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Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in multiple Schneider Electric products, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, …

Well-known security researcher and speaker Moxie Marlinspike’s startup Whisper Systems has been acquired by Twitter. The official announcement says: The Whisper Systems …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Secure practices for online shopping These simple steps apply to everyone …

October was rich in sensational events which, as usual, the spammers exploited to the full, says Kaspersky Lab. Mass mailings were registered that referred to the death of …

UK organizations aren’t certain that all data and settings are deleted from devices prior to disposal, say the findings of a recent survey by user and infrastructure …

Black Hat Abu Dhabi 2011 is scheduled to be held at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on December 14-15. Help Net Security is offering a free ticket to the Briefings part of …

With the rise in online shopping and mobile shopping it’s more important than ever for consumers to take precautions against identity theft this holiday season. …

ReD announced an upgrade to its IP Geolocation detection technology which enables ReD to track fraud threats using IP identification and geolocation information. This is an …

One would think that these two terms are synonyms – after all, isn’t information security all about computers? Not really. The basic point is this – you …

Mozilla is planning to implement silent background updates in the upcoming version of Firefox 10, which could be very bad news on the security front, according to Philip …

The Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISSCERT) released statistics on cybercrime incidents it has dealt with so far in 2011. The statistics are based on all …

Safeguarding one’s online identity is even easier this holiday season with the addition of new mobile and iPad applications that allow you to check your balances while …