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WordPress 3.1.2 security release available

WordPress 3.1.2 is now available, it’s a security release for all previous WordPress versions. This release addresses a vulnerability that allowed Contributor-level …

90% of organizations have problems with password resets

With increasing numbers of remote and mobile workers, and more and more complex passwords to remember to log onto corporate networks, employees often need to contact IT …

GFI Software adds SharePoint log management to GFI EventsManager 2011

GFI Software announced it has added enhanced security and compliance features to GFI EventsManager 2011, including Microsoft SharePoint log management, and auto-update patch …

Targeted attacks increase as spam continues to fall

Targeted attacks intercepted by Symantec.cloud rose to 85 per day, the highest figure since March 2009 when the figure was 107 per day in the run-up to the G20 Summit held in …

Protect your kids on Facebook

Check Point announced ZoneAlarm SocialGuard, designed for parents who want to protect their kids against social threats on Facebook, such as online predators, cyberbullies, …

Iran claims to have been targeted by second worm

If a statement from Gholam-Reza Jalali – the head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization – is to be believed, it seems that Iran’s computers have been …

Compliance violations via email increase

In a study of how professionals use, and companies manage, email – particularly the handling of private and confidential information – VaporStream found that …

Entrust expands authentication platform

Entrust is extending their Non-Federal Identity SSP service to include Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable (PIV-I) compliance for state governments, the private …

Wardriving gang targeting small firms

A group of individuals who are believed to have been engaged in wardriving around Seattle and stealing personal and financial information from networks belonging to small area …

Week in review: European Space Agency breach, SQL injection trends and iPhone secret location tracking

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and reviews: Final report: Pan-European cyber security exercise The EU’s cyber security …

Carder pleads guilty to hacking and selling stolen card numbers

A carder and hacker that has been arrested in 2009 by the Secret Service for trying to sell 40 stolen card numbers to one of their undercover agents, has pleaded guilty to …

Michigan State Police denies downloading drivers’ phone data

A few days ago, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan made public their belief that the Michigan State Police might have been using portable devices that allowed them …

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