atsec information security today published the “IT security standard planetarium”, which depicts the relationships among many IT security standards.

The beta version of Windows 7, Microsoft’s next-generation PC operating system, can be downloaded today by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet customers. Consumers who want to test-drive the beta will be able to download it beginning Jan. 9.

A team assembled by honeynet specialist Thorsten Holz from the University of Mannheim has published a case study of banking trojans, keyloggers and their dropzones. The researchers observed a variety of malware and their activities over an extended period and discovered over 33 GBytes of log files in the dropzones of over 70 different data-stealing pests.

Microsoft announces plans to release a new anti-malware solution with code name Morro.

The RSA FraudAction Research Lab has published the results of its findings based on its tracking and research of the Sinowal Trojan, also known as Torpig and Mebroot. The data collected during almost three years indicate that this may be one of the most pervasive and advanced pieces of crimeware ever created by fraudsters.

Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details of several hundred people depending on the volume of transactions that occurred while the device was in place. How are then scammers going to minimize the risk of getting caught without having to come back at the crime scene?

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year the SANS Internet Storm Center is going to focus on incident handling areas.

SANS Institute presents a template of Security Policy for the use of handheld devices in corporate environments.

The third final version of BackTrack has been released two days ago.

Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit Framework, Wireshark and KisMAC are featured in yesterday’s Computerworld article.