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Cloud-based email archiving with policy-based encryption
LiveOffice announced the availability of policy-based encryption, which provides organizations with end-to-end protection for all messages and attachments while in transit. …
Web application security statistics for 2008
The Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) announced the WASC Web Application Security Statistics Project 2008, a collaborative industry wide effort to pool together …
New book: “Programming the iPhone User Experience”
Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch not only feature the world’s most powerful mobile operating system, they also usher in a new standard of human-computer interaction …
Schwarzenegger vetoes update to breach disclosure law
In a move that surprised everyone (but mostly Senator Joe Simitian, the author of the final version), Governor Schwarzenegger put a veto on a bill meant to update the famous …
OpenBSD 4.6 released
OpenBSD 4.6 is here. To get the files for this release either order a CDROM or check out one of the FTP page for a list of mirrors. Some of the new features are: New/extended …
Open source Web server scanner Nikto 2.1.0 released
Nikto is an open source Web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 3500 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, …
Cain & Abel 4.9.34 released
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …
Net neutrality – is it a good idea?
Following last month’s announcement from the Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission about his intention to push for official rules that would prevent ISPs …
New book on insider bank fraud
Insidious – How Trusted Employees Steal Millions and Why It’s So Hard for Banks to Stop Them is a new book that provides insight into a critical problem plaguing …
Video: Social engineering for penetration testers
In recent years, people have become more familiar with the term “social engineering”, the use of deception or impersonation to gain unauthorized access to …
Google Wave security features
Like the overwhelming majority of Google’s “products”, Google Wave (a real-time communication and collaboration tool) seems to be a really handy and …
Oracle to release massive critical patch update
The critical patch update coming on Tuesday October 18th contains 38 security vulnerability fixes across hundreds of Oracle products. Some of the vulnerabilities addressed …