Adobe will finally release the new version of its Reader software–which will include the much-anticipated Protected Mode security feature–next month. Adobe Reader X will include a number of other new features in addition to the sandbox feature.
Dennis Fisher and Paul Roberts discuss the controversy over the HTC G2 code modification, America’s supremacy in the rankings of bot-infested countries and the viability of the new Exploit Hub as a business.
It’s been a blissful few months since Conficker last reared its over-hyped head, but now there’s a new piece of malware that is adopting some of the tactics that Conficker used. The malware, known as Murofet, is using Conficker’s technique of generating thousands of new domains for updates every day, but doing it in a somewhat novel way.
Patches – and plenty of them – took center stage this week
as two big software companies shipped substantial updates. Some alarming news
also broke regarding the growing number of botnets operating out of the U.S. Read on for the full week in review.
Google has added a feature to its service for network operators that will alert site owners when Google’s automated scanners find a phishing URL on a particular site.
This Google TechTalk features Julien Sobrier of Zscaler discussing the tactics and techniques that spam gangs use in constructing their black hat SEO campaigns.
As mobile phones have gradually morphed into complete computing devices in the last few years with the advent of the iPhone and Android-based phones, mobile phone manufacturers and wireless carriers have been working to create new protection mechanisms to stop attacks against the increasingly complex platforms. But the companies also are fighting a seemingly futile battle against their own customers who are intent on jailbreaking or rooting their phones.
The U.S. has by far the highest number of bot-infected computers of any country in the world, with nearly four times as many infected PCs as the country in second place, Brazil, according to a new report by Microsoft. The quarterly report on malicious software and Internet attacks shows that while some of the major botnets have been curtailed in recent months, the networks of infected PCs still represent a huge threat.
The European agency responsible for protecting the critical infrastructure of EU countries is warning its member states that the Stuxnet attack represents a major change in the malware landscape and that they should be prepared for further attacks with the same level of sophistication and professionalism.
The Stuxnet buzz continued this week, Adobe took a few steps toward better security and Microsoft announced plans for its largest Patch Tuesday ever. But it wasn’t just Microsoft, Adobe and everyone’s favorite worm grabbing headlines. Read on for the full week in review.
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