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Privacy has emerged as the number one concern related to data security and management, with data governance as an emerging concern, according to IDC Energy Insights. As …

Hacktivism is the use of cyber attacks and sabotage to communicate and promote politically motivated causes. It has been around as long as the internet. Sole hacktivists have …

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted a policy paper that sets out the framework within which he monitors, measures and ensures data protection compliance in …

A recent security breach at Gawker Media which involved the leaking of user passwords for sites such as Gizmodo and Lifehacker, has now been linked to a widespread spam …

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in RealPlayer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system, according to Secunia. Users should …

If you previously elected to submit information to McDonald’s in connection with one of their websites or promotions, there is a possibility that information you …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: McAfee’s Secure Short URL Service not so secure M86 Security Labs’ …

Smartphones are now an essential tool across all sections of society, from top government officials to businesses and consumers. If you are one of the hundreds of millions of …

With the growing diversity of operating systems among companies, as well as the growing use of mobile devices, cybercriminals should have a very profitable 2011. Their tactic …

Mobistealth launched an advanced iPhone spy application which can be installed on any iPhone and runs completely in the background. The application is virtually undetectable …

Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.13 that fixes several security issues. Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:1.9.2.13/ 1.9.1.16) Mozilla developers identified and fixed several …

RemoteExec for Windows is an agentless, encrypted software solution that allows IT pros to: Quickly and easily deploy MSI packages, Service Packs, patches, hotfixes, etc. …