http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:42 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-06T14:12:42Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/gumblar-renews-activity-says-scansafe/?cs=37294 According to ScanSafe researcher, the Gumblar botnet has renewed activity , reports Computerworld . Mary Landesman, a senior security researcher with ScanSafe, says Web sites still infected with Gumblar may now be able to call back to the newly network_security gumblar botnets business_technology scansafe Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:12:42 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/gumblar-renews-activity-says-scansafe/?cs=37294 2009-11-06T14:12:42Z 1 day, 9 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/gumblar-renews-activity-says-scansafe http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37294 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsoft-to-issue-six-patches-for-15-vulnerabilities/?cs=37292 According to InformationWeek , Microsoft plans to address 15 vulnerabilities in this month's Patch Tuesday.   Of the six security bulletins, four are for Windows and two are for Office , specifically Word and Excel, reports PCMag.com . Half business_technology vulnerabilities_and_patches microsoft windows microsoft_office network_security Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:58 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsoft-to-issue-six-patches-for-15-vulnerabilities/?cs=37292 2009-11-06T13:50:58Z 1 day, 10 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/microsoft-to-issue-six-patches-for-15-vulnerabilities http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37292 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/symantec-ceos-vulnerable-to-phishing-attacks/?cs=37270 Symantec warns that CEOs and other C-level executives are increasingly becoming victims of sophisticated phishing attacks, often masked as official communications from government agencies, reports SC Magazine . Francis deSouza, SVP of Symantec's business_technology phishing executive_suite symantec Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:40:30 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/symantec-ceos-vulnerable-to-phishing-attacks/?cs=37270 2009-11-05T16:40:30Z 2 days, 7 hours ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/symantec-ceos-vulnerable-to-phishing-attacks http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37270 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/teen-hacker-held-dutch-iphones-for-ransom/?cs=37266 According to internetnews.com , a clever teenage hacker sent an unsolicited and unremovable message to Dutch iPhone users that have jailbroken their devices . The message states: Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit mobile_device_security business_technology europe iphone george_hotz apple Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:26 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/teen-hacker-held-dutch-iphones-for-ransom/?cs=37266 2009-11-05T15:52:26Z 2 days, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/teen-hacker-held-dutch-iphones-for-ransom http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37266 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/mcafee-announces-web-e-mail-appliance-for-smbs/?cs=37264 Aimed at SMBs, McAfee has announced its E-mail and Web Security Appliance 5.5 . According to V3.co.uk , the appliance reduces system administration requirements by offering comprehensive security and control in one place.   The appliance features e-mail_security mcafee smbs business_technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:58 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/mcafee-announces-web-e-mail-appliance-for-smbs/?cs=37264 2009-11-05T15:26:58Z 2 days, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/mcafee-announces-web-e-mail-appliance-for-smbs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37264 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/software-makers-in-race-to-fix-ssl-bug/?cs=37258 Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the SSL protocol that lets attackers intercept secure SSL communications between computers using a man-in-the-middle attack, reports Computerworld .   According to Chris ssl network_security business_technology secure_sockets_layer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:52:51 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/software-makers-in-race-to-fix-ssl-bug/?cs=37258 2009-11-05T14:52:51Z 2 days, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/software-makers-in-race-to-fix-ssl-bug http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37258 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/new-trojan-goes-after-mac-users/?cs=37237 Symantec is warning Mac users of a new attack disguised as a classic video game. SC Magazine reports that a Trojan called Trojan.Loosemaque is designed to look like a Space Invaders/Galaga-style game. However, every alien ship that is destroyed trojans mac_os symantec business_technology network_security Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:29:55 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/new-trojan-goes-after-mac-users/?cs=37237 2009-11-04T18:29:55Z 3 days, 5 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/new-trojan-goes-after-mac-users http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37237 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/kaspersky-rolls-out-security-for-macs/?cs=37230 According to internetnews.com , Kaspersky Lab has released a new security product designed to thwart growing malware threat to Macs . Anti-Virus for Mac stops Mac users from becoming "incubators" for malware and from inadvertently spreading malware to business_technology mac_os kaspersky anti-virus_solutions security_vendors Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:09 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/kaspersky-rolls-out-security-for-macs/?cs=37230 2009-11-04T16:09:09Z 3 days, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/kaspersky-rolls-out-security-for-macs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37230 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/google-helps-with-password-protection/?cs=37228 In an effort to allow users to securely register at Web sites without having to go through a lengthy sign-up process, Google is rolling out new technology called hybrid onboarding , reports internetnews.com .   Not only does the model allow users passwords network_security google hybrid_onboarding business_technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:23 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/google-helps-with-password-protection/?cs=37228 2009-11-04T15:48:23Z 3 days, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/google-helps-with-password-protection http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37228 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsofts-exploitability-index-not-very-reliable/?cs=37224 Microsoft's attempt to predict whether hackers will create reliable exploit code for its bugs are right only 27 percent of the time , admits the company.   Computerworld reports that the "Exploitability Index" was intended to give customers more business_technology microsoft network_security vulnerabilities_and_patches Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:01:56 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/microsofts-exploitability-index-not-very-reliable/?cs=37224 2009-11-04T15:01:56Z 3 days, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/microsofts-exploitability-index-not-very-reliable http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37224 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/adobe-fixes-five-bugs-in-shockwave/?cs=37221 According to PCWorld.com , Adobe is fixing five vulnerabilities in its Shockwave Player .   Classified as "critical," the update affects version 11.5.1.601 and earlier versions. Four of the bugs could allow remote code execution, while the fifth business_technology adobe_systems shockwave_player rich_media vulnerabilities_and_patches Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:36:41 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/adobe-fixes-five-bugs-in-shockwave/?cs=37221 2009-11-04T14:36:41Z 3 days, 9 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/adobe-fixes-five-bugs-in-shockwave http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37221 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/bug-fixes-from-sun-research-in-motion/?cs=37220 Sun Microsystems addresses multiple vulnerabilities with its Java 6 Update 17, reports The H Security . The bugs include various buffer and integer overflows caused by crafted audio and image files, as well as a flaw in the Java Runtime Environment business_technology network_security sun_microsystems blackberry java vulnerabilities_and_patches research_in_motion Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:28:16 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/bug-fixes-from-sun-research-in-motion/?cs=37220 2009-11-04T14:28:16Z 3 days, 9 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/bug-fixes-from-sun-research-in-motion http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37220 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/m86-buys-finjan/?cs=37202 In an effort to strengthen its Web security product offerings, M86 Security has purchased most of the assets of Finjan , reports PCWorld . The deal will add Finjan’s line of secure Web gateway and security-as-a-service products to M86 Security’s security_vendors e-mail_security business_technology mergers_and_acquisitions finjan m86 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:35:50 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/m86-buys-finjan/?cs=37202 2009-11-03T17:35:50Z 4 days, 6 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/m86-buys-finjan http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37202 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/bank-employee-charged-with-identity-theft-fraud/?cs=37196 In a 149-count indictment, Adeniyi Adeyemi , an employee of the Bank of New York Mellon, has been charged with defrauding charities, non-profits, and other organizations of more than $1.1 million over an eight-year period, reports InformationWeek . litigation identity_theft business_technology internal_threat adeniyi_adeyemi Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:55:07 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/bank-employee-charged-with-identity-theft-fraud/?cs=37196 2009-11-03T15:55:07Z 4 days, 7 hours ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/bank-employee-charged-with-identity-theft-fraud http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37196 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/malware-writers-capitalize-on-google-wave-interest/?cs=37191 Symantec says malware writers are already taking advantage of public interest in Google Wave. V3.co.uk reports that a new wave of Trojans are exploiting the heightened interest in the new invitation-only collaboration service.   Users receive a google business_technology symantec trojans spam google_wave Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:29:49 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/malware-writers-capitalize-on-google-wave-interest/?cs=37191 2009-11-03T15:29:49Z 4 days, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/comment/malware-writers-capitalize-on-google-wave-interest http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sec/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37191