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Today Microsoft released a security update which resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure. An attacker who …

The US has overtaken India and Russia to become the biggest producer of viruses, according to Network Box. The U.S. is now responsible for 12.05 per cent of the world’s …

CompTIA will update its flagship CompTIA A+ certification exams with new content related to the Windows 7 operating system beginning in January 2011. Windows 7 content will be …

The Spamhaus Project has released the Spamhaus Whitelist which allows Internet mail servers to separate incoming email traffic into 3 categories: Good, Bad and Unknown, …

Starting on Monday, cyber criminals sent spam email messages targeting the LinkedIn social media community. Victims are emailed an alert link with a fictitious social media …

Scripts are nice, but they will fail eventually. But, that doesn’t mean the flaw is not exploitable. Eventually you will need to turn to manual techniques to verify a …

On Thursday 30 September 2010, the latest PCI DSS deadline kicks in, requiring all level one merchants (those processing more than six million transactions per year) to adhere …

Harris Corporation introduced a highly customizable USB thumb drive that quickly extracts targeted data from computers. The device – called BlackJack – is designed …

While organizations see the potential value of Web 2.0 tools, decision makers continue to debate whether or how to allow employee usage of the technology in the workplace. A …

Didier Stevens, the hacker who became a synonym for malicious PDFs, released a free e-book. It’s a chapter he wrote as co-author of a malware analysis book. For more …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Cybercriminals steal Interpol Chief’s identity to access info on fugitives …

The Internet is still growing and, as we make the transition from Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) – driven in part by the fact …