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Evidence is everywhere that cyber criminals exist, and they’re able to make a substantial living from their illegal activities. While it is true that many are focusing …

Vendor-neutral testing and certification firm ICSA Labs offers its thoughts on the security landscape spanning 2010 and 2011. Mobile security 1. While most hackers heavily …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, videos, reviews and articles: How to keep mobile devices secure while traveling …

Oracle VM VirtualBox enables desktop or laptop computers to run multiple operating systems simultaneously, and supports a variety of host operating systems, including Windows, …

In this video recorded at DEFCON, a hacker has his computer stolen, and tells the story of how he recovered it and got the criminal caught. Although the story is quite …

Today Microsoft released a new security advisory to help protect users from a vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, and 8. Exploiting this vulnerability …

The latest version of the all-in-one data protection software, Steganos Privacy Suite 12, combines eight tools for optimizing user privacy protection, including: data …

We are giving away two copies of “Practical Lock Picking“. For the first time, Deviant Ollam, one of the security industry’s best-known lockpicking teachers, …

To ensure consumers stay safe online and enjoy this holiday season, Check Point outlines practical tips for creating a strong password. Choose a password that is at least 8 to …

In the video below, Robert Zigweid, senior security consultant at IOActive, talks about threat modeling best practices. The video was recorded at the OWASP AppSec USA 2010 …

SQS Software Quality Systems compiled a list of the worst software failures of 2010 that have damaged reputations, impacted negatively on finances and caused stress to users. …

A ZoneAlarm survey showed that 79% of consumers use risky password construction practices, such as including personal information and words. The survey also revealed that 26% …