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Week in review: Zbot Trojan arrests, 0-day Firefox vulnerabilities and new (IN)SECURE Mag
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Most security products fail to perform Nearly 80 percent of security …
Zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox extensions discovered
One of the reasons behind Firefox’s popularity is the availability of a vast library of extensions. Users use them to modify the browser to their liking and make their …
Cloud computing security benefits, risks and recommendations
How can businesses and governments get the obvious benefits of cloud computing without putting their organization at risk? ENISA (the European Network and Information Security …
World’s first wireless USB external hard drive
Imation announced its Pro WX Wireless USB hard drive that provides 1.5TB of storage. With a fast Wireless USB data transfer rate of up to 15MBs/second, the product can back up …
A look at Securitybyte & OWASP AppSec Asia Conference 2009
India’s largest security conference – Securitybyte & OWASP AppSec Asia Conference 2009 – closed its doors after a very successful four days. Help Net …
Biggest threats to federal systems and critical infrastructure
E-Government initiatives aimed at modernizing federal information systems are fraught with risk, according to a new study sponsored by CA and conducted by the Ponemon …
New books: ModSecurity, Snow Leopard, social Web applications
ModSecurity Handbook features an in-depth coverage of ModSecurity, an open source web application firewall. The main highlights are the following: Step-by-step instructions …
Vulnerability in IBM SolidDB memory caching software
Core Security disclosed a vulnerability that could affect large numbers of organizations using IBM’s SolidDB relational database management system, as well as those …
Two arrested for Zbot Trojan
Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) have made Europe’s first arrests in the battle against the ZeuS or Zbot Trojan which threatened …
Gumblar is back with a vengeance
ScanSafe reported that 29% of all Web malware blocks in October 2009 were the result of Gumblar. This series of website compromises, collectively dubbed “Gumblar” …
Data-stealing malware soars
From phony emails to Facebook phishers, cybercriminals are casting a wide net to lure online shoppers this season. According to new research from Webroot, certain infections …
Netgear Wireless-N Dual-Band Access Point
Netgear launched the ProSafe Wireless-N Dual-Band Access Point (WNDAP350), which enables customers to implement a fully mobile workplace while still delivering the performance …
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