Network access control system PacketFence 1.8.5 released
PacketFence is a free and open source network access control (NAC) system. PacketFence is actively maintained and has been deployed in numerous large-scale institutions over …
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala released
Released today, Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition and Server Edition bring a host of new features and further position Ubuntu as a viable competitor to Windows 7. Ubuntu 9.10 …
Spear phishing scammers target Taiwan officials
TrendLabs reports that they have discovered several instances of “spear phishing”. Spear phishing is a specific type of phishing fraud that involves customizable …
Trick or treat? Attackers exploit Halloween to infect users
Panda Security has uncovered a new Halloween-related search engine optimization attack. With October 31 just around the corner, and many Internet users searching for issues …
New trends in identity theft
Identity theft is America’s fastest-growing crime. More than 70 million identities will be lost this year alone with as many as 3 million social security numbers being …
Wireshark 1.2.3 supports Windows 7 and upgrades security
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. Wireshark 1.2.3 fixes the following vulnerability: It …
Opera 10.01 fixes severe security problems
Opera 10.01 is a recommended security and stability upgrade. Certain domain names can allow execution of arbitrary code Specially crafted domain names can cause a memory …
China raising a cyber army?
Coming as a confirmation of the assertions made in the report prepared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, another independent report released by the …
Phishing trends according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group
The Anti-Phishing Working Group issued the results of a survey they conducted in the first half of 2009, in which they sifted through data they collected and some provided by …
Encrypted Disk Detector 1.1.0 released
Encrypted Disk Detector (EDD) is a command-line tool that checks the local physical drives on a system for TrueCrypt, PGP or Bitlocker encrypted volumes. If no disk encryption …
Facebook users targeted by password change scam
If you are one of the 300 million people who actively use Facebook, this warning is for you. A new spam campaign that targets users of the popular social network is under way, …
International co-operation vital as malware sources disperse
Attackers are spreading their operational bases further around the world. During October, malware levels remained high, but threats originating from the …
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