Vulnerability management: The basics

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• Vulnerability management: The basics
• Delete a quarantined file
• When Clouds Attack: 5 Ways Providers Can Improve Security
• Clean a virus off a USB stick
• 65% of web users are victims of cybercrime
• Cybercrime is Rampant Around the World, Says Study
• Report: RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years' probation
• NSF: Time for an Internet do-over
• Warrants may be needed for cell phone data, court says
• Hackers exploit new PDF zero-day bug, warns Adobe
• After Google incident, Wi-Fi data collection goes on
• Security vendor demonstrates insider attack on VMware ESX
• Apple ships iOS 4.1, patches FaceTime flaw

Vulnerability management: The basics Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT The more apps companies deploy, the more complicated vulnerability management becomes. In the rush to find every security hole and seal it off from potential hackers, it's easy to let something important slip through. That's especially true if you're an IT administrator juggling several tasks of which security is one.

Delete a quarantined file Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Microsoft Security Essentials has quarantined 'VIR Tool:JS/Obfuscator.P'. The program advises me to 'Remove this software immediately'. How do I do this?

When Clouds Attack: 5 Ways Providers Can Improve Security Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Criminals intent on attacking others can lease networks of compromised computers, or botnets, from other criminals serving the underground community. These resources could be considered "clouds" in their own right, but researchers warn that operators of legitimate clouds need to worry about being used for illicit attacks as well.

Clean a virus off a USB stick Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT As a regular speaker at conferences, I carry my presentations on a USB memory key and plug it into the organiser's laptop to access them. In doing so, I believe my USB drive has picked up some malware. In Windows it appears on the desktop as a green icon with 'Keygen' written on it. It also creates a message box saying 'UpdateNetFramework'. If I delete the file it simply reappears. Norton Antivirus 2009 hasn't managed to eradicate it, and I now have the same message on all the USB drives I use.

65% of web users are victims of cybercrime Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Nearly two thirds (65 percent) of web users across the world have been the victim of cybercrime, says Symantec.

Cybercrime is Rampant Around the World, Says Study Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT A new study by security vendor Symantec reports that Internet crime has grown into a widespread problem globally. It also provides intriguing insights into consumers' lax attitudes toward online piracy, plagiarism, and other illegally or unethical activities.

Report: RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years' probation Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an US$8.9 million fine, according to published reports.

NSF: Time for an Internet do-over Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT The National Science Foundation (NSF) has doled out grants worth up to $32 million in total to a pack of universities dedicated to rethinking everything about the Internet from from its core routing system to its security architecture and addressing the emergence of cloud computing and an increasingly mobile society.

Warrants may be needed for cell phone data, court says Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT In a precedent-setting decision, a federal appellate court this week ruled that judges have the option of asking prosecutors to obtain a warrant before they are allowed to access to an persons cell phone location data.

Hackers exploit new PDF zero-day bug, warns Adobe Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Adobe today warned users that attacks have begun exploiting an unpatched bug in its popular Reader and Acrobat PDF viewing and creation software.

After Google incident, Wi-Fi data collection goes on Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Four months ago, amidst a backlash from government regulators and privacy advocates, Google stopped collecting Wi-Fi data with its Street View cars. But that doesn't mean Google has stopped collecting wireless data altogether, and neither have other companies such as Apple.

Security vendor demonstrates insider attack on VMware ESX Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT VMware's shift in virtualization architecture could prevent some attacks demonstrated by security vendor BeyondTrust

Apple ships iOS 4.1, patches FaceTime flaw Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT As expected, Apple today released the iOS 4.1 update for its iPhone and iPod Touch and patched two dozen security vulnerabilities in its mobile operating system.

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