René Millman

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Second Mac virus in the wild

Second Mac virus in the wild

Another Mac virus has been spotted in the wild by anti-virus researchers. Called Inqtana-A, the new worm spreads between Macs via a Bluetooth vulnerability and has appeared within days of the discovery of the first ever real virus for Mac OS X.
René Millman Feb 20 2006 11:12AM Security
Poor wireless security 'a liability' warns lawyer

Poor wireless security 'a liability' warns lawyer

Companies leave themselves open to legal threats if they fail to secure employee's laptops against wireless hackers in public hotspots, according to a London law firm.
René Millman Feb 13 2006 2:50PM Security
The reaction to WMF

The reaction to WMF

The new year wouldn’t be complete without Microsoft announcing another security flaw. What is different about the latest one, however, is that it seems to affect virtually every single version of Windows right back to that granddaddy version 3.0.
René Millman Feb 13 2006 10:10AM Security
Get the best out of compliance

Get the best out of compliance

Most of the industry regards compliance as annoying, at best, but Jan Babiak tells René Millman why this risks missing a great opportunity
René Millman Feb 10 2006 4:25PM Security
So what's in store for you this year?

So what's in store for you this year?

Spam, trojans, keyloggers and every variety of virus are on the increase, making life harder for information security professionals. René Millman assesses the scale of this onslaught
René Millman Feb 10 2006 4:25PM Security
419 scammer poses as Fidelity fund manager

419 scammer poses as Fidelity fund manager

A scammer who admitted being a thief is posing as a fund manager for a major financial institution to dupe unsuspecting email recipients out of money.
René Millman Feb 10 2006 1:21PM Security
Firms reject AOL, Yahoo email charge plan

Firms reject AOL, Yahoo email charge plan

Security companies have blasted moves by AOL and Yahoo to start charging customers for email as “a ridiculous idea."
René Millman Feb 8 2006 2:45PM Security
Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Russian hackers sold WMF exploit

Criminal gangs are selling malware source codes to exploit flaws such as the recent WMF vulnerability in a worrying new trend.
René Millman Feb 6 2006 4:39PM Security
Russian stock exchange attacked by virus

Russian stock exchange attacked by virus

Trading on the Russian Stock Exchange was suspended today following an attack on its computer systems by a virus.
René Millman Feb 3 2006 2:22PM Security
Mobile devices are IT managers' security headache

Mobile devices are IT managers' security headache

Two-third of IT managers are still experiencing security breaches because of poor practices on mobile devices, according to new findings.
René Millman Jan 31 2006 11:24AM Security
Windows source code hacker gets two years

Windows source code hacker gets two years

A 29-year-old Connecticut hacker was jailed for two years for selling the source code of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
René Millman Jan 30 2006 10:54AM Security
Fake anti-spyware firm sued

Fake anti-spyware firm sued

A New York company which claimed to help clean spyware off personal computers has been accused of spamming and using other manipulative and deceitful marketing practices to promote its software.
René Millman Jan 25 2006 3:28PM Security
Top universities target malware

Top universities target malware

A new multi-million dollar “neighborhood watch” for the internet has been set up to help people spot malware before it is loaded onto their computer.
René Millman Jan 25 2006 12:38PM Security
Botmaster faces six years in jail

Botmaster faces six years in jail

A 20-year-old man who seized control of hundreds of thousands of zombie computers, using them to display cash-generating adverts and renting them out to hackers to send spam campaigns and launch denial of service (DoS) attacks has pleaded guilty to several counts of conspiracy in a California court.
René Millman Jan 24 2006 11:20AM Security
Two years after Gates prediction, spam still exists

Two years after Gates prediction, spam still exists

It has been two years since Microsoft's Bill Gates made the bold prediction that spam would be a “thing of the past," but the problem is still as bad as ever, according to new figures released.
René Millman Jan 23 2006 2:43PM Security
Phishing attacks almost double in a year

Phishing attacks almost double in a year

The number of phishing attacks have soared to a new high in the last year, according to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
René Millman Jan 19 2006 2:16PM Security
Zombies attack million dollar website

Zombies attack million dollar website

The student that made a million dollars in four months by selling pixels on a web page has had his site come under a DoS attack by extortionists.
René Millman Jan 18 2006 3:12PM Security
Scammers send out Iraq war booty email

Scammers send out Iraq war booty email

Scammers are using the war in Iraq to con unsuspecting email users out of money.
René Millman Jan 18 2006 11:53AM Security
Spanish police arrest Navy hacker

Spanish police arrest Navy hacker

The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of the U.S. Naval base.
René Millman Jan 17 2006 12:09PM Security
Scammers target Russian oil tycoon

Scammers target Russian oil tycoon

Internet users are being bombarded with millions of emails purporting to be from the personal secretary of imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
René Millman Jan 16 2006 3:09PM Security

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