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Cloud Computings 7 Deadliest Security Risks by Brian Prince Abuse and Nefarious Use of the Cloud IAAS (infrastructure-as-a-service) providers are open to abuse with lenient registration processes, “where anyone with a valid credit card can register and immediately begin using cloud services,” said the CSA. By abusing the anonymity of the registrations, cyber-criminals can host […]

The backdoor Trojan bundled with software for the Energizer Duo USB battery charger may have been active for nearly three years, security researchers have found. According to Symantec’s analysis, there is evidence that the Trojan dates back to May 10, 2007. “It’s really impossible to say for sure that this Trojan has always been in […]

Most would agree cloud computing has become one of the catch phrases of this year’s RSA’s conference in San Francisco. The overall theme: Security may make or break cloud computing efforts as businesses look to balance the needs of regulations, access management and data protection with the business benefits the cloud can bring to the […]

For Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes, talking about the cloud is nothing new. But now, things are slightly different; instead of talking about Trend Micro offering security services in the cloud, the company is examining the concept of securing the cloud infrastructure that enterprises are expected to adopt, Genes said. “The last few years we […]

Like the sequel to a successful movie, the botnet behind the distributed denial of service attacks that hit the country of Georgia during its conflict with Russia in 2008 has been updated. This time though, the idea isn’t hacktivism-it’s stealing financial data and, unlike in the case of other Russian botnets, the targets are the […]

Microsoft is preparing to release two security updates next week to cover eight security holes in Windows and Microsoft Office. According to Microsoft, both the bulletins will be rated “important,” the second highest rating the company gives to its updates. The first affects Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 systems. The second bulletin deals with […]

From Koobface to spam to fake Facebook Fan pages, attacks targeting social networks are evolving to bring a new level of insecurity to an enterprise. In his presentation Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Sophos Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley detailed some of the common types of attacks and what needs to be […]

Researchers at the University of Michigan say they have uncovered a way to circumvent encryption used on many devices. The research is the work of Valeria Bertacco, Todd Austin and Andrea Pellegrini. According to their paper, entitled ‘Fault-Based Attack of RSA Authentication’ (PDF), the trio demonstrated a way to beat the popular encryption method, which […]

A panel of cyber-security experts at the RSAConference agreed on one thing – the nation’s cyber-security strategy needs beefing up. Finding a way to do that without sacrificing privacy however is more elusive. “You don’t want necessarily to have the government literally sitting there and operating the internet and opening and closing doors because it’s […]

Several major corporations, including tech industry heavyweights Google, VeriSign and CAannounced today at the RSAConference 2010 they will join forces to form the Open Identity Exchange. PayPal, Equifax, Verizon and Booz Allen Hamilton are also part of the group, which will be at the center of efforts to build trust in the secure exchange of […]