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Network forensics platform Solera OS 5.0 released
Solera Networks announced Solera OS 5.0, a major update to its network forensics platform. The new OS transforms network forensics, addressing the prevailing urgency IT …
Microsoft patches 22 vulnerabilities
Today Microsoft released 12 security bulletins, three rated Critical and nine rated Important. They address a total of 22 unique vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, Windows, …
The notable decline of identity fraud
In 2010 the number of identity fraud victims decreased by 28 percent to 8.1 million adults in the United States, three million fewer victims than the prior year, according to …
Malware increases by 46% in only one year
There is a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms, according to a new McAfee report. The number of pieces of new mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared …
73% of organizations hacked in the last 2 years
Website attacks are the biggest concern for companies, yet 88 percent spend more on coffee than securing Web applications, according to a survey by Barracuda Networks, Cenzic …
HTC Twitter client security issue
A security issue exists in multiple HTC products and can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, according to Secunia. The security …
What are banks not telling us about card fraud?
Reports that a Russian hacker has pleaded guilty of ripping off WorldPay, the online transaction processor, to the tune of $10 million, have met with a grim smile by Lieberman …
WordPress 3.0.5 security update
WordPress 3.0.5 is now available and is a security hardening update for all previous WordPress versions. This security release is required if you have any untrusted user …
Organizations still don’t understand application security strategies
Organizations lack a sense of urgency for securing critical data, according to a new report by Application Security. The report found that the greatest challenges to securing …
Increasing adoption of open source software
A recent survey by Gartner found that more than half of organizations surveyed have adopted open source software (OSS) solutions as part of their IT strategy. Nearly one-third …
USB autorun attacks against Linux
Many people think that Linux is immune to the type of Autorun attacks that have plagued Windows systems with malware over the years. However, there have been many advances in …
Enhanced wireless network protection
Fluke Networks released AirMagnet Enterprise 9.0, a wireless intrusion prevention system for managing and securing corporate WLAN deployments. The latest release introduces …
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