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Hacking a mature security program

Most organizations are used to standard penetration tests. However, companies that have been increasing their overall security posture proactively through years of program …

New French eID card to tackle identity theft

Identity theft is a growing issue in many countries with 80,000 cases per year in France alone, according to the French Interior Ministry. For this reason the French National …

New book: Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide

The Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide is packed with concise and useful information in an easy-to-read format for users of all levels. It’s ideal for quick problem solving, and …

Cybersecurity risk management application for industrial control systems

Citicus has launched Citicus ICS, a new application to manage industrial process control risk. This enables organizations to identify and manage risks to SCADA and other …

Combat wire transfer fraud

The spread of internet malware and key logging software has led to an increase in sophisticated wire fraud schemes targeting customers of community financial institutions. In …

Apple Safari 5.1 increases security

Safari 5.1 includes improvements to performance, stability, and security. CFNetwork In certain situations, Safari may treat a file as HTML, even if it is served with the …

Deep Freeze Mac 5.0 released

Faronics released the newest version of its system-restore software, Deep Freeze Mac 5.0, to coincide with the launch of Mac OS X Lion. Deep Freeze Mac removes any …

Enhanced phishing methods on the rise

There’s been an increase in targeted and combined email-based threats, a new twist in phishing attacks, and an escalation in social engineering scams through popular …

Joomla 1.7.0 security release

Joomla 1.7.0. This is a security release. This is also the first release made within the new six-month release cycle that started with the delivery of Joomla 1.6 in January …

Guide for the Secure Software Development Lifecycle

(ISC)2 released of the “Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CSSLP“, a textbook that serves as the only official guide to the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle …

Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net

It’s been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer …

DDoS bot masquerades as Java update

An especially virulent Trojan variant with DDoS capabilities has been spotted masquerading as a regular Java update and is being served both from legitimate and malicious …

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