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Majority of U.S. federal domain names still don’t use DNSSEC
The majority of Federal agency run .gov domains are not signing their DNS with DNSSEC despite a December 2009 Federal deadline for adoption, according to an IID report. DNSSEC …
Preparing for a firewall audit
Network security audits are getting a lot of coverage these days thanks to standards like SOX, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA. Even if you don’t need to comply with any of those …
Lack of security measures still hinder cloud computing adoption
Demand for cloud computing systems clearly exists. However, better security, like multi-factor authentication and encryption, are going to be required if cloud computing …
Network access control system PacketFence 1.9.1 released
PacketFence is a free and open source network access control (NAC) system. It can be used to effectively secure networks – from small to very large heterogeneous …
No sexually explicit content in the office, please!
Symantec announced the publication of its September 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report, and the analysis reveals that 35 percent of remote and office-based workers who use …
All-in-one Wi-Fi cracking solution
ElcomSoft upgraded its Wireless Security Auditor and made it an all-in-one wireless cracking solution. It can automatically locate wireless networks, intercept data packets, …
Software security testing – interest is high, security is low
In the past six months alone there have been multiple new zero-day vulnerabilities reported in Microsoft Windows and widely covered uneasiness about the security of mobile …
An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
The famous quote from Benjamin Franklin on prevention being better than a cure could easily be applied to the issue of corporate data losses. It’s far better to stop …
Breakdown of security weaknesses by industry and organization size
WhiteHat Security released the tenth installment of its Security Website Security Statistics Report, providing a first-time breakdown of the state of website security by …
Cybersecurity tips for the enterprise
With the recent rise in malvertising, high-impact data breaches and other malicious security threats, the practices and secure infrastructure of legitimate marketers …
New software improves ability to detect malware in cloud-computing systems
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new software that offers significantly enhanced security for cloud-computing systems. The software is much …
Phishers still favor spam over social networking sites
SpamTitan Technologies announced the findings of its latest survey of SMBs on the continued danger of phishing attacks, and it shows that despite media reports about the rise …