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Microsoft releases 12 bulletins that address 57 vulnerabilities

The second Patch Tuesday of 2013 has a much higher volume than usual. There are 12 bulletins, five of which are critical, addressing a total of 57 vulnerabilities. But the …

Mega pays out first batch of bounties, its crypto still intact

Mega, the file hosting service and successor to Megaupload founded by Kim Dotcom, recently instituted a bug bounty program that should help keep the service and its users safe …

Highlights from 450 global data breach investigations

Trustwave released details form a report that highlights details and trends from 450 global data breach investigations, 2,500 penetration tests, nine million Web application …

Comment Group hackers specialize in high-profile targeted attacks

It is common knowledge that spear-phishing has become the preferred way for persistent attackers to gain a foothold in targeted systems and network. In fact, most of the …

Malware authors revert to phishing approach to trick bank defenses

Banking malware that performs Man-in-The-Browser tricks such as injecting legitimate banking sites with additional forms, hijacking the authenticated session to add a new …

Citi Group customers targeted with malware-laden alerts

A malware-spreading spam campaign targeting Citi Group customers is underway, so if you are one, be on the lookout for an email alerting you to the receipt of a “secure …

UK hit by 120,000 cyber attacks a day

A report from the National Audit Office has warned that Britain’s IT skills shortage means that the country and its critical infrastructure could be unable to defend …

FIDO Alliance designs open, non-proprietary authentication protocol framework

Internet companies, system integrators and security providers have formed the FIDO Alliance (Fast IDentity Online) to revolutionize online authentication with an industry …

Sophos extends UTM to the enterprise

Sophos has strengthened its network security offerings with two enhanced high-end UTM appliances, Sophos UTM 525 and 625, and the new Sophos RED 50 (Remote Ethernet Device), …

Data protection practices in EU and Asia

Research undertaken by Field Fisher Waterhouse into the existing legal framework mandating encryption of personal data in the EU and Asia details legal requirements and …

New security startup tackles strong authentication

Nok Nok Labs launched today. Through its Unified Authentication Infrastructure, which leverages existing technologies such as fingerprint sensors or webcams, TPM chips, or …

Social engineering: Clear and present danger

Although many companies in the information security industry prefer to tackle challenges with sophisticated hardware, the art of lying continues to be a towering risk …

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