December 22, 2009 — Click here to view this newsletter online.

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Latest News

Facebook cuts off accounts spreading rogue anti-virus

October 02, 2009

On the same day that the Internet Crime Complaint Center issued an alert on the ongoing dangers of social networking fraud, a computer security researcher reported on a new Facebook threat in which scores of fake member profiles were attempting to push rogue anti-virus programs.
 

Payload spam volume rockets to new heights

October 02, 2009

After leveling off during the past two years, the amount of spam laden with virus payloads has spiked, according to a new report.
 

Army Special Forces document leaked on P2P network

October 05, 2009

A leaked document contained the names, Social Security numbers, home phone numbers and home addresses of 463 soldiers.
 

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Express Scripts data breach may have hit 700,000 victims

October 01, 2009

Hundreds of thousands of members of a pharmacy benefit management firm may have had their information exposed to extortionists.
 

URLZone touted as most sophisticated banking trojan yet

September 30, 2009

The trojan not only retrieves banking credentials but also is directed to steal money from compromised accounts, often making it appear to the victim that it took less than it actually did.
 

The more some malware changes, the more it stays the same

Lysa Myers, director of research, West Coast Labs October 01, 2009

Ever-changing malware threats lurk on the web, but the same old attack vectors are still quite viable.
 

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How we test products

Check out this month's issue to see the other companies we picked. 

How we test products:

Click here to take a look at the methodology we use to evaluate each product we test.



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Call for Papers — SC World Congress New York & SC Congress Canada

A call for papers is now open for the third annual SC World Congress in New York and the inaugural SC Congress Canada. Visit the home page of the SC World Congress and find (under "Key Links" at the right) how to be a presenter or speaker at these two events. Click on the "Call for Papers" links to learn more.

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