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	Reddit reports it is under 'malicious DDoS attack' Reddit, the Internet's hottest social networking site and a beehive of activity surrounding the Boston Marathon Bombings, reports this morning that it is under a "malicious DDoS attack.' While the site and its contents are accessible to me at the moment, I have been unable to log into my Reddit account. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb 3 Steps to a Cost-Effective Mobile Strategy In the new Moovweb white paper, "Creating the Right Mobile Strategy: What You Need to Know Before You Get Started", get the insight you need to make an educated decision on the move to mobile. Read Now! In this Issue Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities Researchers find malware targeting online stock trading software Russian malware mines bitcoins through botnet Failed authentication frequently thwarts online shoppers House approves CISPA over privacy objections Gift card SMS spam drops after FTC action, Cloudmark finds Novell's new Filr software offers secure alternative to Dropbox Assange to Google's Schmidt: 'I don't use email' WHITE PAPER: Trusteer Dealing with Advanced and Targeted Attacks This whitepaper explains how advanced malware challenges traditional defenses to take advantage of the increased exposure of employee endpoints. It reviews the evolution of advanced targeted attacks and the various approaches used to address them. Learn More. Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that could allow a hacker to snoop or modify network traffic, according to new research. Read More Researchers find malware targeting online stock trading software Security researchers from Russian cybercrime investigations company Groub-IB have recently identified a new piece of malware designed to steal login credentials from specialized software used to trade stocks and other securities online. Read More WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor Malware Threats Force Authentication to 'Step Out' Of Band Malware, like ZeuS and other real-time attacks, has rapidly outpaced all other banking security threats to defeat most security measures in place today. This whitepaper examines these current malware threats and today's best practices for mitigating them, such as out-of-band authentication and transaction-level verification. Learn More Russian malware mines bitcoins through botnet A Russian porn site is delivering malware that uses the victims' computers to mine bitcoins, according to research from ThreatTrack Security. Read More Failed authentication frequently thwarts online shoppers About half of online shoppers are "very frequently" or "frequently" prevented from buying online good and services because they can't get their credentials to work at business websites, a study released Wednesday has found. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Low Hanging Fruit: Quick Wins with Data Loss Prevention How to get immediate benefits from a DLP solution as detailed in this report by Rich Mogull from Securosis. Read Now House approves CISPA over privacy objections The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite opposition from the White House and several privacy and digital rights groups. Read More Gift card SMS spam drops after FTC action, Cloudmark finds The volume of mobile spam messages touting free gift cards sharply fell after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints in early March against eight companies, according to antispam vendor Cloudmark. Read More Novell's new Filr software offers secure alternative to Dropbox Novell is preparing to release Filr, a new on-premise file sharing product for organisations that want some of the convenience of a Dropbox-like approach while keeping data management under internal control. Read More Assange to Google's Schmidt: 'I don't use email' Wikileaks' latest release is billed as a transcript of a "secret meeting," but it may more accurately be termed a promotion. Read More
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