Macatte emerged on October 31 as the latest threat to internet users. Macatte is a standard rogue antivirus program that appears to be installed via deliberately contaminated torrent downloads. Chances are good that it is being spread via other vectors, as well. Just like all rogue antispyware, Macatte tricks users into believing that their computer is infected with spyware, and then attempts to extort money from the PC owner in order to "repair" the alleged infections.

Symantec, maker of Norton computer security software, has issued a warning that tens of millions of computer users have unknowingly downloaded “security software” that in fact is endangering the security of their computers.

The first time the utility called Alpha Antivirus underwent active discussion in the IT security groups was Sep.22 2009 when cyber criminals attempted and succeeded to overwhelm Google top search results with some entries which redirected to fake scanner sites.

Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing.

The program denominated Total Security (alias Total Security 2009 or Total Security 4.52) has absolutely nothing to do with computer security function. Being a direct successor of the immensely hazardous System Security malware, Total Security inherits the forerunner’s basic malicious characteristic features and amends its known drawbacks.

Thousands of computer users’ cyber routine has been lately distressed by the invasive scareware attack emanating from the blackhat SEO (Search Engine Optimization) fraudsters who released a new rogue utility called PC Security 2009. The overwhelming malware distribution campaign has been “successfully” triggered through exploiting Windows vulnerabilities accurately spotted and taken advantage of by trojan viruses.

Thanks to an ingenious new strategy devised by researchers at University of California, Davis and Intel Corporation, computer network administrators might soon be able to mount effective, low-cost defenses against self-propagating infectious programs known as worms.

Just to be clear, while this credit card heist will likely forever be know as the TJX case, it only started with TJX, and eventually spread to eight other retailers, including TJX Cos, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Forever 21 and DSW.

Antivirus software on your personal computer could become a thing of the past thanks to a new "cloud computing" approach to malicious software detection developed at the University of Michigan.

The city of San Francisco may have regained control of its own FiberWAN network, but it could well yet again face another Cyber attack.San Francisco prosecutors unintentionally leaked user names and passwords to the city's network during a hearing on Terry Childs, the network administrator who uncharacteristically locked users out of the FiberWAN network for nine days in July 2008.