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Cisco expands data center networking portfolio

As Internet traffic volumes increase at exponential rates (by 2013 it’s predicted that there will be 56 exabytes crossing the internet per month) the data centers that …

How to make a cheap mobile malware jail

Analyzing mobile malware without spreading it further can be very difficult to achieve, especially when one wants the malware to behave as it would in the wild. Unlike …

McAfee detects kernel-mode malware

McAfee announced Deep Defender, which is capable of detecting nearly all kernel-mode malware. This level of security is possible with McAfee DeepSAFE technology because its …

Shinken: IT system and application monitoring

Shinken can monitor all IT from systems to end user applications. In case of a failure, it can alert the operation engineers so they can repair it. It has the same …

Fingerprint sensors for mobile ID devices

DigitalPersona launched a new generation of biometric fingerprint sensors designed specifically for the growing market of battery-powered mobile identification devices. The …

WatchGuard unveils new line of virtualized firewalls

WatchGuard is extending its line of UTM appliances to the virtual world. Designed for a VMware hypervisor environment, the new WatchGuard XTMv series of virtual firewalls …

Twitter protects freedom of speech and privacy of users

When LulzSec member Sabu recently answered a lot of questions on an impromptu Q&A session on Reddit by posting the answers on his Twitter account, he was asked why he …

Hardened Android kernel to be used by U.S. Army, government

The U.S. government is looking at replacing radio communication between federal, state and local law enforcement and response agencies with communication with smartphones, and …

Free Metasploit Community Edition released

Rapid7 launched Metasploit Community Edition: a new free addition to the Metasploit family of software solutions, which help security and IT professionals identify and …

Information theft still a serious threat to global business

Fraud remains predominantly an inside job, according to the Kroll Annual Global Fraud Report. The study shows that 60 percent of frauds are committed by insiders, up from 55 …

Beware of bogus Gmail Hacker software

Hacking into someone’s mail account can be easy if the person chose an easily guessable password, but could be nigh impossible to brute force it if it’s long and …

Huge threats still targeting power grids

One year ago, the Stuxnet virus had just been discovered. A year’s worth of analysis still has not unlocked its secrets but it has had a profound influence upon the …

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