Recent articles by Greg Masters

Adobe acknowledges PDF vulnerability, issues workaround

Adobe acknowledges PDF vulnerability, issues workaround

Flaw allows warning to be disabled.
Greg Masters Apr 9 2010 11:30AM Security
China to crack down on Google hackers if evidence is shown

China to crack down on Google hackers if evidence is shown

Though Google still yet to file a report.
Greg Masters Mar 9 2010 11:59AM Security
Four charged in ticket hacking 'conspiracy'

Four charged in ticket hacking 'conspiracy'

Wiseguy Tickets used hacking techniques to get tickets to major events.
Greg Masters Mar 2 2010 1:39PM Security
New version of Zeus targeting IM users

New version of Zeus targeting IM users

Threat may be work of Russian gang.
Greg Masters Jan 25 2010 11:35AM Security
Windows 7 likely to come into cross-hairs of attackers

Windows 7 likely to come into cross-hairs of attackers

Symantec forecasts security risks for 2010.
Greg Masters Nov 20 2009 10:44AM Security
"Frighteningly bad" Adobe Flash flaw discovered

"Frighteningly bad" Adobe Flash flaw discovered

Issue is 'not patchable'.
Greg Masters Nov 16 2009 11:15AM Security
64 percent of websites contain serious flaws

64 percent of websites contain serious flaws

Cross-site scripting and SQL injection remain the top methods of attack.
Greg Masters Nov 13 2009 11:40AM Security
SC World Congress: Communication more important than tech

SC World Congress: Communication more important than tech

Keep it simple when dealing with superiors.
Greg Masters Oct 15 2009 11:40AM Security
Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent

Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent

The number of users victimized by malware specifically intended to rob personally identifiable information leapt 600 percent this year.
Greg Masters Aug 24 2009 10:13AM Security
Virus discovered deep in Delphi programming language

Virus discovered deep in Delphi programming language

A new virus infecting certain applications has been detected and is reportedly spreading quickly.
Greg Masters Aug 20 2009 10:36AM Security
FTP login credentials at major corporations breached

FTP login credentials at major corporations breached

A trojan has reportedly been uncovered that is harvesting FTP login data of major corporations, including the Bank of America, BBC, Amazon, Cisco, Monster.com, Symantec and McAfee.
Greg Masters Jun 29 2009 12:23PM Security
Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Five individuals pleaded guilty in a US federal court this week for their roles in an international spam operation that sent billions of emails to tout Chinese "penny" stocks and used a botnet capable of evading spam detection.
Greg Masters Jun 24 2009 12:04PM Security
Latest upgrade to iPhone includes 46 security fixes

Latest upgrade to iPhone includes 46 security fixes

Apple has released the long-anticipated upgrade to its iPhone operating system.
Greg Masters Jun 19 2009 10:16AM Security
Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams

Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams

Users of popular blogging platform Twitter fell victim this past week to a scareware scam in which they were offered a "Best Video," but by clicking through, invited onto their computer offers for a rogue security application.
Greg Masters Jun 3 2009 11:06AM Security
Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

Majority of adolescents online have tried hacking

A new study from Panda Security found that 67 per cent of teenagers surveyed admitted to having tried to hack into friends' instant messaging or social network accounts.
Greg Masters May 18 2009 10:56AM Security
Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

A principal player in the spreading of adware - software that silently loads advertising onto web users' computers - has been forced to close down after a decade in business.
Greg Masters Apr 28 2009 11:27AM Security
RSA: IT security budgets faring well

RSA: IT security budgets faring well

Driven by compliance demands and the threat environment, budgets for IT security have fared better than most other sectors during the economic downturn, according to a panel of analysts at the RSA Conference.
Greg Masters Apr 23 2009 10:27AM Security
Latest "delivery notice" trojan spews forth

Latest "delivery notice" trojan spews forth

A new torrent of spam, disguised as a message from package carrier DHL, is making its way into inboxes.
Greg Masters Mar 30 2009 11:04AM Security
"High-priority" Firefox patch being readied

"High-priority" Firefox patch being readied

A new patch for Firefox is being readied for shipment early next week to fix a vulnerability detected this week.
Greg Masters Mar 27 2009 10:48AM Security
Virtumundo, now a worm, spreading via USB stick

Virtumundo, now a worm, spreading via USB stick

A long-standing trojan that serves as a malware-distribution service has found a new way to infect computers: via a USB stick or other removable device.
Greg Masters Mar 20 2009 11:45AM Security

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