http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:32:12 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2010-03-19T14:32:12Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/google-patches-11-bugs-in-chrome/?cs=40172 Just days before the Pwn2Own browser hacking contest is to kick off in Canada, Google has patched 11 vulnerabilities in the Windows version of Chrome, reports Computerworld . Six of the flaws are rated as "high," three "medium" and two as "low." business_technology vulnerabilities_and_patches google chrome Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:32:12 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/google-patches-11-bugs-in-chrome/?cs=40172 2010-03-19T14:32:12Z 22 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/google-patches-11-bugs-in-chrome http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40172 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/fcc-gets-bigger-cyber-security-role-with-broadband-plan/?cs=40144 According to Computerworld , the National Broadband Plan contains several recommendations that are designed to promote cyber security .   The plan gives the FCC a greater role in creating cyber security measures and calls for more cooperation network_security broadband_services federal_communications_commission government_agencies business_technology fcc Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:29:46 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/fcc-gets-bigger-cyber-security-role-with-broadband-plan/?cs=40144 2010-03-18T14:29:46Z 1 day, 24 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/fcc-gets-bigger-cyber-security-role-with-broadband-plan http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40144 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/fired-worker-blamed-for-car-immobilization-hack/?cs=40143 Police in Austin, Texas, have arrested Omar Ramos-Lopez, a former Texas Auto Center employee, for allegedly exploiting a system used by auto dealers to immobilize the vehicles of people behind with their payments.   According to Wired News , cyber_crime litigation business_technology omar_ramos-lopez Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:50:10 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/fired-worker-blamed-for-car-immobilization-hack/?cs=40143 2010-03-18T13:50:10Z 1 day, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/fired-worker-blamed-for-car-immobilization-hack http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40143 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/phishers-targeting-facebook-users-again/?cs=40140 CNET News reports that McAfee is warning Facebook users about a new phishing scam .   Users are sent an e-mail that appears to be from Facebook saying the company reset their password and urging them to open an attachment. In reality, the phishing business_technology facebook passwords Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:11:26 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/phishers-targeting-facebook-users-again/?cs=40140 2010-03-18T13:11:26Z 1 day, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/phishers-targeting-facebook-users-again http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40140 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/another-htc-magic-phone-plagued-with-malware/?cs=40127 According to security company Panda, there has been another instance of traces of the now defunct Mariposa botnet being found on an HTC Magic phone. NetworkWorld reports that the malware was again found on the SD card.   Vodafone orginally botnets mobile_device_security htc_magic business_technology smartphones security_vendors Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:31:26 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/another-htc-magic-phone-plagued-with-malware/?cs=40127 2010-03-17T16:31:26Z 1 day, 22 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/another-htc-magic-phone-plagued-with-malware http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40127 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/hacker-sued-for-allegedly-manipulating-stock-prices/?cs=40116 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Valery Maltsev of illegally manipulating share prices by stealing the login credentials of people’s online trading accounts, reports V3.co.uk .   The SEC's court filing says between August cyber_crime government_agencies litigation business_technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:24:02 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/hacker-sued-for-allegedly-manipulating-stock-prices/?cs=40116 2010-03-17T14:24:02Z 2 days, 30 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/hacker-sued-for-allegedly-manipulating-stock-prices http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40116 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/researchers-warn-of-microsoft-virtual-pc-security-hole/?cs=40112 Core Security Technologies warns that an unpatched weakness in Microsoft's Virtual PC could leave companies vulnerable.   According to CNET News , the hole could allow an attacker to bypass various security-mitigation features to compromise microsoft business_technology os_virtualization vulnerabilities_and_patches Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:24:38 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/researchers-warn-of-microsoft-virtual-pc-security-hole/?cs=40112 2010-03-17T13:24:38Z 2 days, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/researchers-warn-of-microsoft-virtual-pc-security-hole http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40112 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/trusteer-offers-malware-forensic-tool-for-banks/?cs=40076 Computerworld reports that Trusteer has launched a new service designed to allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is believed that the PC has been hacked.   The service is called Flashlight . The idea is to help business_technology security_vendors identity_theft trusteer network_security flashlight Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:10:04 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/trusteer-offers-malware-forensic-tool-for-banks/?cs=40076 2010-03-16T13:10:04Z 3 days, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/trusteer-offers-malware-forensic-tool-for-banks http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40076 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/mcafee-aims-to-allay-cloud-security-fears/?cs=40075 In a move that aims to give cloud-computing service providers a way to provide security assurances to their customers, McAfee has announced a vulnerability-assessment scanning service, reports NetworkWorld . The McAfee Cloud Secure Program looks for mcafee vulnerability_assessment business_technology cloud_computing Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:51:25 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/mcafee-aims-to-allay-cloud-security-fears/?cs=40075 2010-03-16T12:51:25Z 3 days, 2 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/mcafee-aims-to-allay-cloud-security-fears http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40075 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/free-security-test-tool-from-jericho-forum/?cs=40056 In an effort to help companies and vendors assess the effectiveness of their security products, IT security group the Jericho Forum is offering a new Self-Assessment Scheme .   According to V3.co.uk , the free tool can be used to assess how well business_technology jericho_forum vulnerability_assessment application_security security_vendors Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:44:38 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/free-security-test-tool-from-jericho-forum/?cs=40056 2010-03-15T15:44:38Z 3 days, 23 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/free-security-test-tool-from-jericho-forum http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40056 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/man-sentenced-for-role-in-tjx-attacks/?cs=40054 Computerworld reports that former Barclays Bank programmer Humza Zaman has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the data thefts at TJX Companies Inc. He has also been ordered to pay a fine of $75,000.   Last April, Zaman business_technology security_breaches identity_theft litigation humza_zaman Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:33:55 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/man-sentenced-for-role-in-tjx-attacks/?cs=40054 2010-03-15T15:33:55Z 3 days, 23 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/man-sentenced-for-role-in-tjx-attacks http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40054 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsoft-testing-patch-for-ie-bug/?cs=40050 According to Computerworld , Microsoft is testing a patch for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Microsoft disclosed the vulnerability in last week's Patch Tuesday release.   While there is speculation that the company will release vulnerabilities_and_patches microsoft internet_explorer business_technology application_security Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:44:01 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsoft-testing-patch-for-ie-bug/?cs=40050 2010-03-15T14:44:01Z 4 days, 10 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/microsoft-testing-patch-for-ie-bug http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40050 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/opposition-web-sites-hacked-in-iran/?cs=40048 Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency has reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has hacked into 29 Web sites associated with U.S. espionage networks , according to Computerworld . Fars claims: The hacked Web sites acted against Iran's business_technology middle_east iran network_security cyber_terrorism Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:35:31 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/opposition-web-sites-hacked-in-iran/?cs=40048 2010-03-15T14:35:31Z 4 days, 19 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/opposition-web-sites-hacked-in-iran http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40048 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/estonian-man-jailed-for-launching-dos-attack/?cs=40014 V3.co.uk reports that Artur Boiko has been sentenced to two years and seven months after being found guilty of creating the Allaple malware to launch a DDoS attack on a local insurance company.   The court ruled that Boiko created the malware to litigation artur_boiko business_technology allaple dos_attacks viruses_and_worms Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:59:00 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/estonian-man-jailed-for-launching-dos-attack/?cs=40014 2010-03-12T15:59:00Z 6 days, 22 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/estonian-man-jailed-for-launching-dos-attack http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40014 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/symantec-new-spam-threat-could-overwhelm-corporate-servers/?cs=40012 Symantec warns that business networks could be overwhelmed by new trend in spam in which messages are sent via the Transport Layer Security protocol, reports V3.co.uk .   The problem, according to malware analyst Dan Bleaken, is that TLS uses spam business_technology symantec transport_layer_security e-mail_security Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:51:39 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/symantec-new-spam-threat-could-overwhelm-corporate-servers/?cs=40012 2010-03-12T15:51:39Z 6 days, 23 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/symantec-new-spam-threat-could-overwhelm-corporate-servers http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=40012