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Microsoft has yesterday unexpectedly released a security advisory warning users about instances of active exploitation of a vulnerability found in all supported versions of …

LynuxWorks announced the RDS5201, a new product to help detect the rootkit. Built on the LynxSecure 5.2 separation kernel and hypervisor, this small-form-factor appliance has …

McAfee and the Digital Government Security Forum (DGSF) released a new report which explores the cyber risks confronting government and offers recommendations to mitigate …

Mozilla released Firefox 24, which includes 17 security updates: seven are critical, four high, and six moderate. Fixed in this version: MFSA 2013-92 GC hazard with default …

A group of Georgia Tech researchers has created quite a stir at this year’s Black Hat conference when they showcased chargers capable of installing malware on iPhones, …

HP announced HP BIOSphere with SureStart technology, a self-healing security solution created to help organizations better manage risk and protect user and IT productivity. HP …

Kaspersky Lab announced Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi-Device, a new security product that provides a way for customers to secure their Internet activity across …

Kroll Ontrack announced Ontrack EasyRecovery 11, a solution for DIY data recovery, data protection and data destruction. It includes new S.M.A.R.T. scan technology to monitor …

The next Mobile Pwn2own competition is to be held in November at the PacSec Applied Security Conference in Tokyo, and contestants can earn as much as $100,000 for a successful …

The discovery of a vulnerability in popular open source web application framework Django has recently demonstrated that using a long password is not always the best thing to …

iovation announced that 30.2 percent of transactions conducted from Tor (the onion router) in August were fraudulent. This compared with an overall fraud rate of 1 percent for …

The fact that most of computer hardware is produced outside the US and Europe has long presented a worry for the governments of those countries and for the companies and …