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A test of 13 intrusion prevention systems
NSS Labs released its network IPS comparative group test report for the fourth quarter of 2010. In the year since NSS Labs’ last IPS test, attackers have refined their …
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Cisco IOS, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to cause a DoS, …
Backup, deduplication and storage in one appliance
Symantec announced the NetBackup 5200 appliance series to help customers expand their data protection infrastructure with an easy to deploy, all-in-one hardware and software …
Endpoint security: The year ahead
Predicting the distant future of IT security is tricky, but the near future – the next 12 to 18 months – is a little easier. After all, the seeds of what is to …
McAfee launches security certification program
The McAfee Security Certification Program is a global program consists of two “tracks”: The McAfee Certified Product Specialist track, which supports the McAfee …
10 security predictions for 2011
WatchGuard Technologies’ security analysts provide their 2011 security predictions: 10. “APT” becomes security acronym of the year – Heard of …
Week in review: “Facebook closing” hoax, spam trends and third-party software vulnerabilities
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: Spam moving to social networks and mobile While at the moment it is not …
Safety advice to protect connected devices
If you were one of the millions of people who received tech gifts during the holidays, beware. Computer and cybercrimes have risen by more than 22% according to the most …
Data breach notifications in Europe
Recent high profile incidents of personal data loss in Europe have prompted wide discussion about the level of security applied to personal information shared, processed, …
Waledac botnet wakes up after 7 days of sleep
Waledac appeared in a new version in the last days of 2010, sending out big amounts of New Year related spam messages. It then stopped spamming in the evening of January 4th, …
REMnux: Linux distribution for reverse-engineering malware
REMnux is a lightweight Linux distribution for assisting malware analysts in reverse-engineering malicious software. REMnux is designed for running services that are useful to …
Security professionals focus on cloud computing skills
Information security professionals may be focusing on familiar territory rather than new paradigms when it comes to skilling up for the cloud, suggest early survey results …
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