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Spear phishers target Craigslist users

Spear phishing is quickly becoming the favorite way for cyber intruders to gain access to company and government systems. But even private individuals aren’t safe, and a …

More US military contractors hit by cyber attacks

It seems that the floodgates have opened. Following the confirmed attack against Lockheed Martin‘s computer networks comes the news that two more US military contractors …

CompTIA updates Security+ exam

CompTIA announced the availability of an updated version of Security+, an ISO 17024 accredited certification. The exam last underwent a significant update in 2008. “The …

Sniff and intercept web session profiles on Android

FaceNiff is an Android app that allows you to sniff and intercept web session profiles over the Wi-Fi that your mobile is connected to. It is possible to hijack sessions only …

Google disrupts phishing attack against government officials, political activists

An attack apparently coming from Jinan – the capital of China’s Shandong province – against personal Gmail accounts belonging to hundreds of users has been …

Reveal Facebook passwords stored in Web browsers

Logins and passwords to various Web resources are routinely stored or cached in Web browsers to speed up access to protected resources. While it is possible to extract cached …

Apple security update bypassed after 8 hours

It took only eight hours for the malware developers behind the MacDefender and its variants to come up with a way to bypass the security update pushed out by Apple. According …

Anti-evasion readiness test tool and service

Stonesoft today announced its anti-evasion readiness test service. This service tests how well an organization’s critical digital assets are being protected against …

Physical, logical and mobile authentication in one software

Entrust released IdentityGuard 10.0, which brings together security solutions for physical, logical and mobile access. This latest update to Entrust’s authentication …

US will consider cyber attacks as acts of war

The US is finally working on a formal strategy on how to deal with cyber attacks against its networks, systems or infrastructure, and so far it seems it is one that will …

Flashback: Encrypted backups for Android

Flashback provides encrypted backups to the cloud, giving you reliable access to your data along with the peace of mind that it’s secure. Flashback allows you to backup …

Auto-dialing Trojans migrate to Android devices

Auto-dialing malware has migrated from Symbian devices to Android ones, warns NetQin Mobile researchers. The Trojan has been spotted embedded in over 20 Android applications …

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