Major vulnerability discovered in Google Desktop
Security researchers form Watchfire have discovered a vulnerability in Google Desktop which could enable a malicious individual to achieve not only remote, persistent access …
Watchfire releases AppScan Enterprise 5
Watchfire announced AppScan Enterprise 5. Based on next-generation technology, this new version further strengthens the power of the industry’s only web-based …
Network security sales approach $5 billion in 2006
According to a recently published report by Synergy Research Group, the worldwide Network Security market increased six percent sequentially and grew ten percent in 2006 …
Powerful next-Generation WLAN monitoring and security platform launched
AirDefense launched AirDefense Enterprise 7.2. The product is the most comprehensive WLAN protection product suite featuring a robust new reporting engine, a sophisticated …
SSL VPN market’s first support of Microsoft’s Windows Vista
F5 Networks announced an enhanced version of its FirePass Controller SSL VPN software. The new release provides the SSL VPN market’s first support of Microsoft’s …
Tackling IT security threats is key to business success in SMB market
MessageLabs and McAfee, Inc announced that new global research reveals that the majority of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) believe an IT security breach would be …
Attend Black Hat DC Briefings for FREE! – Winners announced
Our randomizer picked four winners of complimentary Black Hat DC Briefings access passes. They are: 1) Vincent W. 2) Matt L. 3) Bill T. 4) Douglas C. Information regarding the …
Vulnerability in Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor
Sourcefire has learned of a remotely exploitable vulnerability in the Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor. This preprocessor is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow that could …
Adware has become the most prolific type of spware
Almost 64 percent of spyware detected in January by ActiveScan, the online solution from Panda Software, was adware. There are currently three sub-categories of spyware: …
Research confirms that Vista’s anti-spyware protection has holes
PC Tools announced the results of an independent comparison by Enex Testlab of anti-spyware software including Microsoft’s own Windows defender. PC Tools hired …
The frightening cost of unsecured laptops
The FSA has just fined Nationwide ?980,000 for information security lapses following the theft of a laptop from an employee’s home last year. On top of that, it cost the …
Another bogus spammed story attempts to install malware
Experts at Sophos are reminding computer users to be wary of unsolicited emails posing as breaking news reports, following the widespread distribution in Australia of a …
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