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Sendmail and Mimecast partner on hybrid-cloud email security
Sendmail and Mimecast announced a new partnership that provides additional enhanced options for integrating and configuring email management solutions, which are needed to …
Three out of every four malware infections are caused by Trojans
PandaLabs analyzed the IT security events and incidents from July through September 2012. The third quarter of the year has seen an increase in the number of hacking attacks …
Facebook and Google+ are prime targets for easy attacks
The law created to protect children’s online privacy actually increases risk, according to new research from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). The …
Employees use file sharing services despite bans
Large numbers of employees use Dropbox and other consumer file sharing services for sensitive work-related data, even if they know that their employer has a specific policy …
Would you dump your network provider after a security breach?
Compromised security – rather than high monthly fees – would be the biggest catalyst for triggering UK smartphone users to change mobile network providers. The …
Security experts debate moving critical infrastructure online
Paul Simmonds, Co-Founder of The Jericho Forum, has suggested that companies attempting to reduce costs by moving critical systems online could be opening themselves up to …
CompTIA A+ Complete Lab Manual
Designed to complement CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, this hands-on companion book takes you step by step through the tasks a PC technician is likely to face on any given …
Week in review: SANS’ real-world cyber city, and the return of an aggressive autorun worm
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: eBay patches two critical security flaws on US website Two critical vulnerabilities …
Personal data of 235,000 WCSU students exposed
Western Connecticut State University has begun notifying students, their families, and individuals who had other associations with the university that their personal …
Nmap 6.25 released
Nmap is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the …
Shylock’s new trick for evading malware researchers
Shylock is a financial malware platform discovered by Trusteer in 2011. Like most malware strains, Shylock continues to evolve in order to bypass new defensive technologies …
Mobile and cloud developments will dominate 2013
For the past several years, the IT industry’s transition to the 3rd Platform, built on mobile computing, cloud services, social networking, and big data analytics …