6 million malicious files found in the past 3 months
Malware has reached its highest levels, making the first six months of 2010 the most active half-year ever for total malware production, according to a new McAfee report. At …
Security check for broadband home routers
Attackers are increasingly targeting home routers as a means of gaining access to sensitive personal data. To help combat this threat, ICSA Labs is offering a new program …
64GB secure portable USB drive
MXI Security offers a 64GB capacity device for its Stealth line of secure USB devices, suited for government customers that require high-capacity devices for Secure USB …
Gartner: Worldwide enterprise IT spending to grow
Worldwide enterprise IT spending across all industry markets will grow 2.9 percent in 2010 and surpass $2.4 trillion, according to Gartner. Analysts said that all industries …
India plans to raise own cyber army
Offering amnesty from prosecution for hacking activities, the Indian government is planning and hoping to attract IT experts and ethical hackers and recruit them into the …
Wipe technology for self-encrypting disk drives
Toshiba announced Wipe for Toshiba Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) models, a technology that allows special security capabilities, such as the world’s first ability for …
Saudi Arabia postpones BlackBerry ban
Last week, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia announced their plans for an imminent blockade of some BlackBerry functions if BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion …
New Windows 0-day flaw allows malware installation
VUPEN Security has issued a security advisory that reveals the discovery of a new zero-day Windows vulnerability, which could be used by local attackers to mount a denial of …
Tektronix Communications acquires Arbor Networks
Tektronix Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbor Networks. The acquisition is expected to close in September and the terms of the acquisition are …
New web application firewalls from Fortinet
Fortinet announced two new appliances for its FortiWeb family of web application firewalls – the FortiWeb-1000C, designed for mid-to-large enterprises, and …
Free protection against Blackhat SEO threats
Zscaler released Search Engine Security (SES), a free solution specifically designed to combat Blackhat SEO attacks. Such attacks leverage Search Engine Optimization (SEO) …
Colleges breach students’ sensitive information
College students nationwide can be especially vulnerable to identity theft because they often give out personally identifiable information. Some universities have even been …