CIO.com - Spyware

Are You at Risk? What Cybercriminals Do With Your Personal Data

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

When hackers attack a company's systems and steal your personal data, what risk does that pose to you and other victims? How much is your name and email address worth to cybercriminals anyway? To find out what's really at stake, CIO.com asked security experts six key questions about data security breaches.

Carrier IQ Security Risks Overblown?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

While we wait for the final judgment on the privacy implications of the Carrier IQ fiasco, security pros are asking what the potential security implications of the embattled mobile diagnostic software could be.

Mobile Spyware Raises Ethical, Legal Questions

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Flexispy and other companies sell software that can monitor calls and texts on a mobile phone

3 Ways to Save Yourself After a Phishing Attack

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft and Mozilla are exchanging heated jabs about whose browser is more secure, but your browser can only protect you so much from phishing attacks. Your own brain may be your best defense. Here are three common problems caused by phishing, and how to solve them.

Peer-to-Peer Update to Zeus Trojan Confers Resistance to Take-Downs

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The biggest number of computers infected with this new Zeus variant are located in India, Italy and the US

German Officials Admit to Deploying Intercept Software

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Several German state governments have admitted using the Quellen-TKÜ software to intercept encrypted voice communications

SpyEye Steals Banking Codes By Sending Them to Wrong Phone

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Circumvents mobile SMS security procedures

Mac Desktop Security: The Landscape Is Changing

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Macs are climbing up the malware threat ladder as Mac OS X gains more users and business adoption. Yet there is a high level of cluelessness about Mac OS X security and it's making all Mac users vulnerable.

SpyEye Trojan Morphs to Defeat Online Banking Defenses

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Banks are facing more trouble from SpyEye, a piece of malicious software that steals money from people's online bank accounts, according to new research from security vendor Trusteer.

Lawsuit: Trial Version of CAD Software Includes Spyware

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

A lawsuit alleges that a trial version of a 3D CAD software package tracked users, allowing the company to demand payment months later.

How to Avoid Getting Burned By 'Sneakware'

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Dear Adobe, You almost got me.

Windows 7 Security: 5 Simple Ways to Stay Safer

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Are you taking advantage of all the built-in security protection in Windows 7? Here's a quick guide to strengthening your PC's security.

Researchers Create Botnet to Learn How it Works

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

An at-scale botnet emulation helps a team of researchers in Canada and France learn more about how armies of zombie computers operate

EU Parliament Approves Once-Secret ACTA Copyright Treaty

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest hurdle yet when it was welcomed as a step in the right direction by the European Parliament, which voted 331-294, with 11 members abstaining, to approve the measure.

Death of Windows XP SP2 Support a Security Risk

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

With Windows XP SP2 support ending in three weeks, a new report highlights the security risks that come with running an unsupported service pack.