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Thecus expands SMB and enterprise NAS line
Thecus is pleased to announce the expansion on the company’s SMB and Enterprise NAS line with the 10GbE Ready N7710 and N8810U. These new models offer identical hardware …
The insider threat is growing
Vormetric and Ovum surveyed more than 500 IT decision-makers at mid and large size organizations in the UK, France and Germany. They found that only nine percent of businesses …
Are you prepared for the end of Windows XP support?
Microsoft will end support for Windows XP next week, on April 8, 2014. Leaving Windows XP unsupported will expose organizations to a growing risk as the number and severity of …
One third of phishing attacks target financial institutions
A new Kaspersky Lab study found that about one third (31.45 percent) of phishing attacks targeted online financial institutions including, banks, online stores and e-payment …
LastPass adds two-factor authentication from Duo Security
LastPass integrated Duo’s mobile-based two-factor authentication solution to the LastPass password management platform to provide an additional layer of credential …
550k+ card details stolen in 17-month long Spec’s breach
Texan liquor chain Spec’s has been breached, and personal and financial information of over half a million of its customers has been compromised in a breach that lasted …
Apple releases Safari 7.0.3, fixes security
Apple updated Safari for Mavericks to version 7.0.3, while fixing security and adding compatibility and stability improvements. The update is available through the software …
The dangers of using outdated software
Buy something and keep it long enough, and in time it will become vintage: cool, unique and a throwback to days gone by. But while vintage works for fashion, furniture and …
Worldwide IT spending to grow 3.2 percent in 2014
With the global economy showing signs of a gradual recovery, worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.8 trillion in 2014, a 3.2 percent increase from 2013 spending, …
24 million routers expose ISPs to DNS-based DDoS attacks
DNS-based DDoS amplification attacks have significantly increased in the recent months, targeting vulnerable home routers worldwide. A simple attack can create 10s of Gbps of …
SIA Privacy Framework gets an update
The Security Industry Association (SIA) released the new SIA Privacy Framework to assist security companies with the development of privacy policies. SIA has updated its …
Attitudes about best practices for access control
An HID Global survey of 600 respondents revealed enterprise end users’ perceptions about change and the importance of industry best practices, and how well today’s …