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CompTIA expands Security Trustmark Program
CompTIA expanded its Security Trustmark program to include two levels of the business accreditation, which identifies companies that follow industry-accepted best security …
Anonymous member charged with computer offences
Peter David Gibson, 22, has been charged with conspiracy to do an unauthorized act in relation to a computer, with intent to impair the operation of any computer or prevent or …
The importance of data de-identification in the risk assessment framework
Dataguise highlighted recent research and analysis showing that de-identification through data masking is an important aspect of a company’s overall risk assessment …
KillSwitch technology catches brute-force attacks
Confident KillSwitch is an authentication technology that can identify and proactively defend against brute force attacks on account logins, password reset processes, …
Windows 7 Inside Out
Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition is updated with 300+ new pages of information for working with Windows 7. This comprehensive reference to Windows 7 packs hundreds of …
Have you been hacked this month?
I’m assuming the majority of people are sitting smugly reading this thinking “of course I haven’t!’ You do everything you’re supposed to do, …
PHP 5.3.8 fixes security issues
The PHP development team released PHP 5.3.8. This release fixes two issues introduced in the PHP 5.3.7 release: Fixed bug #55439 (crypt() returns only the salt for MD5) …
ICSA Labs to certify broadband home routers
Hackers are increasingly viewing home routers as a means of gaining access to sensitive personal data. To help combat this threat, ICSA Labs is offering a new program under …
Five mistakes companies make in their cloud strategies
When a company doesn’t fully define what the cloud can do for it, it leads to a less-than-optimized strategy that under serves the organization. To help IT pros avoid …
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack. You learn how to …
Malware targeting Android jumps 76 percent
The amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, to become the most attacked mobile operating system, according to McAfee. 2011 has also …
$100,000 for open source security projects
Rapid7 created a $100,000 investment fund to support up to seven promising open source projects in the security industry. The “Magnificent7” projects will be …