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Penetration testing device that fits in your pocket

Pwnie Express updated the Pwn Phone, a phone that doubles as a powerful penetration testing device making it easy to evaluate wired, wireless and Bluetooth networks. Pwn …

GE acquires Wurldtech to advance cyber security for key industries

GE announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Wurldtech, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based company. This move is one of several by GE to help protect …

Week in review: Android locker ransomware, password management done right, IE 0-day exploit details

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, interviews, videos and articles: Researchers debunk severity of OAuth “Covert …

Snapchat promises of disappearing messages were false

Snapchat, the developer of a popular mobile messaging app, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers with promises about the …

Microsoft to release eight bulletins on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 13 marks the next Microsoft security patch release. This release will contain eight bulletins, which is the most in a single release so far this year. The good …

Epidemic of unknown malware on enterprise networks

Check Point has issued a report uncovering the major security events that occurred and impacted organizations across the world in 2013. The report is based on analysis of …

Key trends in cloud usage, risks and malware

Skyhigh Networks released the third edition of its quarterly Cloud Adoption and Risk Report. “With this report, we uncovered trends beyond the presence of shadow IT in …

Are rogue employees the biggest threat to information security?

Rogue employees continue to be the biggest threat to information security, according to 37% of IT professionals polled by BSI at Infosecurity Europe 2014. The poll …

Malware peddlers prefer deceptive tactics to exploits

Cyber crooks are losing interested in exploits as an attack vector, and are concentrating on deceptive downloads and ransomware as a means of earning/stealing money. The trend …

The prime target for malicious emails

In the first quarter of 2014 spammers started imitating messages from mobile applications. They especially like the popular mobile messengers – WhatsApp, Viber and …

Calling the cloud: Challenges of managing information

The cloud continues to be much discussed and the many benefits it offers organizations of all sizes. Rarely is it mentioned, though, that there are a number of complications …

Growing dynamic in politically-motivated hacktivism

While financial cybercrime becomes ever more entrenched through a consolidating demand and supply chain, the hacktivist landscape is more turbulent, vacillating constantly in …

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