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Worldwide security services spending is on pace to reach $35.1 billion in 2011, up from $31.1 billion in 2010, according to Gartner. The market is forecast to total $38.3 …

A new survey by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that phishing attacks perpetrated against Chinese e-commerce and banking sites soared by 44 percent in the first …

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.1.629 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. These vulnerabilities …

Tecore Networks introduced the 4G evolution of its military-secured iCore platform, making it the world’s first complete, multi-technology mobile network. By …

75% of the public may be giving away their physical location when downloading smartphone applications, according to AdaptiveMobile. 69% of smartphone users are adamant that …

A new vulnerability in Windows has been recently identified and is already exploited in the wild. For now, only a handful of targeted attacks have been found. The …

Mozilla released Firefox 8.0 that fixes several security and stability issues. Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default, as if add-on management …

Escalating threats, expanding regulatory requirements, and the movement to cloud-based and virtualized infrastructures are driving the need for a more unified approach to …

CompTIA and ITpreneurs are collaborating on a new cloud computing skills credential. The Cloud Essentials exam, scheduled for availability in December 2011, will validate …

For the November Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released four bulletins that fix vulnerabilities targeting Windows. One is marked as critical, two are important, and the last one is …

The Fedora Project announced the availability of Fedora 16, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution. Notable feature enhancements include: …

New research from Palo Alto Networks shows that targeted and unknown malware are a reality in enterprise networks today, finding hundreds of unique, previously-unknown malware …