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Sourcefire shows cloud-based malware tracker FireAMP
Sourcefire today announced anti-malware software for Windows-based devices that combines signature and behaviour-based detection methods to identify malicious code trying to invade the enterprise network, tracking it down through cloud-based analysis.
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Apple desktops see jump in security threats in 2011
New Mac-based security threats jumped in 2011, but still remain far below that of Windows PCs, according to a report by F-Secure Labs.
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Facebook users targeted in Carberp man-in-the-browser attack
Facebook users are being targeted in a new man-in-the-browser (MitB) attack that attempts to steal money by duping the user into redeeming an e-cash voucher.
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Scareware cybercriminals after smartphone users, warns Kaspersky
Scareware distributors are targeting smartphone users who search the Web for popular mobile apps, experts from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab have warned.
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Second-hand USB drives riddled with malware, Sophos finds
Two thirds of a random assortment of USB flash drives bought second-hand at an Australian rail company lost property auction turned out to be infected with malware, security company Sophos has reported.
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China to force local government off pirate software
China is introducing projects to ensure that the country's local governments, from provincial down to county and municipal levels, are all using legal software, a top Chinese official said during a meeting with visiting US officials.
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Google Android malware grows five-fold since July
Malware targeting the Google Android mobile operating system exploded in the last several months, its volume quintupling since July according to Juniper Networks.
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Enterprise security threatened by mobile and virtualisation
Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualisation, are key factors weighing on enterprises trying to sort out security strategy and budgets, according to a survey of 688 information and security managers.
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Mystery ?virus? disrupts New Zealand ambulance service
Staff at New Zealand?s St John?s Ambulance service were forced to coordinate emergency call-outs using manual radio systems last week after computers systems were hit by a mystery ?virus?.
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Duqu malware detected with open source toolkit
The lab credited with discovering the Duqu malware has built an open source toolkit that administrators can use to see whether their networks are infected.
