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McAfee just revisited its top ten predictions for security threats in 2007. Their research shows that threats including data-thieving phishing Web sites are on the rise, as …

From Martin McKeay’s blog: As most security professionals know, passwords are a losing proposition. We use them because the capability comes with your operating system, …

HP today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SPI Dynamics, Inc., a provider of web application security assessment software and services, to further …

PandaLabs has discovered the new 0.90 version of the malicious tool Mpack, available for US$1000 on the Web. This application could be defined as “a kit for installing …

When it comes to security, Mac OS X has proved on numerous occasions that it is quite safe, right out of the box. However, that doesn’t mean it cannot use additional …

Tor is a tool that can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. This is a graphical …

Security researchers at Trend Micro reported an accelerating infection in Italy of seemingly legitimate web pages loaded with malicious code that could plant a keylogger to …

Tizor Systems announced Mantra V5.4 with Enterprise Local Audit Architecture, the most complete solution for monitoring all local and privileged user access to databases. …

Joanna Rutkowska is primarily known for her contributions to Windows Vista backdoor installation and hiding techniques. She is very interested in stealth technology as used by …

Sentrigo announced the general availability of Hedgehog, product specifically designed to combat data breaches caused by insiders with access privileges—including employees, …

AuthenTec announced that its AES1610 fingerprint sensors are standard in more than a dozen new 2007 Windows Vista-model ASUS notebooks. Bundled with the Trusted Platform …

It has been a busy month in cyberspace. TJX, the massive worldwide fashion retailer, is finally releasing some of the gory details of the recent hack which saw over 45 million …