Help Net Security
Next-generation firewall with integrated IPS
Sourcefire announced its Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) which combines IPS threat prevention, integrated application control and firewall capabilities in a high-performance …
U.S. financial fraud increasing rapidly
Cyber criminals are launching more and more sophisticated attacks on U.S. wireless consumers. Research reveals that financial fraud and spam via SMS texts is now growing at a …
IT pros can’t resist peeking at privileged information
IT security staff will be some of the most informed people at the office Christmas party this year. A full 26 per cent of them admit to using their privileged log in rights to …
EU data directive reform could be a business burden
The imminent reform of the European Data Protection Directive could be ineffective in the short term and place further financial and security burdens upon European businesses …
Cain & Abel 4.9.43 released
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …
Tool to detect Carrier IQ
Bitdefender announced the availability of a new tool that identifies the presence of the controversial mobile network diagnostic tool from Carrier IQ. Dubbed Carrier IQ …
42% of disaster recovery strategies dead or dormant
UK businesses are still ill-prepared to deal with downtime and unexpected disruption to operations, says ControlCircle. A recent survey of 100 CIOs/COOs/IT heads identified …
IEEE 802.3 specifications investigated
IEEE launched a study group to investigate a new PHY (Physical Layer) standard for operating the Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) protocol transparently over coaxial …
Week in review: The Carrier IQ issue, how cyber attackers think, and the problem with malware metrics
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and podcasts: Anonymous bloggers in danger of being exposed You’re a blogger who, for …
nCircle updates its automated security and compliance auditing suite
nCircle announced new versions of every product in nCircle Suite360, the world’s most comprehensive suite of products that enables organizations to improve security and …
Three actions to protect patient data
The second annual benchmark study by Ponemon Institute finds that the frequency of data breaches in healthcare organizations surveyed has increased by 32 percent, with …
CompTIA updates Network+ exam
CompTIA launched a new version of its Network+ certification exam which now places greater emphasis on network security and the OSI model for implementing networking protocols …