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Microsoft November Patch Tuesday bottom line

In the video below, Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek and Qualys vulnerability labs manager Amol Sarwate discusses this month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday release. To learn more …

Lack of awareness for PCI DSS 2.0

New research by LogLogic has indicated that 13.8 percent of respondents are completely unaware of the new version and 15.5 percent confirm they are only partially aware of it. …

Microsoft patches record 40 vulnerabilities

Today Microsoft released 17 security bulletins which address 40 vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Office, Windows, Internet Explorer, SharePoint Server and Exchange. This …

New Trojan hijacks shortcuts to ensure its execution

A new information-stealing Trojan that seems to be Chinese in origin has been detected by Avira’ researchers. It is designed to steal usernames and passwords associated …

Fake Hallmark greeting card carries malware

A spam campaign consisting of e-mails posing as Hallmark Christmas cards and containing a malicious attachment has been detected by MX Lab researchers: Coming from a spoofed …

Julian Assange granted bail

WikiLeaks founder and director Julian Assange has been granted bail and will likely be freed in the next few days – as soon as the £240,000 in security are raised …

Hacktivism and social engineering emerge as top threats

Hacktivism and more profit-oriented malware, social engineering and malicious codes with the ability to adapt to avoid detection will be the main threats in the coming year, …

Top wireless security trends for 2011

Today’s security needs are different than they were a decade ago. People are ‘connected’ thanks to mobile devices so they can stay linked to their security …

Smart grid cyber security in 2011: Untenable meets intractable

In the presentation below, you can listen to Andy Bochman, the Energy Security Lead at IBM, looking back and looking forward on smart grid cyber security. Andy takes a look at …

Metasploit achieves CVE compliance

Rapid7 announced that Metasploit Pro and Metasploit Express have achieved Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) compliance. CVE associates unique identifiers to security …

Use Android as a RSA SecurID authenticator

RSA announced their SecurID Software Token for Android that is engineered to enable an Android powered device to be used as an RSA SecurID authenticator, providing convenient …

First 1TB 2.5-inch enterprise HDD

Seagate introduced Constellation.2, the first 2.5-inch enterprise-class hard drive to reach 1TB capacity. The drive is designed for server storage applications and offers a …

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