Fighting today's malware

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• Fighting today's malware
• Indonesia presses RIM over its BlackBerry service
• German gov't warns of Apple iOS 'critical weak points'
• Elcomsoft releases iPhone 4 password cracker
• Zeus bank Trojan infects 100,000 UK PCs
• Ten reasons
• Remains of the Day: There's a hole in my PDF
• Stuxnet industrial worm was written over a year ago
• Log management review: LogLogic MX3020
• Log management review: GFI EventsManager
• Log management review: NitroSecurity NitroView ESM and ELM
• U.K. government nixes 'kill IE6' campaign
• Hackers demontsrate how attack can identify user's location
• Saudi Arabia to suspend BlackBerry Messenger
• 63% of web users ok with UK cyber-spying on other countries
• Saudi Arabia to ban BlackBerry service on Friday

Fighting today's malware Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT How bad is it? Worse than you think. Here's what the new breed of malware looks like -- and what you can do to stop it

Indonesia presses RIM over its BlackBerry service Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Indonesia is continuing to press Research In Motion (RIM) to allow monitoring of BlackBerry data for security reasons, a request made last year but renewed as the Canadian company feels similar pressure from other countries.

German gov't warns of Apple iOS 'critical weak points' Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT A German government agency has warned iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users about serious vulnerabilities in Apple's mobile operating system.

Elcomsoft releases iPhone 4 password cracker Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Russian password-cracking company Elcomsoft has released new software that can in some instances figure out the password used to encrypt backed-up iPhone data.

Zeus bank Trojan infects 100,000 UK PCs Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT East European criminals have managed to infect up to 100,000 UK-based PCs with the feared Zeus malware used to steal online banking logins, security company Trusteer has discovered.

Ten reasons Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT One comment to her blog post really struck me: Strange thing is that I wasn't laughing as he is far too near the truth – the senior management and IT departments that I know DO think like this. 8220;What sort of learning process takes place in the minds of learners when using Twitter?&# Social media is a fad. Really? Brought to you by: Informal Learning Flow

Remains of the Day: There's a hole in my PDF Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT A security hole that is. Also, the government block one publication's attempt to find out about an Apple antitrust case--so of course it must be going on! And the European Commission's got a new smartphone dans la maison. The remainders for Wednesday, August 4, 2010 are ready to go.

Stuxnet industrial worm was written over a year ago Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets has been around for much longer than previously thought, according to security experts investigating the malicious software.

Log management review: LogLogic MX3020 Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT The LogLogic MX3020 appliance is not as feature-rich as some of the competition, but covers the essentials with great ease

Log management review: GFI EventsManager Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT GFI EventsManager lacks enterprise features, but is a good software solution for small and midsize businesses

Log management review: NitroSecurity NitroView ESM and ELM Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT NitroSecurity combines a wealth of log management functionality with outstanding versatility in graphs and views

U.K. government nixes 'kill IE6' campaign Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT The British government has rejected a call to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), saying that it is saving taxpayers' money by staying with the nine-year-old browser.

Hackers demontsrate how attack can identify user's location Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT A new online attack can identify exactly where a web user is surfing the net from.

Saudi Arabia to suspend BlackBerry Messenger Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Messenger function on BlackBerries could be blocked in Saudi Arabia as soon as this Friday, following calls from the country's telecommunications watchdog.

63% of web users ok with UK cyber-spying on other countries Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Nearly two thirds (63 percent) of web users think it's acceptable for their country to spy on other nations using malware or hacking techniques, says Sophos.

Saudi Arabia to ban BlackBerry service on Friday Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Saudi Arabia has ordered the suspension of Research in Motion's BlackBerry service as of Friday, as it does not meet current regulations, according to the country's telecommunications regulator.

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