When I read this blog entry a few days ago, the first question that entered my head was, “Is this another targeted attack?”. I took a look at the .PDF discussed in the entry and it appeared to be a document addressed to employees of a certain defense contractor. Trend Micro products detect this malicious…
Read MoreMicrosoft released 13 bulletins today instead of 14, as announced in the Patch Tuesday announcement some days ago. In their final Patch Tuesday for the year, Microsoft addressed bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office, while adding in a fix for DUQU in the bulletin MS11-087, which is also known as the DUQU zero-day…
Read MoreAs 2011 draws to a close, it’s time to look towards what will come next in order to help users and enterprises prepare for the challenges of the upcoming year. Broadly speaking, our predictions can be split into four categories: enterprise IT trends, the mobile market, data breaches, and the ever-evolving cybercriminal industry. Enterprise IT…
Read MoreFor the past week or so, the Internet has been buzzing over Carrier IQ – an application that is apparently preinstalled in devices to monitor network and handset performance – and the privacy issues surrounding it. There are several issues surrounding the reports about Carrier IQ, issues around the kind of information it gathers, the…
Read MoreEarlier this week the folks over at OpenDNS announced a preview release of their new tool DNSCrypt. This is touted as a huge step forward for privacy and security across the Internet. The premise is simple, encrypt all DNS traffic between the user and their recursive resolver. It’s a nice idea and all, but I…
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