Mac management tools from Google
Google’s internal Macintosh Operations team is starting to release the utilities, tools, and scripts for managing and tracking a fleet of Macintoshes in a corporate …
Pentagon officials allowed to use Android
US Department of Defense officials that need a mobile device are no longer restricted to using a BlackBerry, reports Muktware. The Pentagon has now also allowed the use of …
Anonymous targets security think tank, pilfers sensitive data
The hacking collective Anonymous has downed the website and stolen client information belonging to Stratfor (Strategic Forecasting Inc.), a US-based research group that …
Data-stealing malware growth spikes
The propagation of some forms of crimeware surged in the half-year period ending in June, 2011 with data-stealing malware reaching and maintaining a new plateau of contagion, …
What’s in store for us in 2012
Looking forward into what lies ahead for us in 2012, Zscaler offers predictions for the upcoming threat landscape. 1. Mobile: With WebOS now officially an orphan, Blackberry …
NAC system PacketFence 3.1.0 released
PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, free and open source network access control (NAC) system. Boasting a feature set including a captive-portal for registration and …
Week in review: Mobile application security risks, holiday-themed scams, and reasons for ditching Java
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and podcasts: Windows 8 will have picture password sign in As much as security experts would like …
Ditching Java might be a good move
As unpatched Java vulnerabilities are frequently taken advantage by exploit kits and users often forget to update Java, F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen says that maybe …
Researcher blasts Siemens for lying about SIMATIC bugs
The contentious issue of responsible and coordinated vulnerability disclosure has been revisited again as security researcher Billy Rios reacted to a statement made by Siemens …
Compliance data service from software piracy experts
To accelerate the identification of companies using unlicensed software, V.i. Labs announced a data service to automatically match license infringement records to a named …
Ways to avoid falling victim to scams
With the holiday season upon us, more companies are sending customers information about great deals for last-minute shopping. Unfortunately, among those exciting offers comes …
Security for virtualized and cloud infrastructures
WatchGuard announced the beta version of XTMv, its next-generation security UTM product as a virtual appliance which provides network security and protection of applications …
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