers unite to fight spyware

Five of the online world's best known companies have thrown their support behind a new program that will certify download safety.
Frank Washkuch Nov 16 2005 8:55PM Security
Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keyloggers: Weapon of choice for hackers

Keylogging is quickly becoming the favorite technique of hackers looking for financial gain, data released this week claimed.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:33PM Security
Sony rootkit may be more dangerous on the way out

Sony rootkit may be more dangerous on the way out

Uninstalling Sony-BMG Entertainment’s spyware-like application from a PC could be more harmful than having downloaded it in the first place, a Princeton University professor warned on Tuesday.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:30PM Security
Cisco, vendors scramble to fix VPN vulnerablities

Cisco, vendors scramble to fix VPN vulnerablities

A vulnerability in virtual private networks (VPNs) from several large vendors could leave large parts of the internet open to denial of service attacks, numerous software companies warned Tuesday.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:23PM Security
New Sober variants in the mail

New Sober variants in the mail

Security vendors warned users on Tuesday about a handful of new variants of the Sober worm that have appeared this week.
Frank Washkuch Nov 15 2005 10:19PM Security
eBay again faces phishing scam

eBay again faces phishing scam

eBay users are again the targets of a new phishing swindle.
Frank Washkuch Nov 14 2005 10:16PM Security
Sony budges, pulls rootkit from CD-Roms

Sony budges, pulls rootkit from CD-Roms

Sony-BMG Entertainment, the target of public outcry over spyware-like technology installed on 20 of the company’s CDs without end-user notification, pulled the application from its products this week.
Frank Washkuch Nov 14 2005 10:06PM Security
Feds shut down California spyware ring

Feds shut down California spyware ring

The federal government lent a hand to PC users last week, pulling the rug out from a California-based spyware operation.
Frank Washkuch Nov 11 2005 9:51PM Security
Viruses take advantage of Sony rootkit

Viruses take advantage of Sony rootkit

Sony BMG Entertainment’s inclusion of a rootkit application classified as spyware may have set off the perfect storm of internet insecurity.
Frank Washkuch Nov 11 2005 9:49PM Security
Two minutes on...multi-factor compliance

Two minutes on...multi-factor compliance

A recent news story jumped off the page at George Waller. The report stated that U.S. companies will lose $2.8 billion this year alone to online fraud, according to a survey released by CyberSource.
Frank Washkuch Nov 11 2005 8:19PM Security
Phishing net open for PayPal users

Phishing net open for PayPal users

A bait-and-switch scheme is targeting users of the financial service PayPal, according to security researchers.
Frank Washkuch Nov 10 2005 10:13PM Security
Trojan variants, lawsuits pile on Sony

Trojan variants, lawsuits pile on Sony

Sony BMG Entertainment’s recent troubles – caused by the inclusion of a spyware-like application on nearly two dozen CD-Roms – continued to snowball this week.
Frank Washkuch Nov 10 2005 10:05PM Security
Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Enhanced federal legislation and closer scrutiny of user behavior were at the top of leading security professionals’ wish lists this week as news of last month’s theft of a TransUnion PC containing the personal credit information of about 3,600 clients spread.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2005 9:41PM Security

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