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The APWG, the global independent coalition combating electronic crime, reported that rates of crimeware-spreading sites and rogue anti-malware programs used for a number of …

Software architects occupy a unique space in the world of IT. They are expected to know the technologies and software platforms on which their organizations run as well as the …

The Interceptor is a wired network tap which passes network data out over a wireless network so it can be sniffed on a network device on a remote machine. First the the two …

Recognizing the need for stronger protection against security threats, the Payment Card Industry (PCI), a consortium of retail and credit card leaders, published Data Security …

Security concerns in the present world continue to grow in intensity and complexity. This opens the door to many opportunities within the European biometrics market, which is …

Retina-X Studios released RecoveryCop for Windows Mobile devices. When installed, it runs in stealth mode. Anytime thereafter they can monitor every move, action and sound of …

Users keen to get the latest news on Natasha Richardson’s death should be careful about which news story they read. There are compromised websites hosting content …

System Management Mode (SMM) is the most privileged CPU operation mode on x86/x86_64 architectures. It can be thought of as of “Ring -2”, as the code executing in …

Microsoft unveiled Windows Internet Explorer 8, which can be downloaded in 25 languages. Microsoft claims IE 8 is easier to use, faster and offers security features in direct …

Cenzic released its report revealing the most prominent types of Web application vulnerabilities for the second half of 2008. The report, which comes in the wake of highly …

A man who worked at a company that operated off-shore oil platforms was indicted on federal charges of damaging the company’s computer systems after it declined to offer …

Mozilla released Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 and the following security issues have been fixed. Upgrade PNG library to fix memory safety hazards Google security researcher Tavis …