Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Grand Strand The popular “Grand Strand” beach area on the South Carolina coast has been deemed “very high risk” by Coast Guard commanders after some of its rescue search pilots were temporarily blinded by lasers pointed repeatedly at aircraft in the area…
Ukraine shuts down popular malware writer forum VX Heavens
Ukrainian authorities have shut down a long-running forum that was used to trade tips on writing malicious software, a sign the country’s law enforcement may be watching hackers more closely. Administrators for the forum, VX Heavens, wrote that its servers were seized on 23 March for allegedly creating and intending…
Microsoft Security Essentials still most popular US antivirus program
Microsoft’s Security Essentials (MSE) is the US’s most popular antivirus program in a stubbornly fragmented market, new figures from OPSWAT have found. Using figures collected during 2011 from the company’s AppRemover utility run on 170,000 PCs, MSE was the most popular antivirus program in the US with a near 15…
Spammers pretend to be popular developers to distribute rogue Android apps
Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market. Security researchers from antivirus firm Trend Micro have identified a developer named Rovio MobiIe Ltd. in the Android Market, which had a significant number of rogue applications in its portfolio. Some users…
Popular security tool Nmap in the middle of CNET security brouhaha
CNET offers a download of the free Nmap software, but not from Nmap’s own site. Instead, CNET has wrapped the Nmap installer with a program of its own. On your way to Nmap, you’re pushily offered a toolbar first. Find out why this sort of thing is a Bad Idea….
‘Skype becoming a popular platform for malware’
MANILA, Philippines – Skype video calling service is also becoming a popular platform for malware distribution, according to software security firm Kaspersky Lab. In its recently released Malware Statistics Report, the company said cybercriminals make fake phone calls to Skype users that do not have call restrictions and warn them…
‘Skype becoming a popular platform for malware’
MANILA, Philippines – Skype video calling service is also becoming a popular platform for malware distribution, according to software security firm Kaspersky Lab. In its recently released Malware Statistics Report, the company said cybercriminals make fake phone calls to Skype users that do not have call restrictions and warn them…
Video: The 5 most popular of October
By PoliceOne Staff Police officers see a lot on the job, as evidenced by encounters with one suspect who was ready for a wrestling match and another who charged at a cop wielding a knife, which were two of October’s most-watched videos. Also among our top clips was surveillance footage…
This Week’s Most Popular Posts: October 22-28 [Highlights]
# highlights This week we dipped our toes in the dark side of life hacking, upped our game as budding foodies, learned to read between the lines using body language, and more. Here’s a look back. More » View full post on caller id spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View…
Which is the most popular malware propagation tactic?
According to Microsoft’s recently released Security Intelligence Report, that’s socially engineered malware (scareware pop ups; blackhat search engine optimization attacks), or malware requiring user interaction such as campaigns enticing users into downloading and executing a malicious file. More propagation tactics: User Interaction required – 44.8% AutoRun USB – 26% AutoRun:…