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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Malware attacks have skyrocketed at the fastest pace in four years, according to a second-quarter Threat Report by security software maker McAfee, a subsidiary of Intel. The firm said it had found more than 8 million new kinds of malware during the second quarter, a 23 percent increase from the previous quarter. There are now more than 90 million unique strands of malware in existence, including new threats like mobile...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) today announced three training workshops as part of the upcoming Online Trust Forum 2012: The Future of Online Trust & Self-Regulation. On Thursday October 4th, OTA will be hosting the OTA Academy, three full-day workshops addressing key security and privacy issues impacting every online business: The Anti-Botnet Multi-Stakeholder Workshop; The Mobile App Security & Privacy Boot Camp; and the...

iAndroidtablet.com, the leading online news and updates site for Android tablets, today revealed that the cyberattacks on Android devices are almost certainly being carried out using a new form of malware. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) July 21, 2012 Thousands of Android tablets and smartphones have been infected with malware and turned into a giant spam botnet, it’s been reported today. Researchers have discovered that spam emails are being sent from dozens of tablets and smartphones using...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It's an evil triangle that touches all three of the major search engines. Microsoft engineer Terri Zink uncovered spam revealing a botnet running on Android mobile phones using Yahoo! Mail. The good news, if there is any, is that the malware is somewhat traceable due to the Yahoo! Mail IP addresses listed in the headers of the email. Zink, who writes the Cyber Security Blog on MSDN Blogs, identified the spam messages earlier this...

Officials from the White House have announced a coordinated effort with several trade groups and private companies to combat botnets, reports Grant Gross from IDG News Service. Members of the Industry Botnet Group (IBG) will share information, educate users and promote innovation with the aim of mitigating threats. Members have agreed to report on attacks and the measures they’ve used to combat infected networks, members of President Obama’s administration announced. “The issue of...

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) CEO and President Glen F. Post, III was among the high-ranking government and industry leaders who participated in a White House event today highlighting successful public-private partnerships to stop cyber attacks like botnets. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) Botnets are networks of personal computers that have been infected by malware and become remotely controlled by criminals...

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, Michael Kaiser, released the following statement on the announcements today by the Internet Botnet Group (IBG): (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110504/DC95016LOGO) "NCSA is thrilled to part of this voluntary effort by industry, trade associations, and non-profits to collaborate on the fight against botnets and malware. Botnets pose real risks to computer...

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, at a White House event discussing the risk botnets pose to Internet security, the Industry Botnet Group (IBG), a multi-industry group committed to working together to combat cyber threats, released its Principles for Voluntary Efforts to Reduce the Impact of Botnets in Cyberspace. The principles are designed to mitigate the threat of botnets through collaboration, education, and voluntary, flexible practices that can apply to...

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Michael DeCesare, Co-President at McAfee, will deliver a speech at "Building Cybersecurity Partnerships and Promoting Voluntary Action: Stopping Botnets", which is being hosted by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt. What: The White House, in conjunction with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is deeply committed and currently engaged with industry leadership to convene and...

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Michael DeCesare, Co-President at McAfee, will deliver a speech at "Building Cybersecurity Partnerships and Promoting Voluntary Action: Stopping Botnets", which is being hosted by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt. What: The White House, in conjunction with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is deeply committed and currently engaged with industry leadership to convene and...