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Biometrics: What and How
Humans use body characteristics to recognize each other. Some characteristics don’t change over time and some do. What characteristics do we use for identifying people? …
New solution in the secure file storage market
Dekart launched a new software product, Dekart File Move. This application is a real breakthrough in the secure files storage field. Private Disk File Move is designed to …
Malware of the week: Piggi.B worm, ReverseClick.A trojan and VideoCach adware
The Piggi.B worm, the ReverseClick.A Trojan, the VideoCach adware, and the potentially unwanted program (PUP) XPCSpy are the subject of this week’s PandaLabs report. The …
Vulnerability in the IPv6 protocol stack of OpenBSD
CoreLabs discovered that the OpenBSD kernel contains a memory corruption vulnerability in the code that handles IPv6 packets. Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in …
New Trojan variant steals confidential usernames and passwords
A Trojan variant named “Win32.LdPinch.kj’ can steal system usernames and passwords, get confidential data from applications and open a Backdoor in the compromised …
Acquisition supports commitment to market leadership in smart card technology
HID Global manufacturer in the access control industry and part of ASSA ABLOY’s Global Technologies Division, announced that it has acquired Integrated Engineering (IE), …
Break 40-bit Adobe PDF encryption in minutes
ElcomSoft released an Enterprise version of its award-winning Advanced PDF Password Recovery software. This program makes it easy to remove both password encryption and usage …
New fraudulent adware uses rootkit techniques
PandaLabs has detected the appearance of VideoCach, a new adware specimen. This malicious code is designed to fraudulently promote certain security applications. This adware …
New credit-card sized security appliances
Yoggie Security Systems today announced the release of the Yoggie Gatekeeper Personal and Yoggie Gatekeeper SOHO, the newest versions of its award-winning Yoggie Gatekeeper …
Sophos Anti-Virus to block Second Life
Sophos has announced that from 22nd March 2007, the application control feature of Sophos Anti-Virus will be extended to give businesses the option to block workers from …
Data centre security breaches – 3:1 it’s an inside job
“Acts of theft, fraud and vandalism in the data centre are three times more likely to be an “inside job’ than perpetrated by someone who’s unconnected …
Entensys releases UserGate 4.1 with VPN support
Entensys released a new version of their UserGate Internet security server. It has a number of major improvements that provide higher safety standards in network data …
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