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First EU report on maritime cyber security

ENISA published the first EU report ever on cyber security challenges in the Maritime Sector. This principal analysis highlights essential key insights, as well as existing …

OWASP ModSecurity Core Rule Set 2.2.3 released

ModSecurity is a web application firewall engine that provides very little protection on its own. In order to become useful, ModSecurity must be configured with rules. In …

Sophos enhances mobile device management platform

Sophos announced Mobile Control 2.0, a mobile device management solution that supports iPhones and iPads, Android phones and tablets, Windows Mobile devices and RIM BlackBerry …

Ransomware impersonating European police agencies

Ransomware has been around for quite some time and likely won’t disappear soon, as it usually does manage to make inexperienced users fork over to the criminals quite a …

Windows 8 will have picture password sign in

As much as security experts would like for it to be otherwise, experience has taught us that no matter how many times some people are lectured on the use of complex passwords, …

Latest spam campaigns delivering the Zbot Trojan

For a while now, fake messages and warnings from USPS, FedEx and DHL about supposedly undelivered packages have been hitting inboxes, and users have been getting wiser about …

Week in review: Multiple dimensions of corporate espionage, 2012 biggest security threats, and avoiding malware behind QR codes

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Rise of unencrypted cards 71 percent of merchants were found to store …

Visa probes into potential card processor security breach

Credit card company Visa has announced that it has been informed of a potential data security breach at a European payment processor and that it has mounted an investigation …

How to avoid malware hiding behind QR codes

As the use of QR codes becomes increasingly widespread, users should be aware that they are also becoming an easy way for malware peddlers to spread their malicious wares. …

Biggest security threat for 2012? Privacy violations

Cyber-espionage, along with privacy violations and social networking attacks facilitated by the increased use of mobile and tablet devices, will be the source of increased …

How to spot fake Android apps

In the wake of the news that Google has again been removing Premium SMS fraudulent apps masquerading as popular games from its the official Android Market, TrendMicro’s …

The risks of online shopping

More people than ever are using their personally owned smartphones to send and receive e-mails, browse the Internet, shop online and visit social media sites – as well …

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