More to fear from Bitcoin malware

Threats posed by the Bitcoin malware go well beyond initially-reported Skype and Bitcoin mining. And about 350 000 users are at risk, having unwittingly downloaded the malware through Skype and Gtalk. This is according to Cyberoam’s Threat Research Labs (CTRL), which...

SMBs finally locking their virtual doors

Most business owners would never dream of leaving the doors to their businesses flung wide open after hours. On the contrary, the physical – and sometimes stringent – security measures that are in place to protect their business properties are usually quite evident. ...
Hackers ahead in cyber arms race

Hackers ahead in cyber arms race

As the arms race between attackers and IT professionals unfolded in 2012, it has become clear that many of the most serious threats stayed hidden from network administrators. These threats come from ever-changing techniques deployed by criminal hackers in addition to...

Smart cities need smart security

As ICT takes a bigger and bigger place in users’ day-to-day lives, cyber-security becomes an essential requirement, states a new report by GBI Research.  The new report states that smart security represents a core product within the smart cities market, due to...

8m PCs freed in botnet takedown

Microsoft and Symantec have brought down a global cybercrime operation, the Bamital botnet, but shutting down the servers at the heart of the botnet. PCs infected by the malware that linked them to the botnet were temporarily unable to search the Web, and the software...