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IBM report reveals rise in web attacks
Computing reports that IBM has identified massive rises in phishing and malicious web links in its latest X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk Report.
05/03/2010
Researchers discover way to find systems infected by Conficker
Security researchers have come up with a way to detect whether computers within a network have been infected with the Conficker worm.
31/03/2009
Downadup worm infects 1 in every 16 PCs
The Windows worm has managed to infect one in every 16 PCs worldwide, according to security company Panda Security.
22/01/2009
Three in 10 Windows PCs risk infection from worm
Security tools firm Qualys has reported that three in ten systems risk infection from the Windows worm because they are still unpatched.
20/01/2009
9 million PCs infected with Windows worm
As many as 9 million PCs have been infected by a Microsoft Windows worm.
19/01/2009
YouTube messaging system being used to spread malware
PandaLabs, Panda Security’s malware analysis and detection laboratory, has warned that YouTube’s message sending system is being used by scoundrels to spread malware.
16/01/2009
Researchers develop software to stop zero-day-attacks
Stopping zero-day attacks could become as easy as 123, thanks to researchers at Intel and the Computer Security Laboratory at the University of California at Davis.
15/01/2009
IT security spending to increase in 2009
Resellers can breathe a sigh of relief as companies look set to increase their IT security budgets according to research carried out by security firm Finjan.
13/01/2009
Security experts stress importance of patching Microsoft Patch Tuesday vuln
Security experts have warned that the latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday vulnerability is hiding a nasty can of worms.
13/10/2009
Oracle's patch assault to shock and awe
Tomorrow (Tuesday 13 January) promises to be a bumper day for patch releases.
12/01/2009
Corporate networks under attack from Microsoft RPC worm
Companies that didn’t patch a Microsoft RPC vulnerability in October are set to pay the price.
12/01/2009
Check Point positioned in the leaders quadrant in the magic quadrant for enterprise network firewalls
Check Point Software, a leader in securing the Internet, has been positioned in the Leader’s Quadrant in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.
09/01/2009
Microsoft to issue critical vulnerability patch
Microsoft will begin 2009 with the release of a critical Windows patch for a vulnerability that could be used by a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely.
09/01/2009
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