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Verified by Visa phishing attack spotted

Security experts warned today that the Verified by Visa online authentication scheme has become the latest lure used by phishers hoping to harvest personal information from unsuspecting shoppers. The scam begins with users being sent an email inviting ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Blue Coat Systems Inc

Avaya gets EU green light for Nortel deal

Business communications firm Avaya's proposed acquisition of Nortel's Enterprise Solutions business has been sanctioned by the European Union, paving the way for the $900m (£544m) deal to go ahead. The European Commission said in a statement that the ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Avaya Inc.,  European Union,  European Commission

Police e-crime unit swoops on Zeus suspects

The new Police Central E-crime Unit has followed the successful prosecution of four cyber criminals yesterday with the arrest in Manchester of two alleged hackers. Reports in the Manchester Evening News claim that officers arrested the pair for ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  18 Nov 2009

Gumblar botnet on the march again

Gumblar is one of the most insidious threats facing surfers and site operators Prolific malware is changing its behaviour to avoid shut down, warns ScanSafe Security experts at ScanSafe are warning users to be on their guard after recording a ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  18 Nov 2009

Nominum simplifes DNSSec roll-outs

DNS server vendor Nominum today launched new software for its server products designed to simplify and speed up DNSSec roll-out, which many believe is vital to the future security of the internet's underlying infrastructure. The DNSSec protocol has ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  18 Nov 2009

Ripe launches new IPv6 resource

IPv4 addresses are expected to run out in two years Advice for business and technical staff European regional internet registry Ripe NCC today launched a new resource designed to help organisations plan and deploy IPv6 in their environments. How To Act ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  17 Nov 2009

Symantec caught out by Conficker

Symantec has admitted that it was caught off-guard by Conficker, the computer worm which has infected several million computers across the globe since it struck around a year ago. Speaking at a press conference to discuss the security vendor's ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Symantec

McAfee warns of cyber warfare

This definition should be dependent on the source of the attack, the motivation, the scale and the level of sophistication, argued McAfee's principal security analyst for Europe, Greg Day. "As a term it is almost overused – we have to define a ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  17 Nov 2009

Internet Governance Forum hit by censorship claims

The United Nations has been criticised for choosing Egypt as the location for this week's annual , because of concerns about the country's dubious human rights record. The event, now in its fourth year, is being held in the Egyptian resort ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Nations,  Reporters Without Borders

Astaro launches free firewall for SMBs

Astaro's Essential Firewall edition is available as a software or virtual appliance New tool could help boost security for under-resourced firms Network security vendor Astaro has launched a free firewall product designed to boost the threat protection ...

From PHIL MUNCASTER, VNUNet.com,  16 Nov 2009

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