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Software testing firm says no to responsible disclosure

One of the most debated issues in the world of computer security will soon experience a moment of clarity that will prove one of the sides right. But which? Evgeny Legerov, …

Second wave of electronic IDs in Europe

With the recent announcement that a national electronic ID (e-ID) project will be rolled out in early 2011, Poland injects optimism for further momentum in e-ID rollouts in …

Cybercriminals target school districts

Local school districts across the United States have emerged as a prime target for cybercriminals. In the fall of 2009, districts in Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma and …

Rogue software details: WindowsEnterpriseDefender

WindowsEnterpriseDefender is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Registry entries …

Facebook partners with McAfee

McAfee and Facebook have jointly created security solutions that include McAfee security software, a custom scanning and repair tool, and consumer friendly education materials …

Microsoft patches critical security issue

In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers one bulletin that fixes a vulnerability targeting Windows. Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow …

Zend Framework updates fix security vulnerabilities

Three versions of the Zend Framework, 1.9.7, 1.8.5, and 1.7.9, have been released. In addition to over 40 bugfixes between them, these three releases are the first releases …

PDF exploit takes the lead in amount of infections

BitDefender’s top e-threat for December is Exploit.PDF-JS.Gen, with 12.04 percent of the total amount of infections. This generic detection deals with specially crafted …

Twitter plans to tighten security

Twitter announced it plans to hire 27 new people on jobs ranging from executive assistant to data analyst, software engineer to interaction designer. For a company as small as …

Eliminate vulnerabilities with source code analysis tool

CodePeer is a source code analysis tool that detects run-time and logic errors in Ada programs. Serving as an efficient and accurate code reviewer, CodePeer identifies …

Secret DNA database in danger of breach

The Children’s University hospital in Temple Street, Dublin, has been the target of a theft of two computer servers back in 2007. They contained medical records of …

Kismet 2009-11-R1 released

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) …

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