Heartland Payment Systems Uncovers Malicious Software In Its Processing System.
No merchant information or cardholder Social Security numbers compromised. PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Payments processor Heartland Payment Systems has learned it was the victim of a security breach within its processing system in 2008. Heartland believes the intrusion is contained. "We found evidence...

Card breach biggest ever; Credit union in Gardner hit.
Byline: Aaron Nicodemus In what is being described as the largest credit card breach in history, thieves using "malicious software" have stolen credit card information from a New Jersey-based card processing company. In reaction, at least one local credit union has issued new credit cards to thousands...

AVG Announces Acquisition of Sana Software.
Online Identity Protection Products and Intellectual Property Extensions Strengthen AVG's Suite of Security Software Solutions, Marks AVG's Entrance into Silicon Valley AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG Technologies, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 80 million users in 167 countries, today announced...

Triumfant Announces Jim Ivers as Chief Marketing Officer.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumfant(R), the industry leader in proactive monitoring and control software, announces that Jim Ivers has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer. In this new role, Ivers will oversee global marketing and corporate communications, product marketing and product management. Patent-pending technology...

Hunting cyber-thieves; Holy Cross tech officer helped report on Heartland.
Byline: Aaron Nicodemus WORCESTER - In his day job, David Shettler labors to keep hackers from breaching the computer system at the College of the Holy Cross. At night and on weekends, he takes his search for cyber-thieves national, scouring the Internet and identifying thefts...

NETGEAR and Kaspersky Lab Join Forces to Deliver New VAR-Focused Security Products for SMBs.
NETGEAR Debuts ProSecure STM Series of Appliances that Integrate Complete Library of Anti-Malware Technologies from Internet Security Leader Kaspersky Lab SAN JOSE, Calif. and WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR(R), Inc. , a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced that it has...

22,000 New Malware Samples Detected Every Day in 2008, According to PandaLabs Annual Report.
- PandaLabs received more malware in the first eight months of 2008 than in the previous 17 years combined - Leading cause of malware infections in 2008 was Trojans - Rogue antimalware programs were among the fastest growing threats of 2008 GLENDALE, Calif.,...

Social Networking - Staying Safe Online.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has produced a Fact Sheet to protect the privacy of individuals who engage in online social networking. The Fact Sheet identifies a number of key risks including fraud, online identity theft and reputation damage, cyberstalking, scams and malicious software (malware). Some of...

Computer viruses are spreading.
Cuban computer networks have been attacked in recent years by 2,966 "malignant programs," including viruses, "worms" and other malicious software, despite the island's restrictions on private access to the Internet, according to figures published Aug. 28. A total of "413 viruses, 748 worms, 23 Jokes, 25 Exploits...

IronKey Announces Comprehensive Anti-Malware Initiative for USB Removable Media and Flash Drives.
Anti-Virus and Remote Protection Updates Keep IronKey Devices Protected Against Latest Threats LOS ALTOS, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- IronKey, maker of the world's most secure flash drive, today announced a comprehensive initiative to protect portable and mobile media from viruses, worms, trojans, botnets, crimeware and other...