Network Security

CSOs warned of serious cyber-espionage attack

Simplicity of malware masked a highly sophisticated operation, says cybersecurity consulting firm

Big data analytics defining new malware strategy

For LTE network slow but thorough will win the day, Sprint says

Its Network Vision project sets the carrier up for small cells, LTE-Advanced and better 3G, executives said

FBI issues warning on hotel Internet connections

FBI says malware lurking in hotel room connections, particularly overseas

Police-themed ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users

'Police Trojan' locks down computers and asks their owners to pay a fine for violating several laws

Free fraud protection scam delivers financial malware

While initially aimed at one Spanish bank's customers, the Tatanga malware's authors may be trying spread the Trojan, says security expert

Microsoft security patches include fixes for Word, Office, Windows

In its May "Patch Tuesday," Microsoft released seven bulletins covering 23 vulnerabilities

T-Mobile commits to Passpoint automatic Wi-Fi access; other U.S. carriers mum

AT&T's access to 30,000 Wi-Fi hotspots is proprietary

Windows 8 privacy worry overblown, says Microsoft analyst

Risk of local caching of contacts no greater with Windows 8 than Windows 7, researcher adds

PHP working on new patch for critical vulnerability after initial one failed

Upcoming PHP updates will address two known remote code execution vulnerabilities