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Security experts have warned that new developments in malware are allowing criminals to stay one step ahead of security software. Niksun's NetDetector goes way beyond simple network-based forensics. This appliance features not only the ability to do forensics and incident analysis, it also has an intrusion detection system and can do complete network security surveillance. Most spam is sent to non-existent addresses, but that can still generate annoying messages for genuine users. The insidious Kraken botnet has been infiltrated and a way found to shut it down remotely. So many application-level zero-day exploits exist today that the question is not whether your computers are safe but what's already running on them. There are plenty of tools around to make infosec professionals' life easier. But how do you find the right ones? Barry Mansfield reports. Security experts have expressed skepticism that recent recommendations from ICANN for combatting fast-flux hosting will do much to stop the practice, which is utilised by criminal bot herders to mask their activities. One of the most trusted security elements, it can nonetheless be misconfigured and play right into the hands of the hacker. Large-scale data breaches across both the private and public sectors dominated the news throughout the year. Rob Buckley looks back. While stopping short of a guarantee, a prominent Microsoft security researcher said this week that the software superpower is working around the clock to have a patch for the DNS vulnerability ready by the 8 May Patch Tuesday. The ZyWall USG300 combines core UTM functionality with a couple of extra features. This appliance includes standard features such as firewall, IPS and gateway virus protection, and also has a web content filter as well as the cabability to block and control instant messaging and peer-to-peer applications. The gateway anti-virus engine scans critical protocols such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4. 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. The first drive-by pharming attacks have been spotted in the wild, researchers said this week. Numerous vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe's popular Flash Player that allow attackers to gain control over a user's PC and use it as a launching pad to obtain sensitive data, inject arbitrary code, launch cross-site scripting attacks and mount privilege escalation attacks on servers hosting cross-domain policy files. Variants of the Rinbot worm are exploiting the Windows Server DNS Service vulnerability, researchers said today. As Apple aficionados toast the Macworld expo, security researchers are warning of a rogue application targeting OS X.

Researchers have uncovered a new banking Trojan which steals user data from more than 400 banks worldwide.. The assassination of former Pakistan president Benazir Bhutto has become the latest hook to lure users to malicious websites.. Microsoft today warned PC users of a Windows flaw that occurs when the operating system, or Internet Explorer, (IE) tries to find a Web Proxy Automatic Discovery (WAPD) server. Microsoft has bundled three stability fixes for Windows Vista into the November edition of its monthly security update.