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Fake AV Still Wreaking Havoc

Badware distribution schemes hidden under the guise of legitimate anti-virus applications continue to suck in unsuspecting end users, according to new research released by...

Tracking the Phantom Registrar Debate

Here's to the power of the press, the blog, the Web and intelligent debate.Not to pat ourselves on the shoulder too heartily, but I'm...

Holy Adware Batman! Researcher Smacks Back at Zango

FaceTime Communications researcher Chris Boyd, aka Paperghost, is back at it again with Zango, the long-criticized adware distributor that has been promising to clean...

ISPs Striking Out on Multistaged Attacks

A new position paper issued by anti-spam expert company Cloudmark calls out ISPs and other service providers such as e-mail vendors for failing to...

Overnight Tracking Receipts Carry Trojan

A number of security research groups are reporting on a new set of malware threats being disguised as fake overnight parcel tracking receipts.Along with...

ICANN Not Vetting Registrars

According to a new report issued by the mighty fine spam-fighting folks over at KnujOn, there are tons of "phantom" registrars -- registrars that...

Saying Goodbye to Summer’s Security

As anyone who was watching likely noticed, I've been on vacation from just about everything, including this blog, for the better part of the...

Boston Trolley Hack – Security Stupidity Personified

Here's a near perfect example of two core problems that reside at the heart most IT security and electronic privacy issues, those being, ignorance...

Gold-Medal Device Security Measures

In a move that highlights the level of suspicion that still exists between Americans and our Chinese counterparts, or at least between our respective...

Postmortem: Black Hat’s Evolution Continues

It was another impressive year in the desert at Black Hat last week, with a record-sized crowd, tons of cutting-edge research and all the...