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The old stock market mantra -- buy low, sell high -- could prove especially useful if you call your broker on Patch Tuesday. A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. The bevy of personal information on the Internet could be making personal security questions a far less effective protection method. The recent rash of high profile security breaches, data loss incidents and associated fraud highlights the fact that the security industry is failing to meet the threats. New ScanSafe report finds more malware was blocked in July than during the
whole of 2007. British businesses are finding that protecting their organisations from hackers, social networking threats and browser vulnerabilities is an increasing struggle, according to research Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats this season. Companies that limit employee use of the internet are more likely to block travel and social networking sites than porn sites, according to a report released today at Infosec Europe 2008. With flaws in many new products, vendors should listen a bit more to the research community perhaps A number of leading authorities have been urging caution on the adoption of web-based services as a new wave of vendors unveil cloud initiatives. A fake email making the rounds seemingly comes from Microsoft, but actually contains a trojan. The black-market price for stolen credit and debit card details has dropped to as little as US$1.50, according to a newspaper investigation. The Blue Coat Systems CEO gazed into the dotcom abyss and survived. He thinks he has the measure of the downturn. Paul Fisher reports "Clickjacking" has the potential to affect any internet browser, using a bogus button to lure users to malicious sites. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. A new round of malicious emails tries to trick recipients into believing someone wants to be their Facebook friend. An Australian market for biometric voice authentication is taking shape from early adopters in the banking, government and service industries. A malicious spam campaign is threatening to disconnect users from the Internet as a result of their online activities, Sophos reports. The Web is a pretty nasty place, according to reverse engineer and privacy advocate Mike Perry -- and he should know. Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast-becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude e-mail filters.