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By 2016, 30% of organizations will use biometric authentication on mobile devices

The consumerization of IT and business BYOD programs have resulted in potential security problems for IT leaders, according to Gartner. User expectations of a clean and simple …

Accreditation program strengthens global supply chain security

The Open Group launched the Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard (O-TTPS) Accreditation Program, aimed at assuring the integrity of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) …

Top enterprise security threats identified

A new report from HP provides in-depth data and analysis around the most pressing security issues plaguing enterprises. It details factors that contributed most to the growing …

Hotel management firm breached, card details of guests stolen

Hotel management firm White Lodging seems to have had its systems compromised and the attackers managed to exfiltrate a yet unknown quantity of credit and debit card details. …

Pwn2Own 2014: $150,000 for an “exploit unicorn”

There are a few new rules for this years’ edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest and a huge new prize for an “Exploit Unicorn worthy of myth and legend” …

Security breaches, data loss and outages cost U.S. hospitals $1.6B

A new MeriTalk report, based on a survey of healthcare IT executives and underwritten by EMC, quantifies the organizational cost associated with security breaches, data loss, …

A solution for fixing hijacked Chrome settings

Many users – if not all – have experienced downloading a free screensaver or game without looking at the small print and consequently getting their browser …

How a fake antivirus attack works

Earlier this month, Invincea researchers have warned about visitors of video-sharing website Dailymotion being targeted with malicious ads leading to bogus infection warnings …

Dell releases secure, managed, ultra-mobile cloud access device

Dell announced Dell Wyse Cloud Connect, an ultra-compact and highly mobile cloud-access device that delivers desktop virtualization and personal cloud services to any HDMI- or …

Hackers breach Bell Canada, leak customer info and passwords

The hacker group NullCrew has managed to access servers belonging to Bell Canada – or a third-party supplier, as Bell claims – and steal and ultimately leak …

Week in review: Feds clone TorMail server, first Android bootkit, SpyEye creator pleads guilty

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: Which e-commerce sites do more to protect your password? A …

PoC mobile malware records swipes on touch screen smartphones

A security researcher has developed proof-of-concept malware capable of capturing screenshots and finger swipes on mobile devices, and is set to demonstrate his creation at …

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