Antivirus and Security Short News of February 11, 2012

Hackers wanted $50000 to keep Symantec source code private CNET

by Steven Musil February 6, 2012 8:03 PM PST Follow @stevenmusil As part of a sting operation, Symantec told a hacker group that it would pay $50000 to keep the source code for some of the its flagship security products off the Internet, … See More »

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  • Antivirus Software Powerless to Stop Data Breach Attacks, Study Finds

PCWorld

By John E Dunn, techworld.com Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can’t detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested. Trustwave’s 2012 Global Security Report … See More »

  • M-banking adoption outpacing security

ZDNet Asia

That the device becomes the main channel for banking transitions, its compact size, and an underdeveloped mobile security landscape also compound the risks, observers say. According to Axelle Apvrille, senior mobile antivirus researcher at Fortinet, … See More »

  • AhnLab Cautions Against Increasing Financial Information Threat

MarketWatch (press release)

AhnLab, Inc. ( www.ahnlab.com ), a leading provider of integrated security solutions, recently cautioned against the increasing ZeuS bot threat that attempts to steal personal banking information. Lately, the AhnLab Security Emergency Response (ASEC) … See More »

  • Microsoft to issue more critical patches next week for Win7 than XP

Computerworld

Two weeks later, antivirus firm Trend Micro said browser-based attacks leveraging a Media Player bug were already circulating. Marcus Carey, a security researcher at Rapid7, agreed with Kandek. “We’re seeing a great many browser patches from Microsoft … See More »

  • German Information Security Officials Choose Google Chrome as Most Secure Browser

Social Barrel

For other online services, such as email, BSI encourages the use of Windows Live Mail or Mozilla Thunderbird; and Microsoft Security Essentials, Avira Free Antivirus and avast! Free Antivirus for free antivirus applications. german information security … See More »

  • Working With Microsoft Security Tools

SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

Microsoft Security Essentials does provide antivirus, antispyware, and rootkit protection; it also supports Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; and it’s still using Dynamic Signature Service, which contributes to the daily definitions updates by … See More »

  • False Positive from Avast Labeled Steam as a Virus

Hot Hardware

Security software maker Avast sike’d out scores of Steam users over the weekend when its antivirus program identified the gaming platform as being infected with a Trojan virus. Gamers flocked to Steam’s forums in the wee hours of the morning last night … See More »

  • Check Point 2205 Appliance

PC Pro

The entry-level 2205 model on review comes with firewall, IPsec VPN, identity awareness and mobile access security blades, to which you can add individual blades for IPS, application control, URL filtering, antivirus and anti-spam. See More »

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