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    Security roundup: Steve Jobs, Apple and IT security; DDoS attacks against VoIP; a hot week for SIEM

    This week the respectful thoughts of many turned to Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder of Apple, who passed away at the age of 56. When it comes to security, Apple computers were remarkable for the kinds of troubles they largely didn't have in comparison to Microsoft-based computers with their...
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    Android malware downloads instructions from blog

    Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a piece of malicious software for Android that receives instructions from an encrypted blog, a new method of communication for mobile malware, according to the company. More...
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    Drive-by download attack on Facebook used malicious ads

    Antivirus vendor Trend Micro has recently detected a drive-by download attack on Facebook that used malicious advertisements to infect users with malware. More...
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    Google updates Chrome to restore browser after Microsoft blunder

    Google updated Chrome over the weekend to help users affected by Microsoft's errant flagging of the browser as malware. More...
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    Webroot moves to cloud-based malware detection

    Webroot has revamped its antivirus product line, moving to a cloud-based system that it says is better suited to detect the deluge of malicious software circulating on the Internet. More...
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    Facebook adds protection against malicious links

    Facebook is partnering with security firm Websense in an effort to protect its 700 million members from malware and malicious web sites. More...
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    Microsoft kills Google Chrome with bad malware signature

    Microsoft scrambled earlier today to revise an antivirus definition file that deleted Google's Chrome browser from users' PCs. More...
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    MySQL.com hacked to serve malware

    The website for the open-source MySQL database was hacked and used to serve malware to visitors Monday. More...
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    New Mac malware poses as PDF doc

    Security firms today warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a PDF document. More...
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    'Lurid' malware hits Russia, CIS countries

    The latest espionage-related hacking campaign detailed by security vendor Trend Micro is most notable for the country it does not implicate: China. More...
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    Hackers hit Japan's biggest defense contractor

    Japan's largest defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, today acknowledged that scores of its servers and PCs had been infected with malware, but denied that any confidential information had been stolen. More...
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    Hackers flip characters to disguise malware

    Hackers are using a new trick to cloak malicious files by disguising their Windows file extensions to make them appear safe to download, a Czech security company warned today. More...
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    If You Use It, Mobile Malware Will Come

    IT people who try to secure mobile devices in a big company face three big conceptual problems. More...
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    Free security tool detects banking malware

    A Finnish penetration testing company has released a free tool it says can detect all variants of five major families of malicious software that steal online banking credentials. More...
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    Microsoft: Stolen SSL certs can't be used to install malware via Windows Update

    Microsoft said that a digital certificate stolen from a Dutch company could not be used to force-feed customers malware through its Windows Update service. More...
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    Mobile apps and security: What you need to know

    A Melbourne-based app developer has spoken about the security pitfalls of smartphone apps, saying that while certain mobile environments are more susceptible to malware, such risks can be eliminated through encryption and using common sense. More...
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    Trend Micro: Virtualization changing our anti-malware business big time

    Virtualization -- in particular Trend Micro's close alliance with VMware -- is bringing about a strategic shift in Trend's anti-malware business as its products become designed for use with VMware's vShield technology. More...
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    Researchers see improvements in breakaway Zeus malware

    A dangerous piece of malicious code responsible for stealing money from online bank accounts is being updated with new functions after its source code was leaked earlier this year, according to security researchers. More...
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    Researchers find first Android malware targeting Gingerbread

    Researchers have spotted the first malware that exploits a critical vulnerability in Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, finding samples tucked into legitimate apps on Chinese download sites. More...
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