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Security Blogs: Symantec Security Response
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, & Now AV Friday!Symantec Security Response - , 2009-11-25 Okay, I did just coin the term “AV Friday” as a joke and it’s not to be taken too seriously. So what is AV Friday all about? Many people living in the US will be familiar with the term Black Friday: the day after Thanksgiving and generally the busiest retail shopping day of the year in the US.
Phishers Playing Games?Symantec Security Response - , 2009-11-23 Phishers are constantly targeting newer brands from diverse industries, with the sole motive of fraudulently acquiring a large amount of users’ confidential information for financial gains.
Fake Airline Ticket Spam Taking OffSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-23 Is your wish to spend the upcoming holidays in Hawaii or the Bahamas? With the recent increase in the volume of airline ticket spam, spammers have made it seem easy to grab cheap (or even free) airline tickets to your favorite destinations.
Zeus' Social Security Statement Spam CampaignSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-23 Once again Zeus is up to its old tricks with a new twist. The latest spam run informs users that their latest Social Security statement is available but it may contain errors.
Yet Another iPhone Worm?Symantec Security Response - , 2009-11-22 It's only been a couple of short weeks since the iPhone background-changing incident that took the world by storm (well, parts of Australia at least), but already a Dutch ISP has reported what would be the first malicious iPhone worm to be seen in the wild.
Zero-Day Internet Explorer Exploit PublishedSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-21 A new exploit targeting Internet Explorer was published to the BugTraq mailing list yesterday. Symantec has conducted further tests and confirmed that it affects Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 as well.
Two Arrested in Connection with Zeus Botnet PackageSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-18 Zeus is a botnet package that allows for the easy creation and command and control of a botnet. We've discussed Zeus previously in Zeus, King of the Underground Crimeware Toolkits.
Breadth of Security Issues in 2009 = StunningSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-17 The Security Response team has compiled the top security trends of 2009. We pulled data from the Global Intelligence Network and the experiences of the thousands of analysts and security experts at Symantec to come up with the top trends for the year.
Don’t Read This BlogSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-17 Yes, it’s a cheap trick and not even close to original. But the lesson here is that even obvious social engineering tricks can get people to click on a link. We can’t help ourselves. We love to click.
Transport Layer Security IssuesSymantec Security Response - , 2009-11-16 On November 4, 2009, Marsh Ray published detailed information about a vulnerability that affects the TLS/SSL protocols and allows for limited man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. |
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