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Free tool protects Internet connections from DNS Changer shutdown

Bitdefender released a tool to prevent computer users worldwide infected with DNS Changer malware from losing their internet connection on July 9th. The U.S. Federal Bureau of …

Open source IDS Suricata 1.3 released

Suricata is a network intrusion detection and prevention engine developed by the Open Information Security Foundation and its supporting vendors. Several characteristics of …

Enterprise log managers: An unsexy but vital tool

Ultimately, the goal of Enterprise Log Management (ELM) is to get your most critical events escalated to your operations staff to react and respond with the appropriate …

Worldwide IT spending to surpass $3.6 trillion in 2012

Worldwide IT spending is on pace to reach $3.6 trillion in 2012, a 3 percent increase from 2011 spending of $3.5 trillion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner. …

Cuckoo Sandbox: Automated malware analysis

Cuckoo Sandbox is an open source automated malware analysis system. It started as a Google Summer of Code 2010 project with The Honeynet Project and evolved into being one of …

Think Like a Programmer

The real challenge of programming isn’t learning a language’s syntax—it’s learning to creatively solve problems so you can build something great. In this …

Week in review: Android clickjacking rootkit, EU Parliament rejects ACTA, and Facebook’s contact-deleting API bug

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: Firewall management, IPv6 and you While the IPv6 protocol has been around for …

Spam campaigns using popular companies on the rise

In June, GFI threat researchers observed two fresh spam campaigns linking to Blackhole exploits which posed as confirmation emails from Twitter and Amazon. Delta Airlines …

Getting ahead of the security poverty line

Being stuck below the security poverty line isn’t about budget, it’s about attitude, motivation, and focusing not simply on basic compliance but rather on your …

Microsoft to release nine bulletins

The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2012 contains nine bulletins, with three listed as “critical” and six listed as …

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition

Get in-depth technical information to put IPv6 technology to work—including networks with hardware running Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Written by a networking expert, …

Security tips to stay safe this summer

PandaLabs published its security tips for consumers to stay safe this summer and avoid falling victim to computer fraud. During the summer, people (especially children) have …

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