BitDefender unveils free editions of several tools
BitDefender announced that many of its most popular security solutions as free editions, available for download. BitDefender Free Edition is an on-demand virus scanner and …
Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization to analyze anti-malware reviews
The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) has intends to provide public analysis of anti-malware reviews. This analysis will be done by comparing the testing …
Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative
Brad Arkin, the Director of Product Security and Privacy at Adobe has outlined their efforts in making sure Adobe comes out with more secure products in the future: 1. Code …
Web film series on cybercrime: “H*Commerce: The Business of Hacking You”
McAfee launched a new Web film series, entitled “H*Commerce: The Business of Hacking You.” The film series was created to expose cybercrime as a serious and …
CA automates essential mainframe security operation
CA announced CA Compliance Manager for z/OS, a platform-resident solution to provide real-time automated policy management of security and compliance events across the IBM …
Enterprise class log management and forensics from Tenable
Tenable Network Security released of Security Center 3.4.4 and Log Correlation Engine 3.2 for general availability. With this release, Tenable now offers enterprise customers …
Consensus metrics for information security
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced the public release of the industry’s first consensus metrics for information security. The metrics are user-originated, …
F-Secure launches Mac protection technology preview program
If you’re interested in getting down and dirty with some malware on your Mac, testing F-Secure Mac Protection might be the way to spend some free time. If you’re …
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 6.5 now available
Acunetix announced new “file upload forms vulnerability checks” in version 6.5 of the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS). Other key features in the new …
Critical Mac OS X Java vulnerability
Landon Fuller posted proof of concept code for an unpatched vulnerability that has been known for months. If you visit the following page, “/usr/bin/say” will be …
Microsoft acknowledges IIS vulnerability
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in …
Cybersecurity groups launch “Chain of Trust” initiative to combat malware
Three of the world’s leading cybersecurity groups today launched a new initiative to combat malicious software (malware) by establishing a “Chain of Trust” …