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Cisco improves the security of the voice network

As IT managers look for ways to thwart voice fraud and other types of malicious activity, Cisco announced the Cisco UC Gateway Services API, a Web-based API that could play a …

McAfee introduces network IPS for data centers

McAfee announced new capabilities to its Network Security Platform, including a scalable 80 Gbps IPS solution that has been validated at over twice the performance capability …

Microsoft releases seven security updates

This month, Microsoft released seven bulletins, three critical and four important, that addressed a total of 23 vulnerabilities. MS12-029 is the bulletin that should be …

Survey scammers impersonate Apple via SMS

As the number of smartphone users increases with each passing day, survey scammers have turned some of their attention to targeting users directly via SMS messages containing …

Security and management for iOS

3LM released version 3.0 of its security and management platform which extends 3LM’s Mobile Device and Application Management (MDAM) support to any Android OS-based …

Cyber attackers target US natural gas pipeline companies

Unknown attackers are actively targeting natural gas pipeline sector companies in the US with spear phishing emails, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial …

ForeScout and Fiberlink fortify mobile security

ForeScout and Fiberlink announced a partnership to deliver an integrated MDM and NAC offering. The new product, ForeScout MDM powered by MaaS360, combines cloud-based mobile …

Online banking fraud insurance scam

In their never ending effort to devise new schemes that defraud online banking accounts, criminals have come up with a scam that is both simple and extremely believable …

Sandbox added to Flash Player running on Firefox

As announced by Peleus Uhley, a senior security researcher within its Secure Software Engineering team, Adobe has outfitted the latest (beta) version of Adobe Flash Player …

Altus Mobile: Mobile location surveillance

Polaris Wireless announced Altus Mobile, a mobile location surveillance application, providing accurate mass location of all mobile devices operating on a cellular network, …

Cybercriminals are exploiting users of social networking sites

In April, cybercriminals were seen exploiting users of major social networking sites in order to spread malware and spam surveys, according to GFI Software. “In the same …

The personal cloud will eclipse the PC

The personal cloud is poised to eclipse the PC as the hub of consumers’ digital lives by 2014 as rapid growth in the use of apps and services introduces a new paradigm …

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