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10,000+ to compete at world’s biggest hacking competition
The Brooklyn campus of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) will be the nerve center this week for the world’s biggest hacking competition, as …
LynuxWorks releases a rootkit detection system
LynuxWorks announced the RDS5201, a new product to help detect the rootkit. Built on the LynxSecure 5.2 separation kernel and hypervisor, this small-form-factor appliance has …
Recommendations for strengthening cyber security policies
McAfee and the Digital Government Security Forum (DGSF) released a new report which explores the cyber risks confronting government and offers recommendations to mitigate …
Firefox 24 delivers 17 security updates
Mozilla released Firefox 24, which includes 17 security updates: seven are critical, four high, and six moderate. Fixed in this version: MFSA 2013-92 GC hazard with default …
Self-healing BIOS security from HP
HP announced HP BIOSphere with SureStart technology, a self-healing security solution created to help organizations better manage risk and protect user and IT productivity. HP …
Kaspersky Lab launches solution for multi-device security
Kaspersky Lab announced Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi-Device, a new security product that provides a way for customers to secure their Internet activity across …
Software for DIY data recovery, data protection and data destruction
Kroll Ontrack announced Ontrack EasyRecovery 11, a solution for DIY data recovery, data protection and data destruction. It includes new S.M.A.R.T. scan technology to monitor …
30 Percent of transactions conducted from Tor are fraudulent
iovation announced that 30.2 percent of transactions conducted from Tor (the onion router) in August were fraudulent. This compared with an overall fraud rate of 1 percent for …
GFI LanGuard 2014 released
GFI Software released GFI LanGuard 2014. The newest version now features vulnerability assessment for mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, running the mobile …
Travelers regularly connect to free, unsecure Wi-Fi networks
GFI Software announced the findings of an extensive independent research project looking at end user use of mobile devices at work and in their daily commute to and from the …
One in ten consumers lost money to online fraud
More than one in ten consumers globally have been victims of online fraud that cost them money, according to a recent F-Secure survey which fleshed out consumer concerns about …
Tips for educational organizations on how to defend against online threats
The kids are back to school and hopefully they’re heeding the right advice on how to stay safe in an educational environment, but students aren’t the only ones who …
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