Network Security

Facebook cleanses pages of fraudulent "Likes"

Facebook is increasing its efforts to eliminate scammers from pumping up profiles

Disclosure of Java zero-day prompted Oracle patch, says researcher

Others says negative of making exploit public outweigh positive of patch because as many as a third of Java users do not patch regularly

Oracle’s emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits, researchers confirm

Fixes flaws that hackers have been using in an ever-increasing number of attacks

Feds Probe Mobile App Privacy Safeguards

Mysterious Wiper malware possibly connected to Stuxnet and Duqu, researchers say

Kaspersky researchers present their findings about the Wiper malware that affected servers at Iran's oil ministry in April

Will cyberattacks define the future of war?

Report of U.S. admission of involvement in cyberwarfare in Afghanistan does not indicate a shift in posture, experts say

Hackers shift to outflanking the first line of defense

Techniques on rise include using short-term domains in drive-by attacks

How cybercriminals and hacktivists use DDoS tools to attack

Oft-cited cybercrime cost estimates hosed down

Report highlights security vendors' built-in conflict of interest

Second Java zero-day found: Time to disable it, say experts

Businesses that need to run Java advised to use a white list that prevents employees from visiting anything but trusted sites