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How to protect your computer

It’s fair to say that by now most regular users of the internet and email systems are wary of opening emails from unknown senders, especially those with titles such as …

Amazon Glacier: Extremely low cost and secure backup

Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced Amazon Glacier – a secure, reliable and low cost storage solution designed for data archiving and backup. Amazon Glacier is designed …

Open certification framework for cloud providers

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced additional details of its Open Certification Framework, and its partnership with BSI (British Standards Institution). This …

End-to-end desktop virtualization for government organizations

Dell launched its Desktop Virtualization Solutions for Government (DVS-Gov), a secure solution that helps government agencies manage “geographic sprawl” through …

Bogus Royal Mail emails deliver malware

UK-based Internet users should be on the lookout for spoofed Royal Mail emails, as cyber crooks have decided to impersonate the institution and try to deliver malware to …

92% of the top 100 mobile apps have been hacked

Ninety-two percent of the Top 100 paid Apple iOS apps and 100 percent of Top 100 paid Android apps have been hacked, according to a new report by Arxan Technologies. They …

SailPoint updates identity management solution IdentityIQ

SailPoint announced the release of IdentityIQ 6.0, an enterprise-grade identity management solution that scales to support thousands of business users at a single time. New …

Rogue WhatsApp Facebook apps harvest info, lead to malware

Rogue Facebook apps still occasionally pop up, even though they are not nearly as ubiquitous as they used to be. More often than not they supposedly show users who has been …

SMSZombie Android Trojan infects 500,000 users

With its vast number of Android users and their preference for third-party online app markets, China is the perfect breeding ground for new Android malware. Chinese mobile …

Secure hardware storage encryption from SafeNet

SafeNet extends its comprehensive portfolio of data security solutions into the storage security market with StorageSecure, a NAS security solution developed in partnership …

AMD’s blog hacked, user data leaked

The official blog of microprocessor manufacturer AMD has been hacked by a group of relative newcomers to the hacking scene that go by the name of r00tBeer. The main page of …

Military-grade encryption for Android devices

AuthenTec introduced a new security offering that provides military-grade encryption to data stored on Android smartphones and tablets. MatrixDAR helps bring Android devices …

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