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'Brad Pitt' has been found to be the most dangerous search name of the year. Security problems created by employees are far more serious than the dangers posed by external hackers and criminals, new research reports.. A dramatic jump in the number of new malicious websites was not only the major news emerging from Sophos' midyear "security threat report," it was the driving force behind it, according to the company's chief security analyst. One technologist wants the public to understand why releasing exploit code for a dangerous vulnerability is sometimes the right thing to do. All too often, people are victims of identity theft. Less common, but perhaps more dangerous, is the growing trend of medical identity fraud. Two security firms have revealed that spam attacks have increased in the last quarter. Security vendors have warned of an increase in cybercrime during the holiday season. Attacks reported on recently-patched Windows hole. Microsoft is issuing a critical fix for Windows users. Misuse of language is turning 'ordinary, decent computer criminals' into 'cyberterrorists' who menace world peace. A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. Cloud computing has all the hallmarks of becoming a prevalent and valuable innovation that IT professionals should use to their advantage. The Blue Coat Systems CEO gazed into the dotcom abyss and survived. He thinks he has the measure of the downturn. Paul Fisher reports Domains in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines have been named as the most potentially dangerous on the web.
Security organisations are warning users to be vigilant following the discovery of a new crop of tools for exploited PDF flaws. A security researcher said he has discovered a vulnerability in Google Docs that mysteriously allows private documents to appear in other users' accounts. The Web is a pretty nasty place, according to reverse engineer and privacy advocate Mike Perry -- and he should know. Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out four patches to correct eight vulnerabilities in its operating systems and related components. The rate and complexity at which exploits are being "weaponised" is rapidly increasing. Apple has released a new version of its popular QuickTime application to close three holes, one of which is a particularly dangerous flaw that was being actively exploited to install malicious code on victims' machines.