The harsh realities of protecting businesses
Ninety percent of CIOs and CTOs believe the job of keeping their enterprise protected is becoming more challenging according to new research from Fortinet. Serious boardroom …
Researchers release BadUSB attack code
When, two months ago, researchers from German security consultancy SR Labs demonstrated a new and potentially very deadly class of attacks executed via malware injected in the …
Adapting to the changing cloud
The swift migration to cloud computing and data recovery services shows no signs of slowing, with half of organizations reporting they expect to boost their cloud services …
Researchers test EMET 5 protections, find them wanting
Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) has once again failed to stop an attack mounted by researchers working with Offensive Security, the company …
New OS X backdoor malware roping Macs into botnet
New malware targeting Mac machines, opening backdoors on them and roping them into a botnet currently numbering around 17,000 zombies has been spotted and analyzed by malware …
Local US cops distributing questionable, unsafe spyware to families
A few days after the creator of the StealthGenie application has been indicted in what is the first-ever criminal case concerning the advertisement and sale of a mobile device …
Public Wi-Fi and lack of passwords lead consumer risks
93 percent of respondents believe that identity theft is a growing problem yet are not doing enough to address the issue, according to a survey conducted by Edelman Berland. …
Unpatched systems and apps on the rise
As the number of software vulnerabilities increases, and people connect across personal and corporate devices using a multitude of different platforms each day, time and time …
Jimmy Kimmel is the most dangerous cyber celebrity of 2014
Jimmy Kimmel, comedian and late night host of Jimmy Kimmel Live, replaces Lily Collins (Mirror, Mirror) as McAfee’s most dangerous celebrity to search for online. For …
Free tool tracks DNS changes in DNS zone files
Incorrect edits to DNS can have catastrophic consequences such as disconnecting an entire company website or its email servers and causing costly downtime. LogicMonitor …
NIST releases Smart Grid Framework 3.0
he National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published its NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0, a document that …
California toughens breach notification law
California Governor Edmund Brown has signed on Tuesday new legislation that will strengthen privacy and consumer protections in the state. The new set of bills will, among …
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