Data-stealing malware soars
From phony emails to Facebook phishers, cybercriminals are casting a wide net to lure online shoppers this season. According to new research from Webroot, certain infections …
Netgear Wireless-N Dual-Band Access Point
Netgear launched the ProSafe Wireless-N Dual-Band Access Point (WNDAP350), which enables customers to implement a fully mobile workplace while still delivering the performance …
Firefox 3.6 to prevent harmful add-ons
The soon-to-be shipped version 3.6 of the Firefox browser will have a new feature that will make it more stable. It is called Component Directory Lockdown, and it prevents …
T-Mobile personal user data breached and sold
T-Mobile UK got a nasty surprise when they realized that their customers whose contract was due to expire were being contacted by their competitors. They soon realized that …
Secure USB flash drive
Kingston released the DataTraveler Locker+ USB flash drive. Data on the Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ is secured with 256-bit hardware-based AES encryption. Access to the …
Improved DNS security for .com and .net domains
It seems that after 15 years of predicting better security for the Domain Name System, the time has finally come for the implementation of DNSSEC, the technology that adds …
Raising security awareness in India
Securitybyte & OWASP AppSec Asia Conference 2009, India’s largest security conference, opened its doors today at the magnificent Hotel Crowne Plaza in Gurgaon. One …
Fedora 12 released
Fedora is a popular Linux-based operating system, that just reached version 12. Fedora 12 (Constantine) is filled with improvements that make Linux better than ever for all …
Healthcare vulnerability to data breach
Business associates, those who handle private patient information for healthcare organizations – including everyone from billing, credit bureaus, benefits management, …
India’s largest security conference opened its doors
Today was the first day of India’s largest security conference – Securitybyte & OWASP AppSec Asia Conference 2009. Help Net Security is attending the event …
Metasploit Framework 3.3 released
The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration …
Secure advanced Web server for Unix
Hiawatha is a secure and advanced Web server for Unix. It features a rootjail, the ability to run CGIs under any UID/GID you want, prevention of SQL injection and cross-site …