Computer users must practice active cyber self-defense. --Sens. Whitehouse, Mikulski and Snowe Botnets can also carry out crippling attacks against Web servers by overwhelming the server with requests.

Just as nature abhors a vacuum, techies seem to abhor locked systems. David Gewirtz Biography David Gewirtz As a child, David Gewirtz discovered he was a geek sometime during the middle of the Johnson administration.

As part of the billions the federal government is spending to push the nation from its current aging electrical grid and infrastructure toward a smart grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released Thursday a series of guidelines for smart grid cybersecurity.

Apple's new Ping social network fell victim to spammers within hours of its launch with iTunes 10.

Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is " drowning in scams and spams ," security researchers say.

Skimmed at the ATM ? Criminal malware infection hits Eastern European cash machines, New York ATM skimming gang steals $500,000, Australian ATM skimming gang nets $500,000. These are only a couple of recent headlines showcasing that fraud at the ATM is hotter than ever.

This program intends to detect a malicious file in two ways; online and offline.

Earlier this year, we noted that scammers were copying the mass automated pre-settlement copyright infringement notices of law firms like ACS:Law and US Copyright Group, in order to get people to install malware on their computers.

Twitter is launching its own URL shortening service to increase the transparency of links posted on its social networking site.

While Eugene's busy taking bets , I've been having a think about the Winlock case.

Focusing on the ransomware variant TotalSecurity with its biggest comeback since March, Fortinet , network security provider has announced its August 2010 Threat Landscape report.

Facebook has announced a security feature that will allow users to remotely log out of active sessions on any device, reducing the chances of having their accounts hacked and used to send spam or malware.

The suite protects business assets from malware and spam threats with endpoint, email, data protection, back-up and recovery capabilities BANGALORE, INDIA: Symantec , security, storage and systems management solutions provider, released Symantec Protection Suite Advanced Business Edition suite.

Microsoft has issued an updated version of its mitigation tool for hardening Windows applications against common security exploits used by malware.

Computer users must practice active cyber self-defense. --Sens. Whitehouse, Mikulski and Snowe Botnets can also carry out crippling attacks against Web servers by overwhelming the server with requests.

Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam.

Fake antivirus programs appear to be adopting some of the money-raising tactics of more threatening ransom malware, security company Fortinet's latest threat report has found.

The internet is a wonderful place to do business, but with the continuous flood of spyware, malware, and spam, it can be a horrible and very frustrating for the average user.

The cyber-criminal groups behind fake anti-virus infections have run into some significant roadblocks over the last few years, but there is much more to the overall story.

I decided to test the legitimate and genuine registry cleaners even though I rather see people not to use one.