South Korea to track mobile phones to enforce Mers virus quarantine rules
South Korean authorities will track the mobile phones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of the deadly Mers virus as …
Traditional anti-virus is dead. Long live the new and improved AV
Over the past several months, Network World has reviewed a host of security programs designed to protect networks from modern advanced persistent threats. These …
New malware used to attack energy companies
A new malware program is being used to do reconnaissance for targeted attacks against companies in the energy sector. The program, dubbed Trojan.Laziok by …
BitDefender, Kaspersky top list of best Windows 8.1 antivirus software
In sales, they say that you’re only as good as your last month’s figures. Ditto for antivirus software. And right now, BitDefender, Kaspersky, and …
Today’s computers face more attacks than ever
Nestled into a storefront at the top of San Francisco’s tree-lined Valencia Street is one of the city’s top defenses in the war against …
Stolen DJO Global laptop contained patient data
California-based medical device company DJO Global is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that a laptop computer containing some personal patient information was stolen …
German govt denies Merkel staffer’s laptop infected by US/UK malware
The German government has denied reports a laptop belonging to a top Merkel aide was infected with the highly-sophisticated Regin virus – malware believed …
Hackers Can Steal Data Wirelessly From PCs That Aren’t Even Online
When governments, utilities and corporations need to protect their most sensitive data, they create what’s called an air-gap network. It involves storing information on …
WireLurker: A New Era in OS X and iOS Malware
Today we published a new research paper on WireLurker, a family of malware targeting both Mac OS and iOS systems for the past six …
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