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Zhelatin.ve: Be careful of the Love Virus

Valentine’s day is here. Love is in the air. But be cautious when you find some lovey-dovey messages in your mail box, for a new round of attack is on from the Storm Worm authors. According to MicroWorld Technologies, emails pointing to IP addresses hosting Storm Trojan have been sent out in big numbers since the early hours of Tuesday. The subject lines of the mails are all love and valentine related. Some samples are: "Love Rose", "Rockin' Valentine" and "Just You”. Inside the mail, the sa... [more]

Zero day Trojan: Behavioural analysis security software could have prevented IKEA spam incident

Companies need to review their IT security arrangements, if they are to avoid a potentially serious spam incident that affected the email servers of Scandinavian furniture giant IKEA. A security hole gave hackers and phishers a free rein to exploit the company's mail server and made it possible for anyone to create a potent spam service, using the company's international mail server in Sweden as the sender. "Newswire reports suggest that IKEA has just closed a serious security flaw that allow... [more]

Zero-day attack: Five security truths to protect your critical systems

Anyone who tells you that your IT network is “100% secure” is either a fool, or greatly mistaken. Security is a moving target, and unfortunately, this target is being manipulated by the bad guys. With 2007 almost behind us, I reflect on the struggle enterprises and governments face in cyber security. This is not a holiday wish list, or resolutions for 2008, but read through these 5 notions and I can guarantee: you will wonder if you are doing all you can to protect your critical systems. ... [more]

Zlob DNSChanger: Malware grew by 100% in 2007

According to F-Secure’s annual Data Security Wrap-up, 2007 saw a steep increase in the amount of new malware. In fact the amount of cumulative malware detections doubled during the year, reaching the amount of half a million, indicating that network criminals are producing new malware variants in bulk. F-Secure’s virus labs noticed the following in 2007: * New variants of existing malware and Storm Worm botnet was adapted for much greater effectiveness * High profile data leaks gave... [more]

ZyWAN: Eurotech releases industrial GSMG PRS 3G wireless router

Targeted for telemetry, Internet access and mobile computing applications, the rugged ZyWAN offers a secure connection across GSM/GPRS/3G, CDMA mobile data networks. It provides real-time access to any Ethernet, 802.11b/g or serial device for mobile and fixed data applications. The ZyWAN operates as a fully configurable embedded Linux router enabling firewalling, DHCP, DNS and NAT. Also included is a GPS receiver providing both a sophisticated tracking program and NMEA data strings for mapp... [more]

Zypad WL1000: PC power on your wrist for crowd control or emergency incidents

Eurotech Ltd have announce the Zypad WL1000, which packs the power of an industrial PC into a form that is ergonomically designed and sized to fit an operator’s wrist. The Zypad provides robust computing without being intrusive during demanding situations such as crowd control or emergency incidents. The Zypad’s WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS communications channels ensure uninterrupted connection irrespective of the wearer’s location. Using the Linux or Windows CE operating system, the unit can be ... [more]