Incident ResponseOMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov’t agenciesDan KaplanAugust 28, 2008A White House office is ordering all federal agencies to implement a new standard for securing DNS connections.
Application securityPicture of “kidnapped babies” hides trojanJoy PersaudAugust 28, 2008A new spam campaign that tells the recipient that their baby has been kidnapped is in fact a vehicle for the computer virus Troj/Resex-Fam.
Application securityAOL phisher sentenced to seven yearsDan KaplanAugust 14, 2008A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
Threat ManagementThousands of web servers hit by SQL attackAndrew DonoghueAugust 14, 2008A wave of new SQL injection attacks appears to have infected several thousand web servers, including government and financial services sites.
Application securityAttackers drop CNN in favor of MSNBC in malware ployDan KaplanAugust 13, 2008Phishers have changed the channel on a scam to infect users with the lure of breaking news videos.
Application securityMicrosoft pushes out 11 patches for 26 flawsDan KaplanAugust 12, 2008In its largest security update in 18 months, Microsoft on Tuesday delivered 11 patches to resolve 26 vulnerabilities in its operating system and related components.
Application securityBeijing Olympic ticket scam shut downSue Marquette PorembaAugust 5, 2008The U.S. federal courts shut down two websites that claimed to sell tickets to the Beijing Olympics, but instead scammed unsuspecting sports fans.