Researchers at Penn State University have developed an algorithm that defends against the spread of local scanning worms that search for hosts in "local" spaces within networks or sub-networks. This strategy allows them access to hosts that are clustered, which means once they infect one host, the rest can be can be infected quickly. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]

Researchers at Penn State University have developed an algorithm that defends against the spread of local scanning worms that search for hosts in "local" spaces within networks or sub-networks. This strategy allows them access to hosts that are clustered, which means once they infect one host, the rest can be can be infected quickly. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]

Novell is reporting a critical security vulnerability in NetStorage which can be exploited by a remote attacker to compromise a system. The vendor has not provided any details of the vulnerability, but has stated that exploiting the vulnerability to inject and execute code does not require authentication. Read the full article. [The H Security]

Novell is reporting a critical security vulnerability in NetStorage which can be exploited by a remote attacker to compromise a system. The vendor has not provided any details of the vulnerability, but has stated that exploiting the vulnerability to inject and execute code does not require authentication. Read the full article. [The H Security]

The prosecution of a Swedish man charged with breaching the computer networks of NASA and Cisco Systems and making off with sensitive source code will be transferred to Swedish authorities, US federal prosecutors said Monday. Read the full article. [The Register]

The prosecution of a Swedish man charged with breaching the computer networks of NASA and Cisco Systems and making off with sensitive source code will be transferred to Swedish authorities, US federal prosecutors said Monday. Read the full article. [The Register]

Top flight outsourcing firm Tata Consulting Services appeared to have lost control of its website to hackers today, with the domain apparently being touted for sale. Read the full article. [The Register]

Top flight outsourcing firm Tata Consulting Services appeared to have lost control of its website to hackers today, with the domain apparently being touted for sale. Read the full article. [The Register]

Criminals are spamming the Zeus banking Trojan in a convincing e-mail that spoofs the National Security Agency. Initial reports indicate that a large number of government systems may have been compromised by the attack. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]

Criminals are spamming the Zeus banking Trojan in a convincing e-mail that spoofs the National Security Agency. Initial reports indicate that a large number of government systems may have been compromised by the attack. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]