Average DDoS attack bandwidth up 718 percent
The average DDoS attack bandwidth in Q1 2013 totaled 48.25 Gbps, which is a 718 percent increase over last quarter, and the average packet-per-second rate reached 32.4 …
Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking Swedish bank, agencies
Gottfrid Svartholm, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay, has been charged along with three other men with hacking into several Swedish agencies and firms and stealing (or …
Spamhaus-themed ransomware delivered through exploit kits
It seems that users are starting to recognize ransomware accompanied with fake notifications by copyright enforcement and law enforcement agencies for what it is, and cyber …
News of Boston Marathon bombings used to spread malware
As expected, the Boston Marathon bombings have become an effective lure in the hands of cyber scammers and malware peddlers. Kaspersky Lab researchers are warning about spam …
Oracle plugs a host of critical Java vulnerabilities
Oracle’s Java SE Critical Patch Update for April 2013 contains 19 CVEs with CVSS base score of 10 (the highest you can go) indicating that exploiting the vulnerability …
Insider threats and BYOD still a great problem
Insider threats are the greatest concern and that permitting employees to connect their own devices to the network increases the risk of security breaches, according to …
Big data drives big demand for storage
As demand for Big Data technology and services continues to escalate, all levels of the Big Data technology stack will experience significant growth. Storage is a critical …
Pirate Party on data protection
In the video below, Christian Engstr?¶m, Pirate Party MEP, discusses data protection. A common regulation to cover all of Europe is one of the arguments presented by …
UnboundID unveils Privacy Suite
UnboundID released its Privacy Suite, a solution that brings transparency, choice, and control to the collection and on-going management of personal data, while authorizing …
Targeted attacks hitting small business have increased threefold
Based on data from the company’s own Global Intelligence Network, Symantec analysts have shared in annual Internet Security Threat Report that there was a 42 percent …
Linode hackers say they will release stolen customer data
Linode, the web hosting provider that (among others) provides a home for Internet security resource sites Insecure.Org, Nmap.Org, SecLists.Org, and SecTools.Org, has announced …
90% of game hacks and cracks contain malware
Computer and online gaming is big business for companies creating the games, but a considerable drain on the finances of gamers, so it should not come as a surprise that many …
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