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Political attacks on the rise, say experts. In spite of efforts to halt electronic fraud, the internet has remained a dangerous place to do business, according to a report from the European Commission. The Secure Enterprise 2.0 Forum, which looked at the advantages and security risks of Web 2.0 technology use in the enterprise, debuted today in New York. Social networks such as LinkedIn are being exploited by online fraudsters, experts warned today.. The chief executive of Mozilla is livid over the way in which Apple is trying to gain traction for its Safari for Windows browser. In this SC Magazine online exclusive, Mark Mayne questions Panda Security's CEO, Jorge Dinares. A legitimate attachment containing information about security for the upcoming Beijing Summer Games is also masking a trojan, researchers at MessageLabs said. Online security firm PC Tools has warned of a new software program developed in Russia, which flirts with people seeking relationships online in order to collect their personal data.. Business networking site LinkedIn has remedied a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer toolbar, one day after researchers went public with the exploit code. We must say that in our ever-evolving world of technology, size really does not matter. This appliance is hardly bigger than a home router, but it packs some big features. The IBM Proventia Network Multi-Function Security (MFS) MX1004 includes a firewall and IPS as well as functionality to catch viruses, spam and phishing at the gateway. This little box also includes a VPN and a web content filter. The Web is now a participatory medium. The downside to this ubiquitous connectivity and user participation is a new slew of security threats many IT professionals have yet to fully grasp. All the technology in the world won't help if your employees don't follow security policies, so how can you win them over? AVG has today released the latest edition of its internet security suite, AVG Internet Security 8.0, featuring several enhancements including a re-engineered scanning engine and LinkScanner the anti-exploit technology obtained through last December’s acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs. Consumer peer-to-peer (p2p) internet applications are growing at a blistering pace. Evidence is everywhere: worldwide, users send more than 10 billion instant messages every day (J.D. Powers and Associates); Skype's 136 million users account for 7 percent of international long-distance traffic (Morgan Stanley); video file sharing may account for up to 60 percent of all internet traffic (CacheLogic). Remote workers are becoming less vigilant in their online behaviour, according to Cisco's annual study on security awareness and online behaviour. Although the five major online search engines have improved search safety, four percent of all search results link to dangerous websites, according to a report from McAfee's SiteAdvisor. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) interface is highly vulnerable to use by hackers seeking to modify home router settings -- such as choice of DNS server -- from an external location, researchers warned. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) interface in Adobe Flash is highly vulnerable to use by hackers seeking to modify home router settings – such as choice of DNS server – from an external location, researchers warned today. One of the most trusted security elements, it can nonetheless be misconfigured and play right into the hands of the hacker. Nearly two-thirds of US adult internet users now shop online, but most of them are very concerned about privacy and security when making online purchases, according to an annual survey released this week by the University of Southern California's Center for the Digital Future.