Archive for February, 2007

2007 Cyber Crime Predictions

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Malware writers continue to blur the line between trojans, worms and viruses while Spyware distributors have adopted the stealth techniques of virus and worm authors, and can now adapt quickly to uncover and exploit the slightest vulnerabilities. PC users must therefore be aware that they can get into a lot of trouble by simply [...]

2006 Year of the Cyber Crims

Friday, February 9th, 2007

2006 was the year cyber-criminals targeted everything from MySpace to Wikipedia.
Computer security experts said 2006 was also the year hacking stopped being just a hobby and became a lucrative profession for computer developers and software sellers.
Like true business people, hackers not only broadened their reach by attacking popular social networking sites, they also diversified their [...]

The Best Just Got Better

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Sunbelt Software Announces Major Upgrade Release of CounterSpy
New Version 2 offers the industry’s first “hybrid” anti-spyware engine for revolutionary threat detection and remediation
San Francisco, CA, USA (RSA Conference) — February 5, 2007 — Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced the release of Version 2 of CounterSpy, its award-winning anti-spyware program. [...]