Internet security

A new Trojan marked as "a serious enemy" is threatening corporate networks as it can be used as a corporate spying tool, warned the Internet security specialist BitDefender. The security vendor stated that Trojan.Spy.YEK sniffs for critical data and archives that may hold private information and sends them back to the attacker. It is a serious threat because the Trojan features both spying and backdoor capabilities, say BitDefender Malware Researchers Doina Cosovan and Octavian Minea.

Google and Microsoft along with other tech players like Yahoo, IBM, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, AOL, Comcast, the Interactive Advertising Bureau, MySpace and MTV Networks have joined their forces under the Ad Council effort the “Internet Safety Coalition” so as to educate teens about how to be smart about what they post and share online.

Internet security experts who met this week to work out how to protect computer users from the growing problem of online theft, fraud, vandalism, abuse and espionage, warned that using computer jargon by the industry players leads to that users are discouraged from learning how to protect themselves against different kind of scams on the web.

According to the latest report by Internet security firm NetWitness nearly 75,000 machines in 2,500 organizations across the globe were infected by a new type of computer virus, including user accounts of popular social network websites.

The new malware known as "Kneber botnet" collects login information to online financial systems, social networking sites and email systems from infested computers and reports the information back to hackers, says NetWitness in the report.

 A PC security solutions provider Kaspersky has launched an exclusive promotion offer for Windows 7 Launch Party Attendees & Hosts under terms of which users can download free 1-year license of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010!

These are the terms for those who can take advantage of the program:

• Offer is valid only for attendees and hosts of Windows 7 launch parties.
• Offer is only extended to hosts and attendees of launch parties in the USA and Canada.
• Only 15 license codes are available for each launch party.

If you have a bank account and Internet access, sooner or later you will wonder about online banking. Nowadays most large financial institutions in the U.S. offer to manage your account online. Does it make sense to use this option? Is it secure to enter your sensitive financial information online? And can online banking replace the traditional way of managing your account (going to the bank directly)? Let’s see pros and cons of online banking to answer these questions. 

Barclays known as a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia now offers customers new solution. It is mobile banking customers free security software from anti-virus vendor Kaspersky to protect them from malicious programs and SMS spam.