Mobile malware has become a profitable industry
Lookout released its State of Mobile Security Report 2012 which explains the issues that individuals faced on mobile devices this year and explores the prominent trends in …
Data breaches expose 94 million records in the government sector
An analysis of government breach data shows that the government sector reported 268 incidents of data breaches from January 1, 2009 to May 31, 2012, which exposed more than 94 …
87% have something to hide on their smartphones
When it comes to the almost weekly reports of celebrity phone hackings and leaks, more than half of consumers believe these are merely stunts to garner publicity. In the end, …
AlgoSec enhances firewall policy management suite
AlgoSec announced version 6.3 of its Security Management Suite, which simplifies the operational and security challenges of managing firewall policies. The suite pffers …
Microsoft Private Cloud Computing
Written by a team of expert authors who are MVPs and leaders in their respective fields, Microsoft Private Cloud Computing is an essential resource for IT administrators who …
Week in review: 1m Apple IDs leaked, and Google hackers behind zero-day attacks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: The top Internet dangers for kids Data received from Kaspersky Security …
BEAST developers come up with new SSL/TLS attack
From the security researchers who created and demonstrated the BEAST (Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS) tool for breaking SSL/TLS encryption comes another attack that exploits …
Zero-day-loving Google hackers furiously active in last three years
The hackers behind the Aurora attacks that were discovered targeting Google, Adobe and other big U.S. companies in 2009 have seemingly been working hard ever since. Symantec …
WordPress 3.4.2 hardens security
WordPress 3.4.2, now available for download, is a maintenance and security release for all previous versions. After nearly 15 million downloads since 3.4 was released not …
Arizona man goes to prison for selling access to botnets
Joshua Schichtel was sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling command-and-control access to and use of thousands of malware-infected computers. In addition to his prison …
Microsoft to release two updates on Tuesday
Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2012 contains only two important updates. The two important updates are for Microsoft Visual Studio Team …
Test software for mission-critical embedded devices
Wurldtech Security Technologies released its Achilles Test Software, the software version of its Achilles Test Platform, extending its Achilles Test family of cyber security …
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