Week in review: WordPress and Barracuda breaches, “free shopping” exploits, Koobface leaving Facebook
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: “Official Profile Viewer Application” Facebook scam After many, many …
Epsilon breach leads to more than just phishing
Since the Epsilon breach, the customers of the company’s clients – such as US Bank, JPMorgan Chase, TiVo, Capital One, the Home Shopping Network, LL Bean Visa …
Office workers clueless about IT in general
Many office workers are not as tech or security aware as they could be, according to a new survey. When asked what cloud computing meant, a quarter thought it was a data …
Asure ID 7 released
HID Global released Asure ID 7, the latest update to its card personalization suite of software. Asure ID 7 includes new features and enhancements to the user interface, while …
Endpoint backup, recovery and data security
i365 launched EVault Endpoint Protection (EVault EP), an integrated cloud-connected backup, recovery, and data security solution that protects endpoint devices. EVault EP not …
GFI Software solutions now available through the Intel Hybrid Cloud
GFI Software has collaborated with Intel to make GFI VIPRE Antivirus, GFI LANguard, GFI EventsManager and GFI EndPointSecurity available through the Intel Hybrid Cloud. SMBs …
Apple iOS 4.3.2 released
Apple iOS 4.3.2 is now available for iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, as well as 3rd and 4th gen iPod touch users. This version fixes an issue that may have caused blank or …
Next Safari version will include do-not-track tool
Safari is the latest of the top four most popular browsers to receive a do-not-track privacy tool. So far, the feature is still being tested by developers, but if everything …
Malware silently hijacks Facebook account and adds apps
Several months ago, when the operators of the Sality P2P botnet pushed out malware that not only collected usernames and passwords and sends them to the C&C servers but …
U.S. authorities hijack botnet by substituting C&C servers
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have been granted by the federal court the permission to substitute the C&C servers of the massive Coreflood botnet with …
Smart grid cyber security revenue to rise
If smart grids can realize their full potential, consumers, utilities, nations, and even the earth itself will benefit. As with nearly any new technology, the industry focus …
External cyber security risks to surpass insider threats
57 percent of global C-level executives agree that in the next one-to-three years, external threats such as cyber-criminals will become a greater security risk than insider …