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Top 10 best practices for payment application companies
Visa announced global industry best practices for payment application vendors, integrators and resellers that implement, install or manage payment-related systems on behalf of …
Adobe closes critical vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player
Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The vulnerabilities …
The dramatic increase of vulnerability disclosures
Vulnerability disclosures are increasing dramatically, having reached record levels for the first half of 2010, according to the IBM X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk …
Nearly 3 million undetected “Hot Video” pages pushing fake AV
We’ve seen many fake YouTube pages redirecting to fake antivirus software downloads in the past. However, we’re now seeing this same phenomenon with a new twist: …
Seven questions you should ask about deduplication
Deduplication has been one of the hottest technologies in the storage industry for almost three years. IT managers in most midrange data centers typically have limited staff …
Increasing security on mobile applications will extend adoption
Many of today’s mobile applications have limited functionality from a lack of overall security, according to a study by Entrust. And for mobile applications that feature …
Apple patches vulnerabilities with new update
Apple released Security Update 2010-005 which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. ATS A stack buffer overlow exists in Apple Type Services’ …
Novell releases Cloud Security Service
Novell announced the general availability of their Cloud Security Service which gives cloud providers the ability to deliver secure access and compliance in the cloud for …
Vulnerability research market grows
It is becoming increasingly evident that research on network security is crucial for the protection of critical telecommunications and computing systems. This is especially …
Video: Microsoft DLL hijacking exploit
This is a short video demo of the Microsoft DLL Hijacking Exploit on Windows 7 and office 2007.
Top scams and protection tips
Criminals are always preparing for the next major event from which to hitch a ride and launch an attack in an effort to dupe us into believing their lies. What is it about …
Facebook scam: “I may never text again after reading this”
Sophos is warning Facebook users about a new scam that is spreading quickly across the social network claiming to be a link to an article: Despite similar scams over the past …