Threats
Photos: Silicon Valley adopts renewable energy tech
City and county governments in Silicon Valley are looking toward solar and fuel cell technology to provide cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy.2009-05-19 00:52:00 source: CNET News.com
DMCA conviction for seller of bogus Microsoft product keys
A man in his early 20s is likely headed to jail under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act after he circumvents security measures to sell unlicensed Microsoft software.2009-05-16 02:52:00 source: CNET News.com
Photos: Hubble Telescope takes center stage
Now that the Space Shuttle Atlantis has lifted off, the astronauts on board can get to work on their mission of doing the final repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope.2009-05-15 23:17:00 source: CNET News.com
McAfee to buy whitelisting vendor Solidcore
McAfee will pay $33 million upfront to acquire privately held Solidcore Systems, as part of an ongoing strategy to strengthen its security offerings.2009-05-15 18:34:41 source: CNET News.com
Facebook members hit by another phishing scam
Hackers break into accounts and send e-mails to Facebook friends, urging them to log on to fake Facebook sites and unwittingly give away their passwords.2009-05-15 02:47:00 source: CNET News.com
Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet
The botnet software is designed to download and install other malicious packages under a "pay-per-install" scheme, according to security company Damballa.2009-05-14 14:58:00 source: CNET News.com
Photos: Unveiling the winged submersible
Graham Hawkes unveils his newest and most advanced production-model winged submersible.2009-05-14 02:59:00 source: CNET News.com
Microsoft patches critical PowerPoint hole
As part of Patch Tuesday, software maker closes a critical vulnerability in its presentation software. However, fixes for the Mac version and Microsoft Works are still being created.2009-05-12 19:39:00 source: CNET News.com
UC Berkeley computers hacked, 160,000 at risk
Attackers access public health center Web site, then break into secured databases on the same server, stealing some 97,000 Social Security numbers.2009-05-08 22:53:00 source: CNET News.com
Women more affected by ID fraud, study finds
Survey finds that more women report identity fraud, but they also do more to protect themselves afterward.2009-05-08 03:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Google issues, then reissues Chrome security fix
The newest mainstream version of the open-source browser had two security fixes, but Google had to reissue the patch after it caused crashes.2009-05-08 02:43:00 source: CNET News.com
Microsoft to issue patch for critical PowerPoint hole
Patch Tuesday will feature one fix for a critical hole in Office PowerPoint that could be the same vulnerability the company said was targeted in attacks last month.2009-05-07 22:08:00 source: CNET News.com
Phished Facebook accounts pass along malware
Facebook users are hit by a second phase of phishing attacks from last week, but this time the spam link leads to a site hosting malware instead of stealing passwords.2009-05-07 20:31:00 source: CNET News.com
Five simple PC security tips
"Security" and "simple" rarely go together, but these techniques will keep you safe without requiring a lot of time and trouble.2009-05-07 18:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Q&A: FBI agent looks back on time posing as a cybercriminal
J. Keith Mularski talks about the two years he spent posing as a "carder" in the Dark Market sting and the lengths he went to keeping up appearances.2009-05-07 13:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Cybercriminals use fake search engines to spread malware
Security researchers say fake search engines are showing up in Google search results and lead to Web sites hosting malware.2009-05-07 00:52:00 source: CNET News.com
FBController allows for hijacking of Facebook accounts
A new tool dubbed "FBController" is designed to allow people to take control over Facebook accounts with just the cookie data, and could allow attackers to manage multiple hijacked accounts.2009-05-06 22:56:00 source: CNET News.com
Prediction: Apple will recommend security software
Analyst Jon Oltsik believes in the next 18 months Apple will back using security software. Given the state of cybersecurity today, pragmatism should trump romanticism, he says.2009-05-06 18:39:07 source: CNET News.com
Windows 7 at risk from legacy flaw, F-Secure says
Microsoft has failed to remove from the Windows 7 release candidate a long-recognized security risk. The feature can let virus writers trick users into running malicious files, a security company says.2009-05-06 16:01:00 source: CNET News.com
McAfee: New botnets dwarf Conficker threat
Looking beyond the Conficker worm, a new security report notes a 50 percent increase in the number of zombie PCs over 2008, plus cyberthreats such as Vundo.2009-05-05 18:35:00 source: CNET News.com