Brian Prince

Microsoft is preparing for a relatively quiet Patch Tuesday Nov. 11, with just two security bulletins on the menu. Little information was made available Nov. 6 via the company’s Advance Notification. However, Microsoft rated one of the bulletins “critical.” That bulletin addresses at least one remote code execution vulnerability in various versions of Microsoft Vista, […]

A day after the national election, both President-elect Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are in the middle of cyber-crime news. According to a Newsweek report, the FBI believes both men had their campaigns hacked by a “foreign entity.” After technology staff at Obama headquarters detected what they thought was a phishing attack […]

UPDATE: Adobe has patched a critical flaw in its Adobe Reader PDF-file browsing software that could allow hackers to take control of a compromised system. Researchers at Core Security Technologies found the vulnerability in Adobe Reader 8.1.2, but believe earlier versions may be affected as well. The flaw lies in the way Adobe Reader implements […]

Sybase has bundled together a set of services and software to help enterprises perform continuous loading of data into Sybase IQ in real time. Sybase is calling the new offering the Sybase IQ Real-Time Loading Solution. It consists of PowerDesigner, Sybase ASE, Replication Server and a 10-day engagement with Sybase Professional Services, all available for […]

After eWEEK published the initial story last week about RSA finding a cache of data stolen by the Sinowal Trojan, several readers requested additional information. Here is a little more background on the Trojan, RSA’s findings and links to more information. Also identified as Torpig and Mebroot, Sinowal has rootkit elements that infect the Master […]

MX Logic is unveiling a new hosted e-mail archiving service, joining a growing number of e-mail security vendors adding message storage to their software-as-a-service portfolio. The new MX Logic Message Archiving service captures and retains all inbound, outbound and internal e-mails and attachments. The company has bundled the service aimed at enterprise, and is being […]

Spammers are becoming big fans of Google Blogspot and Apple MobileMe, according to a new intelligence report from MessageLabs. In its October Intelligence Report, the security vendor’s analysis showed an increase in spam blogs on Google Blogspot and a rise in spam sent via fake MobileMe accounts. To maximize the use of the bogus MobileMe […]

Security researchers have uncovered a treasure trove of financial data stolen by a stealthy Trojan since 2006. All totaled, the minds behind the Sinowal Trojan are believed to have stolen roughly 300,000 bank log-in credentials, as well as a similar amount of credit and debit card numbers and related personal information. The findings were detailed […]

2007 was a dramatic year for the data leak and data loss prevention market. Security vendors racked up acquisition after acquisition, while corporations decided how best to deal with the fear that their intellectual property could spill out into the wrong hands. In the past year, however, the hype surrounding DLP has died down a […]

Just when EstDomains appeared to be on the proverbial chopping block, it has gotten a stay of execution. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) stated Oct. 29 it will hold off on shutting down the notorious Estonian domain registrar pending a review. The decision came a day after ICANN informed EstDomains that it […]