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The true scale of the insider threat

UK employees are likely to either maliciously or accidentally disclose confidential information about their employers to unauthorized personnel. A LogRhythm survey of 3000 UK …

MITM attacks made possible by SSL certs issued for unqualified names

The recent compromise of a Comodo affiliate Registration Authority which resulted in the issue of nine rogue SSL certificates for seven popular domains has jolted the security …

Interpol chief calls for global electronic identity card system

The head of INTERPOL has emphasized the need for a globally verifiable electronic identity card (e-ID) system for migrant workers at an international forum on citizen ID …

Security solutions for intelligent risk mitigation

Cisco announced a series of safety and security product innovations powered by a medianet architecture to help cities, enterprises, small businesses and partners transform the …

New Chinese bootkit opens the door to multiple infections

A new bootkit – kernel-mode rootkit variant – has been recently spotted by a Kaspersky Lab researchers, and it looks like is currently targeting only Chinese …

Google tests malicious download warning for Chrome

A new feature that is aimed at protecting Chrome users against the inadvertent download of malicious files is being rolled out by Google. “It’s easy to find sites …

Arkeia Network Backup 9.0 released

Arkeia Software released Network Backup 9.0 with Progressive Deduplication technology, two-phase backups for shorter backup windows, agent-side AES-256 encryption for maximum …

SpyEye-fueled man-in-the-mobile attack targets bank customers

The customers of a European bank have recently been targeted by a man-in-the-mobile attack featuring a SpyEye variant. “The bank uses SMS based mTANs to authorize …

WordPress 3.1.1 fixes security issues

WordPress 3.1.1 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1. Fixes: Some security hardening to media uploads Performance …

WhisperCore: Device and data protection for Android

WhisperCore is a secure Android platform dedicated to providing the security and management features necessary for transforming a consumer phone into an enterprise-class …

DHL Express spam campaign leads to fake AV

A new spam campaign impersonating the popular mail service DHL Express is currently underway, warn Bkis researchers. The email in question looks like this: Once the user …

Conde Nast scammed out of $8 million with single spear phishing email

Conde Nast – the company that publishes popular magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Architectural Digest, Wired, Vanity Fair, and many others – has been nearly defrauded …

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