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 …
Security recommendations to prevent cyber intrusions
Cyber thieves, hacktivists, pranksters, nation-states, and malicious coders for hire all pose serious threats to the security of both government and private sector networks. A …
Internet activist charged with hacking, theft of millions of digital documents
24-year-old Aaron Swartz, renowned programmer and Internet activist, stands accused of having stolen over 4 million digital documents from MIT’s JSTOR archive with the …
Apple releases Mac OS X Lion
Apple released Mac OS X Lion (v10.7), which takes some of the best ideas from iPad and brings them back to the Mac. Security-wise, Lion brings an improvement to Address space …
How to secure patient records on mobile devices
Mobile devices have become as common as the stethoscope in patient’s rooms. Physicians routinely review patients’ electronic health records (EHR), read test …
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