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Malwarebytes acquires ZeroVulnerabilityLabs

Malwarebytes, a provider of anti-malware software, announced the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, a vulnerability, exploit and security research and development firm …

U.S. legislators introduce Aaron’s Law

As the Internet’s influence on global commerce, culture and information continues to tread new ground, there is a need to update and reform outdated laws that threaten …

Global repercussions of PRISM scandal

The revelation of the existence of the PRISM program, which allows U.S. government agencies to either directly or indirectly have access to email and chat content, videos, …

Wall Street prepares for simulated cyber attack

Around 40 Wall Street firms – banks, exchanges, and brokerages – are getting ready for Quantum Dawn 2, a simulated cyber attack that will hit them on Friday, June …

Cybersecurity is a business imperative

While cybercrime threats are on the rise, current attempts to counter them remain largely unsuccessful. According to the 2013 State of Cybercrime Survey report, organizations …

Pirate Bay co-founder sentenced for hacking Swedish companies

Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm has been found guilty of hacking into Swedish IT company Logica and the Nordea bank mainframe and has been sentenced to two years in …

Cookie Clearinghouse to enable user choice for online tracking

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School launched a new online privacy initiative called the Cookie Clearinghouse, which will empower Internet users to …

Yahoo ID recycling could lead to trouble

Yahoo has announced that coming July 15th, any Yahoo email account / Yahoo ID that hasn’t been logged into for over a year will be “freed up” and can be …

CloudSigma introduces transparent private patching to public cloud

CloudSigma launched CloudSigma 2.0, a next-generation public cloud that enables high-performance hybrid environments. Direct private patch/hybrid cloud capability: CloudSigma …

Ultra-fast online backup from GFI Software

GFI Software announced GFI MAX Backup, a service that enables all MSPs to add secure data backup to the services they can offer customers at a time when demand for secure …

Tool for IT challenges and legal requests

Kroll Ontrack announced Ontrack PowerControls 7.0. Complete with Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 support as well as new functionality for …

Microsoft to pay up to 150k for vulnerabilities

After years of saying that bug bounties are not the best way to go about getting crucial product vulnerability information in the long run, Microsoft has done an about-face …

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