A step towards wider SSL implementation
Two great stumbling blocks on the path leading to a Web-wide implementation of the SSL/TLS protocols have always been cost and speed. So far, the great majority of websites …
An increase in form-based e-mail phishing attacks
Luring people in with the promise of hefty tax refunds and “stimulus payments”, phishers have been targeting users with e-mails purportedly coming from HM Revenue …
Facebook adds secure browsing and social authentication
The “social CAPTCHA” method of authentication that Facebook developed to prevent the Tunisian government to access the accounts of the people whose login …
LogLogic Compliance Manager 2.0 released
LogLogic released Compliance Manager 2.0 which provides users with an executive view into an enterprise’s compliance posture and reduces the time and costs required to …
New storage system for field forensic investigators
Guidance Software announced a new compact, easily transportable storage system that gives forensic investigators the storage capacity they need to handle large cases in the …
Cisco to acquire Pari Networks
Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held Pari Networks, a provider of network configuration and change management (NCCM) and compliance management solutions that …
Protesters organize via social networks, governments move to block them
The wave of nation-wide protests that ended in the Tunisian president Ben Ali’s run to Saudi Arabia was at least in part made possible by the organizers’ use of …
Conficker: Lessons learnt
The Conficker worm is the largest computer worm infection with more than seven million government, business and home computers in over 200 countries now under its control. In …
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked
An unknown hacker broke into the 26-year-old internet celebrity’s Facebook account and posted a bizarre message calling upon the firm to adopt a social cause: “Let …
Riskiest social media applications
The fastest growing threat to corporate networks is web-based social media applications, according to WatchGuard security researchers. These applications can seriously …
Hedge funds unprepared for cyber attack
With details trickling in about how the sophisticated Stuxnet computer worm derailed years of work on Iran’s nuclear program, many seasoned observers are left to wonder …
Automated backup service for Google Apps
Backupify announced One-Click Restore for critical data stored in Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Contacts accounts. Over three million businesses and …