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Cyber threats to national security

Cybersecurity has increasingly become a national security priority over the past decade, according to a report by CACI and the U. S. Naval Institute (USNI). Cyber threats may …

Device security among biggest mobility concerns

McAfee announced the results of a survey of 150 Fortune 500 CIOs, CTOs and CSOs that reveals 76 percent of respondent organizations are planning at least one strategic …

55,000 machines compromised by Mumba botnet

Each year, cybercriminals generate billions of dollars by their criminal activities online. Therefore, the longer period of time a given malware remains undetected is directly …

Week in review: ATMs hacked, malware attacks

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: U.K. seeks cyber experts, offers challenge and educational and …

How to clean up a firewall rulebase

Over time, firewall rule bases tend to become large and complicated. They often include rules that are either partially or completely unused, expired or shadowed. The problem …

Security pros say serious mobile device and social network breaches are rare

RSA Conference released the results of its recent survey of security professionals regarding issues like cloud computing, mobile devices and social networking. The final study …

Free online SSL test for web sites

Qualys announced a free online SSL test for web sites at Qualys SSL Labs, which examines a web site’s SSL certificate chain to ensure it is trusted and serves as a good …

Black Hat USA 2010: A recession proof conference?

Black Hat, one of the world’s premier information security events, opened its doors this week in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference features ten tracks covering a …

Authentication management platform for any and every authentication factor

” border=”0″ align=”left” vspace=”5″ hspace=”5″>Hitachi ID Systems has released Password Manager 7.0, an authentication …

Google has two times more malware than Bing, Yahoo! and Twitter combined

Barracuda released its Barracuda Labs 2010 Midyear Security Report, revealing data from two key areas: search engine malware and Twitter use and crime rate. Searching for …

New assurance mark of software application security

Veracode unveiled the VERAFIED High Assurance mark of software application security for the CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors. This industry “seal of …

Sourcefire’s open source framework for deep threat inspection

Sourcefire announced Razorback, an open source framework designed to deliver deep inspection capabilities for combating today’s most complex threats. Developed to help …

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