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Cyber threat protection for enterprise networks
Damballa released Failsafe 4.2, an advance in detecting criminal command-and-control behavior in corporate networks. Failsafe pinpoints corporate assets under criminal …
Next generation security as a service
In this video recorded at Black Hat 2011 in Las Vegas, Sumedh Thakar, Vice President of Engineering at Qualys, talks about QualysGuard Web Application Scanning (WAS) 2.0, the …
“Apache Killer” tool spotted in the wild
The developers behind the open source Apache Foundation issued a warning for all users of the Apache HTTPD Web Server, as an attack tool it has been made available on the …
PHP 5.3.8 fixes security issues
The PHP development team released PHP 5.3.8. This release fixes two issues introduced in the PHP 5.3.7 release: Fixed bug #55439 (crypt() returns only the salt for MD5) …
Skype XSS vulnerability allows malicious code injection?
According to a German researcher, a XSS bug in the latest (5.5.0.113) Skype version for Windows could allow attackers to inject malicious code into users’ phone sessions …
ShredIt X 6 for Mac OS X released
Mireth Technology released ShredIt X 6, its file shredder and hard drive cleaner software for Mac OS X. ShredIt X can be used to erase files, folders, disk free space, …
RealPlayer multiple vulnerabilities
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in RealPlayer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system, according to Secunia. 1. A …
StealthWatch 6.1 adds internal and external monitoring capabilities
Lancope released a new version of its monitoring platform, the StealthWatch System 6.1. This version increases both the amount and types of flow data that can be processed by …
PoC keylogger app for smartphones revealed
We are all familiar with keyloggers – software that registers and identifies the keys pressed by a computer user – and its prevalently malicious uses. One of the …
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1 released
Apple unveiled the Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1 Update which is recommended for all users running OS X Lion. The update is only 17.4 MB for an iMac and requires you to reboot after …
New module for Metasploit Framework
SecureState released a new auxiliary module for the Metasploit Framework that can reduce the amount of time that it takes to visually fingerprint large amounts of web servers. …
New way of mobile security policy enforcement
AirPatrol unveiled ZoneDefense, a new mobile monitoring and policy enforcement technology that lets enterprises support the use of consumer and mobile devices on premises …
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