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Navigation and fingerprint authentication device

AuthenTec unveiled today the world’s smallest fingerprint sensor for combining authentication and navigation functions in one device, the AES850. This low profile sensor …

Web-voting option suspended due to a system flaw

The option of casting your vote through the new D.C.’s Digital Vote by Mail system has been suspended because of a vulnerability that allowed a public tester of the …

Politically motivated cyber attacks

According to a new report, 53 percent of critical infrastructure providers report that their networks have experienced what they perceived as politically motivated cyber …

Alleged leader of carding gang arrested

A Ukranian national suspected of being the leader of a gang involved in counterfeiting payment cards has been taken into custody by the Russian police. The arrest has been …

Security updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9.3.4 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 (and earlier versions) for …

Cryptome hacked, founder e-mail account ransacked

Cryptome.org, the well-known whisteblowing site, was hacked during this past weekend, and all of its content (approximately 7GB of data) was deleted by the hacker who then …

The rise of crimeware

Nearly two billion people today use the Internet and in doing so, expose themselves to an extensive and growing number of malware threats. CA researchers identified more than …

The persistence of Trojan attacks and scareware

GFI announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of September 2010. Statistics show a staggeringly consistent attack primarily by the same Trojan horse …

WatchGuard gets virtual on security

WatchGuard released a virtualized version of their Quarantine Management Server. Used in conjunction with WatchGuard XCS content security appliances, the WatchGuard QMS …

Oracle buys Passlogix

Oracle acquired Passlogix, a provider of enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) solutions. Passlogix products help organizations improve and simplify security by enabling SSO for a …

Fake browser updates deliver fake AV or exploit kit

Not that long ago, Microsoft was warning users about rogue AV peddlers using compromised websites and fake browser warnings to urge them to download an …

Qualys acquires Nemean Networks

Qualys announced the acquisition of Nemean Networks,completed on August 31, 2010. This acquisition will expand Qualys’ research capabilities further into intrusion and …

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