Just a few days after Google announced new safeguards against malicious apps in its Android Market, one researcher is already offering a helpful reminder that the mobile malware cat-and-mouse game is just getting started. Last Friday, North Carolina State University professor Xuxian Jiang wrote on his blog that his team…
Android malware uses server-side polymorphism to evade detection
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology — whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or…
MetaFlows launches SaaS intrusion detection agent
Network security monitoring startup MetaFlows launched a new Software-as-a-Service product that can be installed on low-cost hardware to monitor network traffic flow, detect possible intrusions and analyse event logs. The MetaFlows Security System (MSS) is composed of local software agents that can run on inexpensive off-the-shelf hardware and a cloud-based…
Avast Internet Security 6 Review: Good, Basic Malware Detection
A solid choice for keeping you safe, Avast Internet Security 6 ($50 for one year and one PC as of January 25, 2012) finished sixth in our 2012 roundup of security suites. Although it ranked in the bottom half of our Top 10, the Avast package is easy to use,…
Experts Tout Support.com(R) SUPERAntiSpyware(R) 5 to Augment Malware and Spyware Detection, Removal, and Protection on …
REDWOOD CITY, CA–(Marketwire -12/22/11)- Support.com® SUPERAntiSpyware® 5, the first major update in two years of the popular anti-malware software, is wowing experts in reviews who are touting it as an excellent product that augments malware and spyware detection, removal and protection on PCs. In related news, the company also announced…
Using Cross-Channel Fraud Detection
Enterprise Security Must Go Beyond FFIEC AuthenticationBanks and credit unions are feverishly working to meet the FFIEC’s authentication compliance deadline next year. But experts say institutions should be looking beyond the guidance, by making investments in cross-channel fraud detection. View full post on CUInfoSecurity.com RSS Syndication View full post on…
Silicium Security Partners with Opswat, Delivers Metascan Integration as Part of ECAT’s Advanced Malware Detection
Silicium Security integrates ECAT with OPSWAT’s Metascan to provide multiple engine malware scanning technology inside ECAT advanced malware detection for endpoints Montreal, QC (PRWEB) November 02, 2011 Silicium Security, the provider of ECAT advanced malware detection, today announced that it has partnered with OPSWAT, Inc., the industry leader in software…
How fast fingerprinting of OLE2 files can lead to efficient malware detection
SophosLabs experts present research describing how heuristics can help anti-virus products discern between benign and malicious OLE2 files. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security