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IT departments are now turning to virtualization, with half of the respondents having either implemented or are planning to deploy private clouds, according to a McAfee study. …

Broadcom released the BCM43142 InConcert combo chip which combines Wi-Fi Direct connectivity with seamless proximity-based pairing, simplifying wireless connectivity in the …

The Web Application Attack and Audit Framework’s (w3af) goal is to create a framework to find and exploit web application vulnerabilities that is easy to use and extend. …

This year marks the 25th anniversary of my first foray into mobile security. True story. Back in the day, the early halcyon days of mobile computing, any device weighing in at …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news: 1.5 billion smart credentials to ship The increasing use of smart cards and biometric capture has …

Cloud applications are the next big shift in application development: instead of building single-user applications to run on a personal computer, new applications are being …

Ping Identity released Cloud Identity Connectors for LinkedIn, Twitter, and Microsoft Live, enabling the enterprise to rely on cloud service providers and social networking …

AlienVault released its ICS SIEM, a family of purpose-built appliances which provide a platform for security and compliance management across industrial process control …

Email spam is still an everyday occurrence, but not the nuisance it once was, according to Avira. Nearly half of all end-users are satisfied with the anti-spam filters on …

With phishing attacks hurting the credibility of email communications, forward thinking banks are turning to social media as the best channel to warn customers of scams and …

As users go virtual in all aspects of their life, the notion of doing all their work on a single traditional desktop in one physical location is rapidly evolving. …

A vulnerability has been reported in IBM WebSphere Portal, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, according to Secunia. Certain …