Secure smart card reader for government applications
Belkin announced the first USB smart card and common access card (CAC) reader specifically designed for government applications. Offering the broadest range of smart card …
Lucrative ZeroAccess botnet enslaves one million active computers
The ZeroAccess rootkit has been around for quite some time now, spying on infected users, hiding from installed AV solutions and attempting to terminate them, redirecting …
Twitter messages lead to phishing AND malware
If you have received a private message from another Twitter telling you “lol ur famous now”, have followed it to a fake Facebook page requiring you to log into …
Pinterest users targeted with fake ad-pushing app
Pinterest, the extremely popular pinboard-style social photo sharing website, has launched official apps for Android, iPad and iPhone back in April, but that hasn’t …
Deconstructing hacktivist operations and tools
Imperva released its September Hacker Intelligence report, which details the latest methods deployed by hackers to execute DDoS attacks by analyzing the technical tools and …
Microsoft offers Fix it for IE zero-day, announces security update
Microsoft has released the Fix it solution for the IE zero-day memory-corruption vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks, and has promised a security update …
Darwin’s theory applies to malware
G Data’s new malware report shows a new and unexpected development in malware: the extreme growth of new malicious programs seems to be slowing down. Granted, the …
Dedicated sensor for Wi-Fi network monitoring
Fluke Networks announced a new dedicated sensor for Wi-Fi network monitoring that eliminates the need for Ethernet cabling, and reduces the cost by up to two thirds in …
RSA launches incident response services
RSA introduced RSA Advanced Cyber Defense Services (ACD), a new portfolio of services, including incident response and breach readiness assessment, are designed to assist an …
Passwords Plus for Mac OS X released
DataViz announced the availability of Passwords Plus for Mac OS X, plus updated versions for iOS and Windows. Passwords Plus stores and protects PINs, passwords, and other …
Vendor application security testing program from Veracode
Veracode announced the Vendor Application Security Testing (VAST) program, which provides an independent, automated, and outsourced program to help enterprises reduce the …
Interoperable standard for financial data exchange
The IFX Forum has published version 1.9 of IFX, its open, interoperable standard for financial data exchange. The IFX Forum is an international non-profit industry association …
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