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Etsy privacy blunder makes buyers’ purchases public

Etsy, the popular online market for small scale artisans and crafters, might be on the right track for a future privacy lawsuit following last week’s unveiling of its …

Splunk 4.2 released

Splunk provides the ability for users to search, monitor and analyze live streaming IT data as well as terabytes of historical data, all from the same interface. Splunk 4.2 …

Former NSA and CIA Director advocates cyber threat transparency

The former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden could possibly be the last person you would expect to be advocating government transparency. However, his commentary in the …

Complexity as the leading security issue

Security complexity is the number one obstacle that organizations face today. Research from Check Point and the Ponemon Institute shows organizations struggle with a growing …

F-Secure Policy Manager 10 released

Effective security management of corporate computers and servers is all about the consistency, speed and efficiency of operations. Policy Manager 10 automates daily operations …

Critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player

A critical vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.152.33 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris operating systems (Adobe Flash Player …

Medical identity theft: The growing cost of indifference

While consumers grasp the importance of protecting their medical and personal information, few individuals take the necessary precautions to avoid medical identity theft, …

Internet Explorer 9 delivers improved security

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 today. This release improves security, privacy and reliability. Tracking protection. Some content on websites can be used to track your …

Anonymous leaks incriminating Bank of America e-mails

The big news today is that Anonymous – the hacktivist group known for its DDoS attacks and support for WikiLeaks – has rendered public a collection of e-mails it …

Highly targeted attacks exploiting Windows MHTML vulnerability

A recent surge in attacks against a variety of sites that exploit a MHTML XSS vulnerability publicly disclosed in January – and which still hasn’t been patched by …

40th anniversary of the computer virus

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Creeper, the world’s first computer virus. From Creeper to Stuxnet, the last four decades saw the number of malware instances …

HoneyPoint Wasp: Monitor the security of Windows environments

MicroSolved announced a new version of HoneyPoint Wasp 1.50 which gives more capability to the security team to easily gain visibility into Windows systems and more power to …

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