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Memory Corruption Flaws Found In VLC Media Player
VLC says 'non-exploitable' flaws in VLC 2.1.5 have been fixed
What New Year’s Resolutions Should Chief Security Officers Be Making?
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, but what plans should CSOs be making this year? Here are some great suggestions along with top tips on how to see them through
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?
It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update
Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple
The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts
‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs
Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank
Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments
Worm Burrows Into Storage Servers Via Shellshock Flaw
System administrators who have not patched their storage servers for the Shellshock flaw may have given online attackers a backdoor into their network
Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk
Will Your Colleagues Screw Up Your Company’s Network This Christmas?
BalaBit survey reveals security shortcuts taken by 'privileged users' during the festive season
Dangerous XSS Vulnerabilities Found On Trip Advisor Website
XSS attacks are being used in combination with spear phishing, social engineering and drive-by attacks
Sophisticated ‘State-sponsored’ Regin Spy Tool Discovered
The capabilities of Regin suggest it is one of the main cyber espionage tools used by a nation state
Ebola-Themed Malware Sweeping The Net
Security firm Tustwave warns users not to open email purporting to be from World Health Organisation
Researchers Design Clever Malware That Hops Across Wi-Fi Networks
Now, computer virus can spread over the air like a... virus
Alleged Gozi Virus Creator Walks Away Free, For Now
Latvia will not extradite Deniss “Miami” Calovskis to the US, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights
UPDATED: Koobface Facebook Worm Back With A Bang… Or Not
McAfee gets its figures totally wrong on Koobface and apologises
Malware Kept US Power Plant Offline For 3 Weeks
Unsecured USB drives pose a real danger to Industrial Control Systems, warns ICS-CERT
Facebook Uses Spammers’ Loot For $250k Cyber Crime Fighting Fund
Recovered spammers' funds going to fighting their kind
US Increasingly Convinced Iran Behind Attack On Saudi Aramco
Iran implicated in attacks on oil giant
Saudi Aramco Network Back Online After Cyber Attack
Aramco now wants to know who was behind the attack
Stuxnet And Flame Scare Critical Iranian Infrastructure Offline
After Stuxnet and Flame cause carnage, Iran is set to take some of its infrastructure off the Internet
Iran Nuclear Agency Not ‘Thunderstruck’ By Virus
AC/DC wasn't being blasted out at nuclear facilities, Iran says
Flame Is More Than Just FUD
Ignore the sceptics. The Flame worm is significant for what is says as much as what it does, argues Tom Brewster
Iran Claims Flame Caused ‘Massive’ Data Loss
Iran says Flame caused significant data loss as the UN puts out a warning for member states
Kaspersky Lab Discovers Invisible Memory-Only Bot
The clever Russian malware hides in RAM and spreads trough banners on news websites
Iran Begins Blocking Sites Using HTTPS Protocol
Reports suggest that Iran is clamping down on sites in the build-up to the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
Zeus-based Ice IX Trojan Redirects Bank Phone Calls To Attackers
Modified version of Zeus malware targets online banking customers to capture bank and telephone data
Facebook Reveals Names of the Koobface Gang
Social network giant Facebook has released identities of those it believes to be behind the Koobface malware
Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing: 10 Years Of Securing Windows
Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, panned as a hollow public relations campaign 10 years ago, has hardened Windows and introduced secure software standards
Duqu Server Shut Down In India
Indian authorities have seized hard drives from a server linked with the Duqu worm