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ForeScout and FireEye team for APT mitigation

ForeScout and FireEye announced an integrated approach to dynamically mitigate APTs and zero-day attacks. According to FireEye’s 2H2012 Advanced Threat Report, on …

The fight for users’ right to know what companies do with their data

CISPA‘s progress through the two houses of the U.S. Congress is and will be the major topic for discussion for privacy-minded individuals in the U.S. and around the …

The dangers of CISPA

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has been recently passed for the second time by the U.S. House of Representatives and is now headed to be voted on in …

108,000+ account details of Sims players leaked

NewSeaSims, a website where Sims players can download custom content for their characters, has suffered a breach which resulted in the compromise of registered users’ …

World’s largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack

Mt.Gox, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange, has been downed earlier today by what appears to be a “strong DDoS attack”. “We are working hard to …

CyberReveal: A new approach to security intelligence

BAE Systems Detica launched CyberReveal, an analytics and investigation product that gives companies the intelligence they need to protect their valuable intellectual property …

Big data, analytics, and cloud drive software growth

For 2012, the worldwide software market grew 3.6% year over year reaching a total market size of $342 billion, according to IDC. 2012 confirms the beginning of a more …

Reliance on passwords inhibits online business

A new study by the Ponemon Institute takes a deep dive into consumer perceptions around how organizations are securing their access, and what they would consider to be the …

Qualys and FireMon enable real-time network risk visibility

Qualys and FireMon announced the integration of QualysGuard Vulnerability Management (VM) and FireMon Security Manager with Risk Analyzer in FireMon’s upcoming 7.0 …

Week in review: WordPress sites under attack, Android Trojan downloaded by millions, pass-thought s instead of passwords

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: Real-world test of 21 antivirus products AV-Comparatives have released …

New Android Trojan downloaded from Google Play by millions

Millions of Android users have been tricked into downloading a new Trojan masquerading a slew or legitimate apps directly from Google Play, warns Lookout researcher Marc …

DLP suite for companies with limited IT support resources

Safetica Technologies has launched Safetica 5, the newest version of its Data Leak Protection/monitoring suite, which prevents “human factor” issues that can lead …

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