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  • Hundreds of APTs linked to Chinese Army department

    ‘Unit 61398’ employs hundreds of people. A new report by security firm Mandiant links a large number of cyber-espionage cases to a department of the Chinese army. The report is far from the first to point to China as the source of many targeted attacks. However, it would be too easy to dismiss the report…

  • Massive drop in PPI SMS spam after spammers fined

    Levels still higher than for most of 2012. Security firm Cloudmark has reported a significant drop in the amount of PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) spam sent via SMS in the UK after two major spammers were fined, but noted that the levels are still higher than they were for most of last year. SMS spam…

  • EU to propose cybersecurity rules

    Companies required to report breaches. The European Union is due to set out a new set of cybersecurity rules tomorrow – in which companies including search engines, energy providers, banks and financial service providers and ‘internet enablers’ will be required to report any breaches or cybersecurity incidents to national bodies. The proposals drafted by the…

  • Drop reported in infected computers worldwide

    Nearly one third of computers still found to be infected. The proportion of infected computers worldwide decreased from 38.49% in 2011 to 31.98% last year, according to an annual security report from PandaLabs . In the report, China tops the list of countries with the most infections in 2012 (54.89% of machines infected), followed by…

  • Happy Safer Internet Day

    10th annual awareness day focuses on rights and responsibilities. Today (5th February) is Safer Internet Day 2013 across the world. Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by the European network of awareness centres Insafe every February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones – particularly amongst children and young…

  • Impressive results in latest VBSpam test

    Excellent performances in spam filter test – plus evidence of a correlation between spam ‘passing’ SPF and an increased delivery rate. No fewer than ten anti-spam solutions achieved a VBSpam+ award in VB’s latest spam filter test, with another ten achieving a standard VBSpam award. The results of the latest VBSpam test are good news…

  • Phone support scammers attempt repeat business

    Previous victims contacted again and tricked into ‘renewing’ service. Phone support scammers have found a new way to make easy money: by calling back people whom they have previously tricked into paying for their services, and tricking the same innocent users into paying for a ‘renewal’ of the service. As someone who regularly works from…

  • Avast launches bug bounty programme

    Security firm offers reward for info on bugs. Security firm Avast Software , producer of the popular avast! free anti-virus solution, has announced a bug bounty programme to encourage researchers to responsibly report the vulnerabilities they identify in the company’s security products. Avast is interested in hearing about vulnerabilities that may lead to remote code…

  • VB2014 – location, location, location

    Cat escapes bag as details of VB2014 conference are announced. Keeping shtum about the dates and details for VB2014 – the 24th Virus Bulletin International Conference – has not been an easy task, so it is with delight and relief that, with contracts in place and legal teams satisfied, we can now announce that VB2014…

  • Indian government proposes pamphlet-based cybersecurity education

    Mandatory brochures not welcomed by manufacturers. In an attempt to raise public awareness of security issues, the Indian government has proposed a plan in which it will be mandatory for every piece of new hardware sold in the country to include a brochure on cybersecurity – in the hopes that consumers will gen up on…