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IT trainer offers master's degree for hackers In an effort to produce the next generation of chief security officers and IT systems defense experts, an online training company is offering a new master's degree program in security science. France kicks off nationwide spam fight France is hoping to shut down spammers more quickly through a system that makes it easier for users to notify ISPs (Internet service providers) when unsolicited e-mails are coming from their network. October 5, 8:25 a.m. PDT SEC suspends trading of firms susceptible to stock spam The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended the stock trading of three companies that haven't provided adequate information about themselves to the public, making them susceptible to spam-based stock scams, the agency said. October 4, 8:53 a.m. PDT Homeland Security e-mail server turns into spam cannon Subscribers to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security daily e-mail bulletin were inundated with dozens of e-mails on Wednesday due to a glitch with the mailing list. October 4, 5:44 a.m. PDT Google adds Postini e-mail services to Apps Premier suite Google will add e-mail security, compliance, and recovery services to Google Apps Premier edition at no extra charge, boosting an area of this hosted communications and collaboration suite that is key for its adoption by large organizations. October 3, 3:58 a.m. PDT Survey: Consumers only think they're cybersafe Most U.S. consumers believe they're protecting their computers against cyberattacks, but their actions indicate they aren't as safe as they think, according to a study released Monday. October 1, 9:09 a.m. PDT Security outsourcing on the rise As one of the world's largest outsourcing providers, Wipro Technologies is ramping up its security services business in a big way.  September 20, 2:30 p.m. PDT PayPal claims gains against phishers PayPal security chief Michael Barrett isn't ready to claim a victory in the fight against phishing schemes, but he said that his company is slowly turning the tide using a set of new partnerships and technological means. September 20, 4:23 a.m. PDT AT&T: Network perimeter security should be virtual Enterprise companies will soon begin offloading many of their network security responsibilities to telecommunications and Internet service providers and save vast amounts of time and money doing so, if AT&T has its way. September 20, 4:05 a.m. PDT E-card industry gets the message from fraudsters The e-card industry began seeing some pretty unfriendly greetings this past June. That's when scammers started flooding e-mail in-boxes with fake greeting cards, trying to trick victims into clicking on links that would send them to malicious Web sites. September 18, 7:39 a.m. PDT Infrastructure threats: Botnets show DoS who's boss Malware-infected botnet PCs have overtaken DoS attacks as the top security issue facing Internet service providers and other Web infrastructure hosting players, according to a new survey of the organizations. September 18, 3:54 a.m. PDT Barracuda buys Web security vendor NetContinuum Barracuda Networks is getting into the Web application security business. The security vendor has acquired NetContinuum, a vendor of Web firewall appliances. Barracuda already sells Web filtering devices that prevent Web surfers from visiting malicious sites, but the NetContinuum products can be used to protect Web sites themselves. September 17, 4:33 a.m. PDT Symantec: Stolen bank account details fetch $400 online Stolen bank account numbers are commanding the highest price in an underground trade of personal details stolen by hackers, according to a survey released Monday by security vendor Symantec. September 17, 3:51 a.m. PDT Badware hunters tame wild Webmasters, hosts If hijacked sites and hosting companies that fail to police malware distribution sources represent two of the most serious threats to Internet security, there may be hope for improvement, according to researchers working with Harvard Law School's StopBadware.org. September 14, 3:45 a.m. PDT Cisco says acquisitions don't impede best-of-breed Cisco executives speaking at the ongoing Security Standard Conference claim that the networking giant hasn't sapped innovation in the security companies it has acquired in its efforts to add to its own expanse of IT systems-defense products, while some customers clearly feel otherwise. September 10, 4:38 p.m. PDT Best of open source in security In areas such as CRM software and portals, open source gained a foothold because users were willing to compromise -- less could be more, because the price was right. In security, open source rushed in because commercial vendors fell down on the job. As security problems in the enterprise outstripped the capabilities of commercial solutions, a number of talented security researchers stepped into the breach via the open source model. September 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT Financially motivated malware thrives Financially motivated malware attacks are on the rise, with automated software packages making it easy for unskilled hackers to earn a living by sending out spam, researchers at messaging security vendor Secure Computing say. September 7, 9:19 a.m. PDT Four plead guilty to e-mail, securities fraud Three U.S. men and one man living in France have pleaded guilty to charges related to a stock manipulation scheme that included sending out tens of millions of spam messages to pump up the stock value of 15 companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. September 6, 9:42 a.m. PDT Forrester security show stresses risk management Enterprise security decision makers have long been more likely to be swayed by flashy new technologies than by the notion of comprehensive IT restructuring to protect data and other corporate assets, but the situation is evolving rapidly, according to experts participating in Forrester Research's ongoing Security Forum. September 5, 11:33 a.m. PDT FTC stops e-mail marketing of weight-loss products A U.S. district judge has ordered a company to stop sending unsolicited e-mail marketing weight-loss and anti-aging products that allegedly did not work, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Thursday. August 23, 9:20 a.m. PDT Security SaaS maturing fast Security technologies delivered via the SaaS (software-as-a-service) business model may still be in their nascent stage, but some early adopters are already piecing together multiple offerings to outsource a significant portion of their IT systems defense infrastructure. August 22, 11:06 a.m. PDT Storm spam poses as site confirmation e-mail The Storm malware, which first appeared in January of this year, is showing no signs of slowing down -- just this week reinventing itself as a Web site membership confirmation message. August 22, 7:15 a.m. PDT Pundits on parade: What’s next in tech You’ve heard of Christmas in July, that classic advertising gimmick designed to lure shoppers into stores despite the oppressive heat and humidity. We’ll, we’ve got New Year’s in August, which invites you to stay indoors and read “The next big things in IT” -- 15 predictions about the future of technology. August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Sourcefire acquires ClamAV open-source anti-malware project Network security specialist Sourcefire announced Friday that it has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-malware project whose technologies are used in the products of a number of other vendors. August 17, 8:58 a.m. PDT Record-breaking 'Storm' Trojan linked to spam surge Storm, the Trojan that Hoovers PCs into hacker-controlled botnets, roared back into life last month in several waves, security researchers said Monday, and has blown by 2005's Sober to become the most prolific e-mail-borne malware ever. August 14, 7:29 a.m. PDT Spam surge sways stock market Last week saw the Internet's biggest-ever spam surge in a single day, and also offered a lesson on why "pump and dump" stock-market spam campaigns have become so prevalent, according to Postini. August 13, 7:25 a.m. PDT Researchers: Take anti-spam fight to the Web Spammers may have an Achilles' heel. August 7, 12:40 p.m. PDT Kittens -- the solution to spam? An executive at Microsoft has an unusual idea for beating spammers. Powerful software tools and supercomputers aren't involved, but kittens are. August 3, 2:30 p.m. PDT The Simpsons Movie sparks spam blast Spammers are jumping on the success of The Simpsons Movie to trick e-mail users into validating their addresses, so they can then send them more spam. July 31, 8:49 a.m. PDT Apps security to dominate Black Hat Black Hat kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a big shift in focus from Internet viruses to application security. July 31, 3:00 a.m. PDT McAfee sets Rootkit Detective free On July 26, McAfee will begin offering a new application called Rootkit Detective, designed to detect and remove dangerous rootkit attacks. The software will also help end-users ward off the threats, as well as funnel new intelligence into the company's ongoing research operations. July 25, 1:12 p.m. PDT Confessions of a former spammer "Ed," a retired spammer, built a considerable fortune sending e-mails that promoted pills, porn, and casinos. At the peak of his power, Ed says he pulled in $10,000 to $15,000 a week, storing the money in $20 bills in stacks of boxes. July 18, 8:34 a.m. PDT Spam filter costs lawyers their day in court The trouble at Franklin D. Azar & Associates began with pornographic spam. July 12, 1:18 p.m. PDT FBI: Expect more spam prosecutions U.S. Internet users should expect a growing number of prosecutions for sending spam and related activities, such as creating botnets, officials with two U.S. law enforcement organizations said Thursday. July 12, 9:48 a.m. PDT Image spam declining, PDF spam set to take its place Security vendors and users agree that image spam is finally on the decline, but at the same time a new kind of spam is emerging that uses an attached PDF file to trick recipients into buying stock in a company. July 12, 5:10 a.m. PDT Botnets, spam used in stock scheme The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed securities fraud charges against two Texas men who allegedly hijacked computers nationwide to send millions of spam e-mails and cheat investors out of more than $4.6 million. July 10, 7:20 a.m. PDT E-mail worms rarer in 2007 E-mail worms, not long ago the scourge of the Internet, have declined sharply in 2007, a security company has revealed. July 5, 7:54 a.m. PDT Beijing scores number one spot for malware China is proving to be a mighty force not only economically, but also as the launching point for malicious software and spam. July 3, 4:54 a.m. PDT Hackers target execs and their families Hackers appear to have stepped up their efforts to trick corporate executives into downloading malicious software programs that can steal company data over the past year, according to new data released Monday. July 2, 4:47 a.m. PDT Homeland Security to host closed-door security forum The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will host a invite-only conference two months from now that will bring together security experts from law enforcement, Internet service providers, and the technology industry. June 29, 7:16 a.m. PDT Gonzales: DOJ committed to fighting cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice and President George Bush are committed to fighting intellectual-property theft and cybercrime, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told a small audience in Seattle on Wednesday morning. June 27, 12:10 p.m. PDT Cisco pushes IronPort smarts to firewalls Cisco Systems will begin offering IronPort's security filtering tools to its firewall customers after the networking giant's acquisition of the company closes on June 25. June 22, 10:05 a.m. PDT McAfee puts Total Protection 2.0 into beta McAfee has released beta version of its next-generation Total Protection 2.0 consumer security software. June 20, 4:23 a.m. PDT Global co-op feeds FBI's botnet fight Officials with the FBI claim that global law enforcement partnerships are playing a significant role in its ongoing efforts to stomp out botnets and other computer-borne crimes. June 14, 3:09 p.m. PDT AOL spammer pleads guilty Adam Vitale pled guilty Monday to sending unsolicited e-mail to 1.2 million AOL LLC subscribers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael J. Garcia said. June 12, 4:44 a.m. PDT Experts: Botnets add fault tolerance Security experts contend that a growing number of operators of compromised computer networks (or "botnets") are finding new ways to grow their networks and make them immune to potential shutdowns, including sophisticated fault-tolerance planning to help ensure that their networks can't be easily wiped out. June 7, 12:00 a.m. PDT Microsoft unveils integrated security Microsoft shared details of its long-term security product strategy as part of its ongoing TechEd 2007 training conference on June 4, lifting the lid on plans to deliver an integrated suite of its software by mid-2009. June 4, 7:24 a.m. PDT Spammers' use of AI only just begun Though security industry experts were openly referring to the death of spam several years ago, the arrival of image-based attacks has resulted in a stunning renaissance in the volumes of unwanted e-mail reaching end-users' inboxes. May 31, 5:03 p.m. PDT 'Spam king' arrested in Seattle A Seattle man was arrested Wednesday morning for illegal spamming activities. The arrest follows an indictment by a federal grand jury in Seattle last week. May 31, 5:05 a.m. PDT Symantec mobile security client delayed Symantec has delayed the release of its first security suite for Windows Mobile devices. May 30, 4:46 a.m. PDT Microsoft sues alleged stock scammers Hoping to tackle the growing problem of pump-and-dump stock scams Microsoft has quietly filed lawsuits against at least three alleged perpetrators who it says used its MSN Hotmail networks to promote stocks. May 25, 3:53 p.m. PDT Companies open wallets for secure data An annual VanDyke Software-sponsored survey of IT network and systems administrators finds that businesses have increased their spending on secure data communications technologies and also have undertaken significant work to improve their internal processes to benefit security. May 22, 11:42 a.m. PDT Microsoft, TCG get closer on NAC The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is tying its authentication software standard to Microsoft's proprietary network access protection platform -- a move that leaders in the network access control (NAC) segment tout as a major step toward getting products made by different vendors to work together. May 21, 8:20 a.m. PDT Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill A tech trade group and a leading cybersecurity vendor applauded new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would broaden penalties for cybercrime, including first-time penalties for botnet attacks. May 15, 8:56 a.m. PDT Social Security, spyware bills go to House vote The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a pair of bills on May 10 that aim to bolster consumers' protection against misuse of their social security numbers and computer-borne spyware. May 11, 11:23 a.m. PDT Building trust in downloads no simple feat The Truste group's goal of creating an online ecosystem through which software makers are held accountable for the functions of their programs and end users are given the power to keep unwanted applications off their devices won't be achieved easily, according to security researchers and participants in the nonprofit's Trusted Downloads project. May 10, 5:04 p.m. PDT Spammers use new technique to evade filters Spammers have stepped up efforts to use encrypted attachments to evade filtering systems, service provider Email Systems has reported. May 3, 7:34 a.m. PDT Document shell code attacks loom large Targeted attacks that utilize vulnerabilities in popular document file formats and execute via hard-to-find shell code are becoming an increasingly popular menace, according to researchers at IBM's Internet Security Systems division. May 2, 12:37 p.m. PDT Making sense of Websense's SurfControl buyout Websense's $400 million buyout offer for rival network filtering specialist SurfControl should help position the two companies for short-term growth and possible acquisition in the future, according to market watchers. May 1, 11:27 a.m. PDT Nokia expands security appliance line Nokia introduced two new network security appliances on April 30, adding high- and low-end models that aim to help companies filter out malware traffic before it penetrates their IT systems. April 30, 2:17 p.m. PDT Spammers, hackers seize on Virginia Tech shootings Spammers and hackers are using the slayings at Virginia Tech as a gory lure to infect computers with malicious software, security experts noted Thursday. April 19, 9:14 a.m. PDT Large enterprises still serving up spam Well-known enterprise companies are still having their IT systems hijacked by spammers despite investing in many different types of technologies aimed at stopping the problem. April 17, 3:04 p.m. PDT P2P worms get their turn Massive networks of infected computers controlled by attackers worldwide will serve as a powerful engine for the new breed of so-called P2P worm that is currently echoing across cyberspace. April 16, 11:17 a.m. PDT Bottom line impact of data breaches unclear Despite the fact that unwanted exposure of consumer data has become a hot-button issue in the media and among legislators nationwide, experts admit that it remains unclear just how much damage the events will cause to the finances and reputations of companies that experience major incidents. April 13, 3:01 p.m. PDT More security OEM deals to come With enterprises demanding more tightly integrated security products than ever before and pressure increasing on vendors in the space to offer as many tools as possible to win deals, experts say that an increasing number of technology providers will turn to licensing agreements to help increase their marketability. April 12, 3:57 p.m. PDT McAfee: Cyber-crime will continue to pay The latest research report from McAfee's Avert Labs paints a frightening picture for enterprise IT administrators and end-users, predicting continued maturation of cyber-crime and the technological means being used to carry out external attacks. April 10, 9:00 p.m. PDT Finding security in Windows Mobile monoculture Without a doubt, the most influential factor driving the current state of IT security is the ubiquitous presence of Microsoft's dominant Windows operating system on a vast majority of the world's PCs. April 6, 4:52 p.m. PDT IBM ISS goes fishing for phishers There’s just no stopping it: Spam continues to get worse, and more of it is now targeted at obtaining financial or corporate information rather than just selling herbal remedies or porn. Phishing, or trying to get users to go to Web sites that seem legitimate but are actually forgeries intended to capture users’ information, is an increasing threat, too. March 29, 3:00 a.m. PST PayPal asking e-mail services to block messages PayPal, the Internet-based money transfer system owned by eBay, is trying to persuade e-mail providers to block messages that lack digital signatures, which are aimed at cutting down on phishing scams, a company attorney said Tuesday. March 27, 6:55 a.m. PST Global malady: Virus writers worldwide team up Security researchers have been touting the growing nature of professionalism among virus authors over the last several years, but new evidence points to increased cooperation between malware writers spread around the globe, according to some experts. March 20, 11:13 a.m. PST Microsoft, researchers take aim at 'search spammers' Anyone brave enough to type "cheap tickets" in a search engine can find a plethora of one-page Web sites designed to drive traffic to other Web sites and generate click-through advertising revenue. March 19, 7:44 a.m. PST Free domain registrations help spread malware Cheap or free registration of new domain names drives the growth in Web sites used for spamming or hosting malicious software, according to research from McAfee. March 12, 12:21 p.m. PST Symantec: Image spam climbs Pornographic spam dropped to an all-time low in February, as spammers concentrated on health-related products and other general product pitches, according to a report from vendor Symantec Corp. March 9, 7:26 a.m. PST SEC suspends trading of pump-and-dump spam companies The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the drastic step of suspending trading in shares of 35 companies whose stocks have frequently been touted in mass spam campaigns. March 8, 3:29 p.m. PST Microsoft TechFest provides glimpse of future What do cats and Internet security have in common? If you had attended Microsoft's TechFest 2007 on Tuesday in Redmond, Washington, you would know. March 7, 4:54 a.m. PST More IT war stories Off the Record, the real-world slice of life that graces the last page of InfoWorld, is one of our most popular columns. I know this from reader surveys and from all the e-mail I receive about it. As reader Roland Sickenberger put it recently, “It’s my favorite part of the magazine, kind of like a ‘Dilbert come to life’ thing.” March 5, 3:00 a.m. PST German police again the target of cybercrime Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) is once again the target of criminal forces in the Internet. February 2, 6:52 a.m. PST Back to school: Getting girls into IT Despite the success of various education initiatives in the past several years, there’s little doubt that the shortage of women in technology begins on the playground. As such, many industry leaders and experts believe the long-term solution to the gender imbalance in IT lies in women technologists going back to school -- way back, to high schools and even elementary schools to mentor young girls, who too often give up on math and science at an early age. January 29, 3:02 a.m. PST Activism provides competitive advantage for IT Encountering another woman working in technology was a rare event for me when I started out in IT many years ago. In the years since, women have made significant strides, sometimes against great odds, proving their mettle as both tech execs and engineers. January 29, 3:01 a.m. PST Gender crisis in IT You don’t need a degree in statistics to recognize that IT is a men’s club. Just walk the floor of any tech conference or, in all likelihood, your own office — XY chromosomes everywhere you look. January 29, 3:00 a.m. PST NEC technology fights IP phone spam NEC has developed technology that can help prevent spam phone calls to VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) users. January 26, 9:18 a.m. PST MySpace files law suit against 'Spam King' MySpace.com has filed a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed "Spam King" for allegedly blasting the portal with spam through the use of compromised user accounts, the Web site said on Monday. January 22, 7:41 a.m. PST European registrars gain new tool to fight spam Under a new rule that will come into force next month, European registrars for the ".eu" domain will be able to immediately stop the transfer of ownership of a domain name if it's suspected of abuse. January 18, 6:23 a.m. PST Technology of the Gods January is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman deity of beginnings and endings, who reportedly was able to look both forward and back. So for our Jan. 1 issue, we pay homage to the mythological immortal with our seventh annual Technology of the Year Awards, an analysis of where IT has been and where it’s going in 2007. January 1, 3:00 a.m. PST Review of reviews It’s coming up on closing time for 2006. All around us, everyone is going into holiday mode. Not to be curmudgeonly contrarians, InfoWorld will be following suit, taking a one-week break before returning on Jan. 1 with our first print issue of the year. (It’s really only a semi-hiatus; InfoWorld.com will continue to perk over the holidays with a slightly reduced slate of stories.) December 18, 3:00 a.m. PST 2006: The year in security Though Internet-crippling virus attacks now seem to be a thing of the past, PC users didn't feel a lot more secure in 2006. That's because online attacks have become more sneaky and professional, as a new breed of financially motivated cybercriminals has emerged as enemy No. 1. December 7, 4:10 a.m. PST Good ideas take time Two years ago, I publicly floated the concept that IT should start thinking more like entrepreneurs. What a disaster! I was speaking at a meeting of CTOs, and I mentioned that I’d heard of a few IT departments that were focusing, at least in part, on creating saleable new products and services for their companies. I asked the group what they thought of the idea. December 4, 3:00 a.m. PST EU battles flood of unwanted email The European Commission has warned its member states to beef up their efforts to cut spam, spyware and malicious software, after research showed that up to 85 percent of all e-mail received in the European Union is unsolicited. November 27, 5:56 a.m. PST New alliance puts spam in its crosshairs Spam faces a new foe with the formation of an international group to exchange tactics and legal information. November 1, 5:47 a.m. PST Redefining innovation Innovative ideas are a dime a dozen, according to Jim Andrew, senior partner at big-time consultancy BCG. In fact, at most companies, coming up with great concepts for a product, service, or process isn’t even an issue. But turning those ideas into money … ah, there’s the rub. October 30, 3:00 a.m. PST Microsoft wins case against German spammer Microsoft has won a court case against a German spammer charged with forging e-mail and making it appear to come from Microsoft's hotmail.com domain. October 26, 6:27 a.m. PDT Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain A U.S. judge has denied an order that would have suspended the domain name for The Spamhaus Project, averting a potential quagmire over how U.S. legal rulings apply across the global Internet. October 20, 5:18 a.m. PDT Spamhaus case could test ICANN Internet experts are worried that a U.S. court decision against anti-spam black-lister Spamhaus Project Ltd. could trigger a "constitutional crisis" for the Internet. October 17, 12:29 p.m. PDT Spamhaus appeals possible shutdown ruling The Spamhaus Project has told a U.S. court that it plans to appeal a recent ruling that threatened the volunteer organization with millions of dollars in legal fines and the possible shutdown of a database of known spammers. October 17, 5:11 a.m. PDT US court threatens Spamhaus with shut down A U.S. court has threatened to shut down the Spamhaus Project, a volunteer-run antispam service, for ignoring a $11.7 million judgement against it. 12:33 p.m. PDT Microsoft Antigen nails viruses but stumbles on spam Viruses and spam both pose an increasing threat these days, and not just to your data or productivity. Rather than hackers trying to break security systems for their own amusement, most current threats are financially motivated and can cost a company millions. And with viruses and phishing attacks growing increasingly more criminal in intention every day, securing financial, customer, and other critical data requires a rock-solid system of defense. October 6, 3:00 a.m. PDT Spam fighters are losing ground Computer security analysts who fight spam face the same thankless task as goalkeepers: They don't get much credit for the unsolicited e-mail they stop, only demerits for the ones that get through. September 21, 9:59 a.m. PDT Spamhaus turns blind eye to U.S. court ruling A prominent spam research organization based in London will ignore a US$11.7 million judgment against it by a U.S. federal judge since it can't be enforced in the U.K. September 15, 10:55 a.m. PDT UK teen pleads guilty to DOS e-mail attack British prosecutors claimed a victory after an 18-year-old man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to crashing his former employer's server with a flood of five million e-mails. August 24, 4:32 a.m. PDT Chinese company fined in spam case A Chinese court has fined a domestic company for spamming in one of the first cases of its type, state-run media reported Tuesday. August 22, 4:41 a.m. PDT > Security |
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