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Fluke Networks acquires AirMagnet
Fluke Networks signed a definitive agreement to acquire AirMagnet. Terms of the agreement will not be disclosed. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions and …
Qualys and Modulo partner
Qualys and Modulo have formalized a partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, the companies have integrated the QualysGuard Vulnerability Management and Policy …
Virus disguised as response to craigslist “car for sale” ad
Security experts at Red Condor are warning email users about a new virus currently undetected by most virus scanners. The virus is embedded in an email that appears to be a …
Signature based scanners missed 88% of Gumblar attacks
In its quarterly Global Threat Report issued today, ScanSafe reported that at its highest peak in the second quarter of 2009, 88% of malware blocks were zero day threats, …
Firewire-based physical security attacks on Windows 7, EFS and BitLocker
This paper discusses Firewire-based physical security attacks on Microsoft Windows 7. In the course of his research, the author was successfully able to bypass the Windows 7 …
Last week’s top 10 countries sending spam
For the data collected between Aug. 3 and Aug. 9, ICSA Labs found that Brazil is the highest spam-producing country, with the Republic of Korea and Vietnam trailing right …
Free P2P security guide
A new guide from Network Box advises companies to prevent employees from accessing P2P networks or technology on computers used for work, and gives free advice on how to …
Developer contest for Windows 7 biometric applications
UPEK and Microsoft launched the Worldwide Biometric Challenge, a developer contest for biometric applications on Windows 7, the first Windows operating system with native …
Apple update fixes BIND vulnerability
Apple released Security Update 2009-004 which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple downloads. A logic issue in the handling of …
Security industry expert to oversee RSA Conference content
Today, RSA Conference announced the appointment of Dr. Hugh Thompson, CISSP, as Program Committee Chair and Advisory Board Member. In this newly defined Program Committee …
Securing virtualized environments
IT departments are under immense pressure to deliver more functionality and capacity at a time when budgets are shrinking and costs are increasing. Mounting expenses from …
iPhone IP surveillance software
videoNEXT announced its mobile video apps in the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch. videoNEXT’s new CAVU, CAVU FREE and CAVU PRO provide users with remote video …
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