Adobe Reader X critical vulnerabilities patched
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader X (10.0) for Windows and Macintosh; Adobe Reader 9.4.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX; and …
Web malware grew by 139 percent
Cisco’s latest global threat report reveals that Web malware increased by 139 percent in 2010 compared with the previous year. The rate of Web malware encounters peaked …
Mobile application security in the cloud
Rapid adoption of mobile devices and mobile apps as a critical part of an enterprise IT strategy has created a significant and unbounded security risk. Challenged to implement …
Network forensics platform Solera OS 5.0 released
Solera Networks announced Solera OS 5.0, a major update to its network forensics platform. The new OS transforms network forensics, addressing the prevailing urgency IT …
Microsoft patches 22 vulnerabilities
Today Microsoft released 12 security bulletins, three rated Critical and nine rated Important. They address a total of 22 unique vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, Windows, …
Facebook secure browsing option thwarted
If you were one of those people who jumped at the secure browsing option offered by Facebook a couple of weeks ago, you might be surprised to know that if you allowed a …
US legislators targeted by identity thieves and account hijackers
Facebook accounts of four Missouri state representatives and one staffer have been compromised and sporting mortifying messages. The interviewed affected politicians – …
The notable decline of identity fraud
In 2010 the number of identity fraud victims decreased by 28 percent to 8.1 million adults in the United States, three million fewer victims than the prior year, according to …
Malware increases by 46% in only one year
There is a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms, according to a new McAfee report. The number of pieces of new mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared …
73% of organizations hacked in the last 2 years
Website attacks are the biggest concern for companies, yet 88 percent spend more on coffee than securing Web applications, according to a survey by Barracuda Networks, Cenzic …
HTC Twitter client security issue
A security issue exists in multiple HTC products and can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, according to Secunia. The security …
What are banks not telling us about card fraud?
Reports that a Russian hacker has pleaded guilty of ripping off WorldPay, the online transaction processor, to the tune of $10 million, have met with a grim smile by Lieberman …