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Microsoft confirms IE10 will have “Do Not Track” on by default

When Microsoft released the preview of Internet Explorer 10 at the beginning of June and announced that in Windows 8 the browser will be sending a “Do Not Track” …

eBay’s security efforts lead to massive fraud drop and 3K arrests

eBay, the notable online auction and shopping mammoth website and the company that runs it, has taken the fraud threat seriously and has managed to cut it by 90 percent in the …

Web apps experience 2,700+ attacks per year

The median annual attack incidents on the 50 Web applications observed was 274 times a year, with one target experiencing more than 2,700 attack incidents. According to a new …

Join the Smart Grid Security Virtual Summit

On Thursday, August 9, Smart Grid Observer will host a full-day Smart Grid Security Virtual Summit. The event brings together a range of top utility practitioners and security …

The fuel that drives global cybercrime

Karine de Ponteves is a FortiGuard AV analyst with Fortinet. In this interview she discusses how cybercriminals exploit major events to deliver malware, the oversharing of …

Spam filtering tools fail short with phishing attacks

Enterprise users receive unfiltered phishing messages nearly every day of the week, and most of them are not properly trained to recognize or safely react to them, according …

Android malware masquerading as legitimate AV apps

If you’re an Android user, you probably couldn’t help but notice the hundreds of articles about the proliferation of malware created specifically for that …

Apple, Amazon change their security policies following epic hack

In the aftermath of the spectacular hack that left former Gizmodo employee Mat Honan without access to his Twitter account, his Gmail, his iCloud account and with his iPhone, …

Beware of “Free Apple Product” SMS messages

Given the all-around popularity of various Apple devices, it’s no wonder scammers often “offer” them as prizes in bogus contests and lotteries. The latest of …

Trend Micro unleashes big data analytics

Trend Micro announced an expansion of the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, the cloud-based security infrastructure that powers most of the company’s products and …

SignatureLink introduces all-in-one ecommerce fraud solution

Until now, ecommerce fraud solutions accomplished one objective: screen out online payment fraud based on site visitor behaviors, devices, and other criteria. The …

Alert Logic launches SaaS web application firewall

Alert Logic announced the availability of Alert Logic Web Security Manager with ActiveWatch to protect web applications against threats and attacks. The solution combines WAF …

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