Vulnerabilities and exploits

Yesterday’s malware never dies

Ticket site infected by Trojan-Downloader

Some TomToms infected with malware

Microsoft’s latest development, Windows Vista, is positioned as a system with enhanced security. The official release data is scheduled for 30th January 2007. However, questions as to how realistic the claims of enhanced security are were being raised by the computing community long before a…

This latest report examines the development of cybercrime and the relationship between cybercriminals, the IT security industry and other organizations.

Just for fun

Later today Microsoft will release its latest security patches. These will include a Critical update for Windows and three others for Office (the highest of which will also be Critical).

Kaspersky Lab presents the Top Twenty for December 2006

Rare bank phishing attack on Monday

Kaspersky Lab presents its latest research on wireless networks and Bluetooth devices

Major data leak from Russian banks

Microsoft has released its latest scheduled patches for a large number of vulnerabilities. Some of them are rated critical, so if you haven’t already done so, download the updates and patch your systems now.

Instead of requesting access to a suspect’s house and confiscating any computers there, a law enforcement agency will be able to remotely access and monitor a suspect’s machine.

‘Patch Tuesday’ looms again: the next scheduled Security Bulletin release is 12th December, so get ready for next week’s patches.

Many sites infected