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Could the EU cyber security directive cost companies billions?

Many of the world’s largest enterprises are not prepared for the new European Union Directive on cyber security, which states that organizations that do not have …

Connections between personality types and phishing

Phishing scams are some of the most effective online swindles, hooking both savvy and naive computer users. New insights from researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New …

Video: Cracking corporate passwords

Cracking corporate passwords is different than cracking public MD5 leaks off of pastebin. Corporate passwords are not in the same formats you are used to, they require capital …

Splunk Enterprise 6 released

Splunk announced Splunk Enterprise 6, which delivers analytics, up to 1,000 times faster than previous versions, and patent-pending technology designed to unlock the value of …

Portable USB drive fixes malware-crippled machines

Malwarebytes launched Techbench, a tool to help IT workers fix and restore even the most malware-infected computers. The 16GB USB simply needs to be plugged into the infected …

Get a VIP ticket to HITBSecConf and $1337 of travel money

Following the success of the first #HITB1337Giveaway held in conjunction with HITBSecConf2013 – Amsterdam, Hack In The Box is now bringing this popular Twitter-based …

AlgoSec updates security management suite

A new version of the AlgoSec Security Management Suite addresses the challenges of consolidating and migrating data centres – and the applications they support – …

Splunk and ForeScout partner on big data and security intelligence

ForeScout announced a technology partnership with Splunk. In conjunction with the partnership, ForeScout has made available bi-directional integration between ForeScout …

Cigital nets $50M investment from LLR Partners

Cigital announced the completion of a $50M equity investment by LLR Partners that will support Cigital as it continues its growth in existing markets, penetrates new verticals …

Hackers gather in Colombia for Security Zone 2013

The need for, the interest in, and the general knowledge about information security has grown exponentially in the past few years. All over the world, the need for competence, …

MEPs hear US privacy experts, whistleblowers and Snowden statement

The possibility of suspending EU-US trade talks, the idea of creating international standards of privacy protection and the need for genuine parliamentary oversight of …

Over 50% don’t protect their Android devices

Over 50 percent of Android-based smartphone and tablet owners do not use any security software to protect their devices against cyber-threats, according to Kaspersky Lab. This …

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