Signature-based scanners miss 58% of malware
In its quarterly Global Threat Report issued today, ScanSafe reported that at its highest peak in Q109, 58% of Web malware blocks were zero day threats. On average, the rate …
Kaspersky Lab patents heuristic analysis technology
Kaspersky Lab patented a heuristic analysis technology in the US. The technology enables a security rating to be assigned to software based on its behavior during emulation. …
DeepSec 2009 call for papers
The third DeepSec In-Depth Security Conference will take place from November 17th to 20th at the Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel in Vienna. You can submit proposals …
RSA simplifies use of encryption with new Key Manager Suite
RSA announced enhancements to RSA Key Manager Suite (RKM), its enterprise encryption key management system designed to manage encryption keys at the application, database, and …
Durzosploit: Javascript exploits generator framework
Durzosploit is a javascript exploits generator framework that works through the console. The goal of the project is to quickly and easily generate working exploits for …
Platform-independent voice authentication solution
Convergys Corporation announced a platform-independent On-Demand Voice Authentication solution which can be implemented by enrolling the voice signatures of their customers …
Google Chrome update fixes security issues
Google Chrome has been updated to version 1.0.154.64 to fix two security issues discovered by internal Google testing. CVE-2009-1441: Input validation error in the browser …
Specialized search engines leading users to malicious websites
PandaLabs has observed how cyber-criminals are starting to use their own search engines to lead users to malicious pages, often created for distributing malware. This new …
Bluetooth proximity lock system
Phoenix Technologies unveiled the Phoenix Freeze, a solution for laptops and netbooks, that provides users with a convenient, always-on Bluetooth proximity system that …
Crime analytics tool
CrimeReports announced the launch of Command Central, a web-based analytics platform that tracks and manages crime data through user-friendly graphs, charts, maps, and …
Secure calls on BlackBerry smartphones
Cellcrypt announced that Cellcrypt Mobile is available now for BlackBerry smartphones. Cellcrypt Mobile introduces end-to-end real-time encryption to prevent private …
Forensically sound Windows bootable environment
ForensicSoft released its newest computer forensic tool, SAFE – the world’s first write-blocked Windows forensic boot environment. SAFE, which stands for System …