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BitDefender’s top e-threat for December is Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen, with 12.04 percent of the total amount of infections. This generic detection deals with specially crafted …

CodePeer is a source code analysis tool that detects run-time and logic errors in Ada programs. Serving as an efficient and accurate code reviewer, CodePeer identifies …

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) …

RSA Conference announced the return of a special scholarship program for unemployed information security practitioners. RSA Conference 2010 will award delegate passes to 25 …

BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to …

Heartland Payment Systems and Visa announced a settlement agreement under which issuers of Visa-branded credit and debit cards will have an opportunity to obtain a recovery …

In 2009, the Identity Theft Resource Center recorded 498 breaches, less than the 657 in 2008, more than the 446 in 2007. Are data breaches increasing or decreasing? That is …

The video below shows you how to use the new JavaScript Blacklist Framework from Adobe to blacklist (vulnerable) API functions in JavaScript. For more information on PDF …

Mobile Armor announced the general availability of DriveArmor 3.0, a solution for access control and managing security on laptop and desktop computers with 2.5-inch …

RapidAntivirus 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 c:\Desktop\Rapid …

Verotel, an Internet Payment Service Provider that specializes in processing high-risk credit card payments, announced Verotel QuickCharge – a new tool for Internet …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, reviews and articles: Privacy issues of data collecting Will 2010 see the beginning of …