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WordPress 3.0.2 hardens security

WordPress 3.0.2 is available and is a mandatory security update for all previous WordPress versions. This maintenance release fixes a moderate security issue that could allow …

Game teaches consumers about Internet security concerns

Trend Micro released Titanium Power Up, an online video game designed to challenge negative perceptions of Internet security with unexpected humor and personality. Titanium …

Deployments of HSPA+ and LTE networks will Impact communications in 2011

Deployments of HSPA+ and LTE networks will have a huge impact on all sectors of the communications industry next year, according to M/C Venture Partners. Mobile services will …

EventTracker 7.1 alerts users to security breaches

Prism Microsystems released EventTracker 7.1 with enhanced features including USB and writeable media monitoring. The proliferation of writeable media devices such as USB …

Using social networks safely

Everyone uses social networks like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Although these fantastic sites do have their upside, they also open users up to more computer viruses and …

New book: Web Application Obfuscation

Web applications are used every day by millions of users, which is why they are one of the most popular vectors for attackers. Obfuscation of code has allowed hackers to take …

New consortium to improve security products

ICSA Labs has founded the Endpoint Security Consortium to help improve enterprise endpoint security products industrywide. The mission of the consortium is to create publicly …

Top 10 privacy issues for 2011

The prevalence of mobile devices with personally identifiable location-based information and the increasing use of social media are top concerns for 2011. With more personal …

Real-time forensic search engine

eIQnetworks launched ForensicVue, the first real-time forensic search engine to provide security analysts with the ability to search every piece of security data on their …

Government seizes 82 website domains

Seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as …

Toshiba announces new self-encrypting drive

Toshiba announced a 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) that provides government-grade AES-256 hardware encryption incorporated in the disk drive’s controller …

Organizations still fail to control USB devices

A survey has found that USB Flash drive ownership has exploded with 100% of the 229 respondents having at least one such device and more than 21% owning as many as 10 or more. …

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