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XSS vulnerability in Cisco Security Tools
Core Security issued an advisory disclosing a vulnerability that could affect large numbers of organizations using Cisco’s Secure Desktop security package and leave …
U.S. strategy for cyberwar and cyberterrorism
The Cyber Secure Institute published a whitepaper by Gen. Eugene Habiger USAF (ret.). who formerly served as Commander in Chief of United States Strategic Command. He also …
Man gets serious jail time for identity theft scheme
Martel T. Kirkland was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiracy, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, credit card fraud, wire fraud, uttering a forged security, …
IDS legacy is institutionalized failure
The news is rife with discussions about systemic failures in the intelligence community. It is a good thing we do not judge information security on the same scale of success. …
SecretBox: Keep your secrets safe
An alternative to 1Password, App4Mac’s SecretBox lets you store all sorts of information: credit card details, SSN numbers, software licenses, e-mail account details, …
Netgear releases new gateway security appliance
Netgear unveiled a new gateway security appliance – the ProSecure UTM5, which enables small companies to protect themselves using a wide array of defenses including …
Multi-purpose fuzzer zzuf
zzuf is a transparent application input fuzzer. Its purpose is to find bugs in applications by corrupting their user-contributed data (which more than often comes from …
Rogue software details: WiniFixer
WiniFixer is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …
SecureCloud 2010: The future of cloud security
SecureCloud 2010 is a premier educational and networking event hosted by ENISA, the Cloud Security Alliance and ISACA, three of the leading organizations shaping the future of …
Week in review: critical IE security issues, cybercrime increase and Facebook risks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and interviews: Blippy, a great service for phishers? Blippy, a new service that lets you twitter …
New Google Chrome security features
The latest release of Google Chrome has integrated five new security features that “make it easier for developers to build secure web sites,” writes Adam Barth, …
Top 5 online privacy tips
Increasingly sophisticated spam and an ever-changing array of new email-borne malware continue to have a huge impact on the growing levels of loss of sensitive and personal …
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