Larry Barrett

Scareware might not rank high in most consumer’s minds when it comes to security threats, but McAfee is sounding an alarm about the phony antivirus programs. Datamation details a McAfee Labs report that shows how cyber crooks are exploiting scareware to victimize as many as a million people every day. Security software vendor McAfee this […]

The newest victim to fall to a high-profile data breach is Los Angeles’ iconic Westin Bonaventure hotel, which said that hackers penetrated its point-of-sale system and could have swiped credit card data and other customer information. eSecurityPlanet has the story. It’s the most recent incident of a potential data theft hitting the hotel sector, and […]

IBM has historically been viewed as a safe buy for IT purchasers and some of that goodwill appears to have rubbed off on its data protection reputation. eSecurity Planet digs into the latest survey results from security research Ponemon Institute showing that Big Blue is the most trusted technology company when it comes to protecting […]

HSBC has had its share of security issues in the past. But this week’s confirmation that a former IT specialist in its employ stole tens of thousands of customer files and then tried to sell them to banks and tax authorities is by far the private bank’s most troubling incident to date. When HSBC investigators […]

CA’s legacy has been in mainframe systems management, and it’s sticking with the times and changing technology with its embrace of cloud computing services, particularly in the area of could management. In its latest acquisition, CA has nabbed an enterprise cloud management software company, Nimsoft. eCRM Guide has the details. CA on Wednesday announced that […]

In the latest example of what’s become a disturbing trend, members of the Arkansas National Guard this week are receiving notices alerting them to the fact that their names and Social Security numbers were compromised after an external hard drive was somehow misplaced. Some 35,000-plus guardsmen serving since 1991 will be checking their credit reports […]

It’s one thing to infect your PC or mobile device when you accidentally or foolishly click on a malicious link. But what happens when the smartphone you just bought arrives with malware already installed? eSecurity Planet digs into the latest frontier for malware purveyors: the devices themselves. According to researchers at Panda Security, a staff […]

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is dealing with itssecond hacking incident in as many years after someone broke into the company’s network and accessed customers’ payment card data. The hotelier said the exposed data included cardholder names and numbers, expiration dates and other information that could be extracted from the credit or debit cards’ magnetic stripes. […]

Is the software that accompanies a USB battery charger harboring malware? It just might be, according to U.S. CERT, which issued a warning that the software that supports the Energizer DUO charger contains a Trojan that makes PCs susceptible to hackers’ exploits. eSecurity Planet offers the details on the Energizer DUO Trojan warning, and reports […]

Sophisticated phishing schemes are targeting top executives and the most vital data networks with greater accuracy and proficiency than ever before, according to the latest survey data compiled the Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG). High-profile cyber attacks on major corporations and government agencies are not only becoming more common, but, as eSecurity Planet found, also […]

NetApp wants to be the go-to source for new management tools and services for public and private clouds. With this week’s release of four new design guides and services, the storage vendor is expanding its offerings for service providers, walking the fine line between supplier and competitor. ServerWatch takes a look at some of the […]

How is it that a trio of relatively unskilled cyber crooks managed to create and operate one of the largest and most destructive botnets in history? Experts say the Mariposa botnet, whose operators were arrested by Spanish authorities this week, highlights the relative weakness of Internet security. All told, the botnet infiltrated more than 13 […]