Security

New Zealand cybercriminal Owen Walker's malware code was highly sophisticated and in international demand, according to the Police summary of facts presented in the Thames District Court Tuesday.  read more »

A British security researcher has demonstrated a "biologging" system for intercepting biometric authentication data, warning that attacks on biometric systems could become relatively straightforward if current practices don't change.  read more »

The amount of new malware has never been higher. F-Secure labs are receiving an average of 25,000 malware samples every day, seven days a week. If this trend continues, the total number of viruses and Trojans will pass the one million mark by the end of 2008.  read more »