Criminals are continuing to extort money from vulnerable users, through 'scareware' practices that trick users with bogus security threats.

Microsoft's long-awaited integrated security suite, codenamed Stirling, has been delayed by months and will now not be available until the fourth quarter 2009, according to the firm..

Integrated technologies the way forward, says McAfee.

A new Sophos report is warning users of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace not to be complacent and stay vigilent against hackers and criminal networks keen on using the data found on the sites.

Security researchers are warning of a dangerous new trend in the promotion of fake anti-virus programs known as 'rogueware', which could lead to users' PCs being hijacked and rendered inoperable if they fail to pay a ransom.

Over half a million credit card holders may have had their account details captured by hackers, after web hosting firm Network Solutionsrevealed that more than 4,000 of the e-commerce sites it hosts could have been breached..

Voice security company Cellcrypt has launched technology designed to secure voice calls between smartphones and landlines..

Security experts warned today that the Verified by Visa online authentication scheme has become the latest lure used by phishers hoping to harvest personal information from unsuspecting shoppers..

Security vendors have been quick to dismiss the anti-virus capabilities in Apple's new ">Snow Leopard operating system..

Security companies are warning users not to download Windows 7 release candidate software from peer-to-peer sites, after it was discovered that several versions contain malware..

Google has been forced to release new security fixes for multiple high severity vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser which could lead to an attacker taking over a victim's PC remotely.

Firefox and Opera appear to be the browsers of choice for hackers running web sites that launch drive-by malware attacks, according to new research..

Facebook users were warned today to be extra vigilant, after it emerged that criminals are running an online password hacking service, charging just US$100 per account.

A new SQL injection attack has already snared over 50,000 legitimate web sites, and threatens to cause havoc for innocent internet users, according to new research from ScanSafe.

The Devil makes work for idle hands, according to Kaspersky Lab.

Microsoft is changing the way its flagship Internet Explorer web browser prompts users during the installation process, in a move that could be a response to increasing pressure from the European Union over antitrust claims.

MessageLabs warns malware is likely to go undetected.

The web site of open source organisation the Apache Software Foundation, was taken down yesterday after hackers compromised the SSH key for one of its servers.

Activity levels for Cutwail, one of the world's largest botnets, fell by 90 per cent after the recent shutdown of a Latvian ISP, but sprung back within just 48 hours, according to MessageLabs..

Facebook users who allow third-party applications onto their desktop have been warned that a rogue Facebook app is luring users to a site set up to harvest their credentials.