Enterprise Security Update

Adobe number one target for hackers

Christopher — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:18:25 +0000

In the first quarter of 2010, Adobe products were the number one target for hackers. It is believed the reason for this is because of the multi-platform capability of Adobe products like Flash and...

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Malware Statistics for April 2010

Christopher — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:43:15 +0000

Monthly Malware Statistics: April 2010 Malicious programs detected on users’ computers The first Top Twenty lists malicious programs, adware and potentially unwanted programs that were detected and...

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Is Windows more secure than Mac?

Christopher — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:52:47 +0000

I always loved Apple commercials for the Mac, it was always fun to see the new jab they would take a Microsoft. I specifically got a chuckle out of the claims the Mac is so super secure and Windows...

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Malware Statistics – March 2010

Christopher — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:27:40 +0000

Malicious programs detected on users’ computers Top twenty malicious programs detected on users computers throughout the month of March. Position Change in position Name Number of infected...

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Most “Malware” is now “Crimeware”

Christopher — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:46:48 +0000

Computer viruses, Trojans, and worms have evolved a great deal since their inception in the 1970s. Originally the province of pranksters and glory seekers, then anarchists trying to see how much...

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20 Zero Day Security Holes in Mac OS X to be Revealed

Christopher — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:11:32 +0000

Famous Apple security expert Charlie Miller is preparing to announce 20+ new Zero Day security holes in Mac OS X at CanSecWest. Charlie says “OS X has a large attack surface consisting of open...

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1024-bit RSA encryption crackable

Christopher — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:18:25 +0000

1024-bit RSA encryption is used around the world to protect web servers and other devices using OpenSSL. In the past only the RSA 768-bit version has been crackable using brute force methods with...

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Apple gets a bounty on their head

Christopher — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:05:00 +0000

A Russian network of spam and malware affiliates known as “Partnerka” are beginning to aggressively focus on Apple Mac platform offering $.43 for each Mac machine infected. Dmitry...

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UNC data breach exposes 163,000 SSNs

Christopher — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:40:24 +0000

Another recent large scale breach has been identified as University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill notified around 163,000 women that there is a potential compromise that may result in the leak of...

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Twitter still vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks

Christopher — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:55:17 +0000

James Slater found a cross-site-scripting vulnerability on Twitter.com which Twitter claims is now fixed. According to James, it is not fixed. The vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript to be...

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