The increase in cyber-crime profits has led criminals into an aggressive recruitment drive for mules on the Internet.
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After winning the technology struggle, security firms are beginning a second battle.
Despite its proliferation, the spyware threat is not taken seriously locally.
A new virus targeting peer-to-peer (P2P) networks is circulating in SA, says Triple S Solutions.
Leap-A, the first virus targeting the Apple Mac OS X platform, was detected this week.
The highly-publicised Kama Sutra worm caused little impact locally, say anti-virus vendors.
The Kama Sutra, or Nyxem worm, expected to wreak havoc on unprotected PCs today, has activated locally.
Two e-mail worms programmed to overwrite all infected files on Friday, 3 February, are spreading rapidly via pornographic messages such as `Kama Sutra pics`, says Camsoft Solutions.
Trend Micro has been acknowledged in a new Forrester Research report as a market leader in enterprise anti-spyware solutions, says local distributor SecureData.
Virus writers are becoming increasingly mercenary as they look for financial gain from their talents, says Sophos international sales manager Nimmity Zappert.
eEye Digital Security has discovered four critical security vulnerabilities related to Apple's QuickTime software and iTunes music store. [Local eEye rep: SecureData]
eEye Digital Security has discovered a critical security vulnerability related to Microsoft Windows. [Local eEye rep: SecureData]