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Java and Flash vulnerabilities being exploited by cyber spies

Cyber spies have planted Java- and Flash-exploiting malware on websites focused on human rights, defense and foreign policy.
Cybercriminals honing Android malware skills in Russia

Sophos says they're starting in Russia, but will expand with success
Hackers behind Flashback click fraud campaign haven't been paid

The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their Mac-based click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said today.
Android malware using real apps as disguise 'wrappers'

Mobile malware stepped up an order of magnitude in volume and sophistication during 2011 and this trend has continued in the first quarter of 2012, according to F-Secure?s latest quarterly report.
If you're seeing ads, it's probably malware, warns Wikipedia

Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said
Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

Avira has issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.
Apple ships first OS X 10.5 Leopard security update in almost 12 months

Apple has issued its first security-related update for OS X 10.5 Leopard in nearly a year, to disable long-outdated versions of Adobe's Flash Player.
Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware

In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue marketplaces, including one example disguised as an Android Flash Player.
iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says

Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and to Twitter.
Apple patches 36 bugs in Mac OS X Lion and Snow Leopard

Apple has patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.

Latest Features

Mobile device management - Tools and technologies for the BYOD era

Mobile Device Management (MDM) is an increasingly important IT management discipline, particularly with the rise in mobile working and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon.
Is your printer a security sore spot?

Believe it or not, your network printer or copier could be a serious security liability. After all, theyoften handle very sensitive documents and information and could even be used to gain access to other computers on the network, so you won't want a hacker to get at it. It's time to take printer security seriously.
Geotags in a photo of breasts brought down CabinCr3w hacker

According to the FBI, Ochoa allegedly tweeted in February using the handle @Anonw0rmer, directing followers to a site where he had posted information stolen from various law enforcement agency websites. At the bottom of the site was an image of a woman, now identified as his girlfriend, with a sign reading "PwNd by w0rmer & CabinCr3w".
Intel's Ivy Bridge Processor: Leaner and meaner

So how will you be able to tell whether you have an Ivy Bridge CPU in your new computer? Look for the "3rd Generation Core Processor" brand name. You can also tell from the model number: Systems with a 3000 number after "Core i5" or "Core i7" use Ivy Bridge, while systems with a 2000 model number are Sandy Bridge. So, a Core i5-2600K, for instance, is a current-generation Sandy Bridge processor, while a Core i5-3550 is a new Ivy Bridge model.
Should you build a corporate app store?

When faced with a multitude of priorities and problems, there are few things CIOs like more than killing several proverbial birds with a single stone.
Virtualisation - Don't let security lag behind technology maturity

Virtualisation is mainstream, with virtualised servers, storage, networking and software featuring in most enterprise IT departments. Applications and workloads are assigned to virtual machines (VMs) and moved from machine to machine as a matter of course, and as a result, deploying physical servers is now the exception rather than the rule.
Bring your own device - Effective policies and practice in a BYOD environment

Bring your own device (BYOD) is now ubiquitous among enterprises. For IT leaders this has meant developing and maintaining effective policies and practices to keep the organisation secure and efficient, while managing a proliferation of devices.
Slow Flashback Trojan response is Apple's "Adobe moment"

Apple could be experiencing an ?Adobe moment? over its handling of the Flashback Trojan, with security companies heaping criticism on the company for its slerotic response.
IT pros lack confidence about business security

Results of a new survey speak to the inadequacies of corporate security measures as well as the persistence of ever-growing security threats.
Ads in mobile apps aren't just annoying - they're risky, too

Many mobile apps include ads that can threaten users' privacy and network security, according to North Carolina State University researchers.

How-tos

How to make your Android more productive, more secure and faster than iPhone

How to protect yourself from DNSChanger

How to secure your BIOS

What an Internet cyber thief is doing and how to catch them

How to secure your Android smartphone

How to create a bootable Linux flash drive in three easy steps

Four ways to protect your intellectual property

How to protect online transactions with multi-factor authentication

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Featured White Papers

Gartner Magic Quadrant for endpoint protection platforms

Endpoint protection platforms continue to struggle to block typical malware threats, and are even less effective with low-volume targeted attacks. A few vendors have started to provide proactive tools, such as vulnerability detection and application control, that reduce the attack surface.
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IT professional's guide to endpoint protection

Stay on top of endpoint security by implementing these five tips that will help you prevent costly malware outbreaks and data breaches, even as the barrage of attacks intensifies.
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How to get your business ready for the 2012 Olympics

IT Manager: "I'm working on contingency plans to ensure that we can keep the business running whatever happens during the Olympics. Hopefully, it'll just be a case of letting people work from home but we need to be ready for anything".
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How to protect your business from the coming Malware storm

This paper describes the evolution and future of the online threat environment, and outlines the security, economy, performance, and control available to smaller businesses who act now to adopt Security as a Service.
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Unruly USB: devices expose networks to malware

It's pretty easy for organisations to get so wrapped up about what goes out on USB drives that they forget to protect against what comes in their environments via USB. And with attacks inflicting increasingly greater damage following uncontrolled connection, it?s time that organisations got serious about this threat.
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