Sudden spam drop leaves experts baffled

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• Sudden spam drop leaves experts baffled
• Geinimi Android malware has 'botnet-like' capabilities
• Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services
• Good times projected for network security market in 2011
• Watch out for identity management obfuscators
• Is Storm/Waldec botnet part of New Year spam campaign?
• Facebook profile helps to catch a thief

Sudden spam drop leaves experts baffled Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Spam volumes appear to have dropped to averages last seen in 2008 after an expected surge in bogus email over the Christmas period failed to materialise.

Geinimi Android malware has 'botnet-like' capabilities Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Lookout Mobile Security warned that it identified a new Android Trojan named Geinimi that is built to lift and transmit personal data from a user's phone and ship it to a remote server.

Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Dell announced Tuesday it is purchasing security services vendor SecureWorks, expanding its range of IT management offerings. Terms were not disclosed.

Good times projected for network security market in 2011 Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST There's some early optimism about the information technology industry as the world steps into 2011. For one thing, the global network security market is expected to be on the rise, according to estimates from IDC, which forecasts a return to the growth of pre-recession levels this year.

Watch out for identity management obfuscators Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST Privileged user management, authentication, authorization, separation of duties, access governance – these all (and more) need to be part of your Identity Management systems. They're all interconnected, they all depend on properly identifying not only your users but also all of the things they use. In fact, it isn't the information that needs to be managed, but the access to that information.

Is Storm/Waldec botnet part of New Year spam campaign? Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST The Storm/Waldec botnet may be behind a new spam campaign that was recently launched to kick off 2011. According to researchers with Shadowserver Foundation, the campaign is designed to look like a New Year's-themed e-card. Users receive a message that says "Charley has created a New Year e-card. To view this page please click here." The user is then directed to a server that asks them to download a Flash player, which in turn installs malware onto the user's machine.

Facebook profile helps to catch a thief Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST We hear tales of deception on Facebook every day— typically involving criminals who fool unsuspecting users into giving up sensitive information. But a savvy service station manager in Massachusetts recently used the social network to catch a criminal instead.

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