MySpace using Cloudmark anti-spam for in-network abuse (ZDNet)
Last week Twitter user Fausto Cepeda asked Ryan if we could go beyond discussing straight security news and talk about product and technology trends on the blog. It was perfect timing. Cloudmark (disclosure: yes, this is my employer) has announced that they have been providing anti-spam...
Anti-virus vendor: ID theft Trojans on 1 in 100 PCs (InfoWorld)
Perhaps as many as 10 million PCs are infected with sneaky programs designed to steal sensitive financial information, anti-virus vendor Panda Security reports. The company found that just over 1 percent of systems belonging to the 67 million people who tried out its free ActiveScan test site last year were infected with malicious software designed to help thieves steal sensitive ...
Ten million PCs infected by Trojans, vendor reports (TechWorld)
Assuming a one percent global infection rate. Perhaps as many as ten million PCs are infected with sneaky programs designed to steal sensitive financial information, anti-virus vendor Panda Security reports.
Computer attacks 'rising steeply' (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
The number of online threats to computers has jumped steeply from last year as hackers become more sophisticated, an anti-virus software maker says.
Computer attacks 'rising steeply' | Technology and Gadgets | Lismore Northern Star (Northern Star)
THE number of online threats to computers has jumped steeply from last year as hackers become more sophisticated, an anti-virus software maker says. A study by the software company Symantec showed that in 2008 there were 1.8 million unique malware signatures found, a 239 per cent increase on the number from a year earlier.
