Wipe technology for self-encrypting disk drives
Toshiba announced Wipe for Toshiba Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) models, a technology that allows special security capabilities, such as the world’s first ability for …
Saudi Arabia postpones BlackBerry ban
Last week, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia announced their plans for an imminent blockade of some BlackBerry functions if BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion …
New Windows 0-day flaw allows malware installation
VUPEN Security has issued a security advisory that reveals the discovery of a new zero-day Windows vulnerability, which could be used by local attackers to mount a denial of …
Tektronix Communications acquires Arbor Networks
Tektronix Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbor Networks. The acquisition is expected to close in September and the terms of the acquisition are …
New web application firewalls from Fortinet
Fortinet announced two new appliances for its FortiWeb family of web application firewalls – the FortiWeb-1000C, designed for mid-to-large enterprises, and …
Free protection against Blackhat SEO threats
Zscaler released Search Engine Security (SES), a free solution specifically designed to combat Blackhat SEO attacks. Such attacks leverage Search Engine Optimization (SEO) …
Colleges breach students’ sensitive information
College students nationwide can be especially vulnerable to identity theft because they often give out personally identifiable information. Some universities have even been …
VirtualBox: Full virtualizer for x86 hardware
VirtualBox is an open source general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use. Some of the features of VirtualBox are: …
Alleged RBS WorldPay hack ringleader extradited to the U.S.
26-year old Estonian Sergei Tsurikov – one of the 3 alleged alleged masterminds behind the massive RBS WorldPay hack executed in November 2008 – has been …
Former SF network admin Terry Childs sentenced to prison
After a drawn out trial that saw City of San Francisco administrator Terry Childs being convicted of violating California state hacking laws by deliberately locking the …
How to render SSL useless
In this video from OWASP AppSec Research 2010, Ivan Ristic from Qualys talks about breaking SSL.
Week in review: Signs of computer infection, iPhone jailbreaking and Facebook mobile privacy
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and videos: Web 2.0 security in the workplace The use of social networking applications has …