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Encryption use continues to grow
Use of encryption continues to grow in response to consumer concerns, privacy compliance regulations and on-going cyber attacks and yet there are still major challenges in …
Sophisticated cyber-espionage tool uncovered
Kaspersky Lab discovered “The Mask” (aka Careto), an advanced Spanish-language speaking threat actor that has been involved in global cyber-espionage operations …
Governments unprepared for the impact of the big five IT trends
A new MeriTalk study, underwritten by Brocade, examines how the implementation of the Big Five – data center consolidation, mobility, security, big data, and cloud …
Sophos acquires Cyberoam Technologies
Sophos has acquired Cyberoam Technologies, a provider of network security products. The acquisition expands and deepens Sophos’ product portfolio in network security, by …
Trojan steals Bitcoins and targets OS X
SecureMac has discovered a new Trojan which targets OS X and spies on web traffic to steal Bitcoins. The OSX/CoinThief.A malware has been found in the wild, and there are …
Tips for handling your first security breach
When it comes to data breaches, the risk for organizations is higher than ever before – from the calculable costs of leaked data to the less tangible effects on the …
Week in review: Flash flaw exploited in the wild, spies DoSed Anonymous, and how a fake antivirus attack works
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: A solution for fixing hijacked Chrome settings According to Linus Upson, Google VP of …
Mobility is the weakest security link
Surveying more than 750 security decision makers and practitioners, a CyberEdge Group report found that more than 60 percent had been breached in 2013 with a quarter of all …
What do government security pros think?
Tripwire and the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) announced the results of a U.S. government cybersecurity survey that evaluated the attitudes and responses of …
Trends in web application security
Despite web application vendors being more responsive and releasing security patches much faster than in 2012, new research revealed that it is still taking an average of over …
Microsoft to keep next Patch Tuesday light
Microsoft continues the trend they started last month of keeping patch Tuesday relatively light. There are only five advisories this month – two critical, three …
99.4% of spam blocked in recent Virus Bulletin test
Virus Bulletin has announced the results of its latest anti-spam comparative review: all 18 solutions that were tested were found to block at least 99.4% of all spam – …