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Futronic launches FS50 two finger scanner
Futronic unveiled the FS50, a portable fingerprint scanner with 1.6 x 1.5 inch (40.64 x 38.10 mm) scanning area. Its advanced optical system can capture 800 x 750 pixels and …
Encryption is the equivalent of a seat belt for data
The quantity of electronic data relied upon by both the private and public sectors alike are increasing at a rapid rate. Before we go further let’s just clarify what is …
ESET antivirus for Symbian beta now available
ESET has announced ESET Mobile Antivirus for Symbian is now available for public beta testing. Its features include: Heuristic Threat Detection – Provides real-time …
Video: The insecurity of shortened Twitter links
This is a demonstration of misleading applications that are being spread through malicious Twitter accounts.
Trend Micro endorses new anti-malware testing methodology
Trend Micro is endorsing a new third party anti-malware testing methodology that better reflects today’s “real-world” conditions instead of using antiquated …
Top U.S. spammed states
MessageLabs unveiled a list of the top U.S. spammed states, with surprising results – the spam capital of the US is Idaho with 93.8 percent of spam, far exceeding the …
Multi-band mobile antennas with integrated GPS receiver
PCTEL unveiled two new multi-band mobile antennas with integrated GPS receiver technology. The new models, based on PCTEL’s Medallion and Sharkfin multi-band antenna …
Open source digital forensics framework
The Digital Forensics Framework is an open source tool with a flexible module system which will help you in your digital forensics works, including files recovery due to error …
Disaster recovery software allows backup of failing hard drives
StorageCraft announced the release of version 3.5 of StorageCraft ShadowProtect, a disk-based backup, disaster recovery and system migration software for Windows servers, …
New book: “Netbooks: The Missing Manual”
Netbooks are the hot new thing in PCs – small, inexpensive laptops designed for web browsing, email, and working with web-based programs. But chances are you don’t …
Video: Preview of the new Nessus client interface
In the video below you get a sneak peak at the next evolution of the NessusClient, which is a flash-based application residing on the Nessus server and accessed via web …
Large-scale malvertisement attack hits popular websites
Between Sep 19 and Sep 21, ScanSafe identified malicious banner ads served via multiple popular sites, including drudgereport.com, lyrics.com, horoscope.com and slacker.com. …
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