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Internet Security Company 54F3 Rebrands as Site Security Monitor
March 4, 2010 -- While earning considerable nerd cred under its old name, 54f3.com -- "Safe" in L33t computer language -- has re-branded as Site Security Monitor, which is just the one of the steps in the company's "re-brand, release, repair" approach to improve online safety.
US Wins Dirtiest Web Hosting Country Title: Sophos Report
February 3, 2010 -- Security experts have called the US the "dirty man of the web world" in a report released by security firm Sophos, which identifies the US as the hosting location of the most infected sites.
Comodo, Deutsche Post Com Announce Partnership
January 25, 2010 -- Through a partnership with certificate authority Comodo, Deutsche Post Com GmbH, a wholly owned communications services subsidiary of Germany's postal services provider Deutsche Post, will now be offering a range of digital certificates to its customers.
Spammers Exploit Free Web Hosting Services: McAfee Report
January 11, 2010 -- Temporarily benefiting from a host’s legitimate reputation, spammers are taking advantage of “free-hosting” services for their nefarious purposes, according to a new report from computer security company McAfee.
Web Hosting Year in Review: Spam, Scams and Malware
December 31, 2009 -- Even though spam levels are down from this same time last year, spammers and bot herders will continue to plague the Internet until those responsible face prosecution for their crimes. For the time being, however, many more institutions are picking up the fight and are actively attempting to counter the botnet threat, in one way or another.
TJX Hacker Admits to Other Crimes
December 30, 2009 -- According to a report posted to the Register on Wednesday, the hacker responsible for the notorious TJX hacks of several years ago pleaded guilty to other attacks this week, and faces a minimum sentence of 17 years.
Data on Malware Infections - Risks and long term impacts.
Posted on 2009-12-16
To me, one big thing that is missing from this industry is empirical trend data that supports the TRUE risks and costs associated with hacking and malware infections.
Comodo Offers Free DNS Solution Offering Users Security, Speed, Simplicity
December 10, 2009 -- Online security and authentication provider Comodo is offering a free secure Domain Name Service solution that provides a quick, easy-to-use way for individuals to avoid being redirected to malicious websites.
True Customer Story on fixing and malware infection - web based...
Posted on 2009-12-09
Hey all...I figured I would re/cross post a recently article I did on managing a customers' problems with respect to a recent malware infection. In this case, the addon to the story that was not published was that the webhost he was on, didn't
Phishing Scam Imitates cPanel, Targets Webmasters
December 8, 2009 -- A report published Monday on the Register said a new phishing scam has been uncovered, targeting the webmasters of legitimate websites by appearing to be their hosting providers and asking for their administrator login details.
Dasient Web Anti-Malware Services Now Generally Available
December 1, 2009 -- Web anti-malware provider Dasient has announced that the monitoring and diagnostic components of its Web Anti-Malware (or WAM) service have passed beta testing, and businesses can now use WAM's richer reporting tools and enhanced scanning technology for malware monitoring and diagnostic services for websites.
Comodo Video Cautions Internet Shoppers About the Risks of Online Infections
Posted on 2009-11-20
Shoppers planning to avoid the H1N1 virus by staying clear of malls by going online instead may, in fact, find that online stores pose their own dangers.
One Year After Its Shutdown, Spam Host McColo Still Casts Shadow
November 11, 2009 -- It has been a year since notorious spam host was taken offline. Now, the group that led to its shutdown has found that more than 3,000 Internet addresses it used are a veritable "Internet ghost town," haunted by the spectre of spam and malware hosting.
What is the true impact of malware on our customers?
Posted on 2009-10-21
Hey folks... We've been busy with our little toys here working through customer problems, and in general - doing our best to protect our customers from nefarious folks that love SQL injection attack vectors, wide open firewall ports and other l
Malware Targets 9/11 Google Search Results
September 11, 2009 -- Exploiting the eighth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, cybercriminals are using search engine optimization tactics to dupe Internet users seeking news about the terror attacks in the US, according to Trend Micro's malware blog.
Dasient Releases Free Open-Source Anti-Malware Module
August 11, 2009 -- Internet security provider Dasient has launched an open source version of its Web Anti-Malware (WAM) remediation technology, Mod Anti-Malware Lite, an Apache server module that will help site owners, web hosts, and developers defend themselves from web-based attacks that can compromise their sites and spread malware to users.
Hostingcon 2009 - Stop Web-based Malware Attacks
Posted on 2009-08-11
(Dr. Neil Daswani - Dasient, Inc.) presented today a very interesting series of statistics relating to malware, its spread and how it really affects your hosting customers.
Cyber Attack Knocks Federal Websites Offline
July 8, 2009 -- The websites for several US government agencies, including some that patrol cyber crime, have been under attack since July 4, as a denial of service attack made many of these sites slow or accessible for as many as three days, signifying an unusually lengthy and sophisticated DoS attack.
Opera Browser Incorporates Web Server Elements
June 17, 2009 -- Designed to shake up the web's "old client-server computing model," Opera has released "Opera Unite," a browser-based sharing and collaboration service, which has been the subject of a number of security concerns, as well as resistance from businesses seeking to maintain control over copyrighted content.
Dasient Launches Website Malware Monitoring
June 16, 2009 -- With the launch of its Web Anti-Malware service this week, security startup Dasient addressed what several of the company’s founders describe as a growing problem in the proliferation of harmful software. And it is seeking the partnership of hosting providers in distributing its solution.
Web Host 3FN Protests FTC Shutdown
June 8, 2009 -- Following the US Federal Trade Commission's takedown of accused spam host 3FN, the company is countering the FTC's claims that it knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, phishing schemes, botnets, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content, and it is accusing the FTC of providing no prior warning to the shutdown.
3FN Takedown Has No Effect On Spam Volume: MX Logic
June 5, 2009 -- Following the US Federal Trade Commission's takedown of accused spam host 3FN, the total spam level has fallen by no noticeable amount, according to managed email and web security services provider MX Logic.
FTC Shuts Down 3FN For Hosting Spam
June 4, 2009 -- At the request of the US Federal Trade Commission, a district court judge has pulled the plug on Internet service provider 3FN, which knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content, according to FTC allegations.
Botnet Hijacking Steals 70GB of Data
May 5, 2009 -- Researchers from the the University of California, Santa Barbara recently hijacked the Torpig botnet and observed 70GB of data collected by the malware over a 10 day period.
Internet Sees Rise in DDoS Attacks
May 1, 2009 -- The past few months has seen a rise in large distributed denial of service attacks which threaten to send entire countries offline, raising concerns among Internet security experts in the Internet infrastructure that help contribute to these attacks, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Kaspersky Lab's US Domain Hacked
February 13, 2009 -- Security solutions provider Kaspersky Lab has confirmed that no sensitive data was compromised during last Saturday's hack of its usa.kaspersky.com domain, where several attackers with IP addresses from Romanian ISPs launched an SQL injection attack on the support section of the site.
Microsoft Taps Community to Fight Worm
February 12, 2009 -- Software giant Microsoft reported on Thursday that it has teamed with a group of academic and Internet community leaders to create a “coordinated global response” to the Conficker worm and botnet.
McAfee Reports on February Spam
February 12, 2009 -- McAfee's security technology research division, Avert Labs, has launched its second monthly spam report, which "E-ticket" airline scam, abuse of free hosting services, and the rise of Chinese spam have topped the security provider's list of online threats
Stealthy Attacks Are The New Threat: AVG
January 28, 2009 -- Shedding light on a new model for malware production and distribution, Netherlands-based online security software developer AVG Technologies has released statistics that unlike viruses, which make a point of being obvious and staying around for as long as they can, today's web-borne threats use stealth and transience to hit their marks.
New Botnets Pick up for Old: SecureWorks
January 19, 2009 -- The take down of the notorious web host McColo has only offered a short reprise from spam according to the latest botnet report from "Security as a Service" provider SecureWorks, which has found that bots are once again at large.
AppRiver Releases Spam Report and Forecast
January 14, 2009 -- Secure e-mail solutions provider AppRiver has released its year-end spam report and threat for the for 2009. The reports highlight spam and security trends as seen in 2008, as well as key predictions for 2009.
