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SQL injection attacks against banks on the rise
SecureWorks announced that it has seen a dramatic increase in the number of hacker attacks attempted against its banking, credit union and utility clients in the past three …
Lessons from Veteran Affairs laptop fiasco
It seems the storm clouds which gathered in the aftermath of the several high-profile US government data breaches over the past few months have not yet dispersed. An internal …
Leaving computers unprotected
According to a recent survey, home computer users have generally taken to having antivirus products on their computers, but seem to overlook the need for updating signature …
ProtectionBar – a new adware program that tricks users
Panda Software warns of a new adware program called ProtectionBar, which tries to trick users by installing false security programs on their computers. These programs inform …
New version of Passcape Outlook Password Recovery released
Passcape Software has announced the release of the new version of Passcape Outlook Password Recovery (POPR). This software provides users with a convenient wizard-style …
Panda Software releases beta versions of two security products
Panda Software released beta versions of their new 2007 consumer solutions Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2007 and Panda Internet Security 2007. These new products provide integral …
ISS discovers two Asterisk vulnerabilities
Internet Security Systems, Inc., announced that its X-Force research and development team has discovered two vulnerabilities in the Inter-Asterisk eXchange protocol version 2 …
Aventail ST2, a new addition to the VPN market
Aventail announced that Aventail ST2, the latest version of its leading SSL VPN remote access platform, will be available in August. Aventail ST2 makes it easier than ever for …
Trojan downloader circulates among Orkut users
Security experts at MicroWorld Technologies inform that members of Orkut Online Community Service powered by Google may receive a message from their contacts urging them to …
Weekly report on the latest vendor security advisories
Debian Security Advisory – kernel-source-2.6.8 et. al. (DSA 1111-1) Debian Security Advisory – samba (DSA 1110-1) Debian Security Advisory – rssh (DSA …
Weekly report on the latest Linux security software releases
AIDE 0.12 rc1 AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) is a free replacement for Tripwire. KisKis 0.19.1 KisKis (KisKis – Keep It Secret! Keep It Safe!) is an …
Online Banking Security Web Conference
Personal information of more than 500,000 clients was stolen through online banking access from Wachovia and Bank of America. What can the CSO do to counter these thefts and …