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Businesses don’t improve security despite increased targeted threats
46 percent of U.S. SMBs have fallen victim to cybercrime, up two percent from last year’s Panda Security survey. The 2010 survey revealed there has been little to no …
New software for smarter security and compliance management
IBM announced new software to deliver security and compliance to thousands of computers globally – automating some of the most time-intensive IT tasks. The new software, …
The first cloud computing solution to achieve PCI compliance
Verizon Computing as a Service, or CaaS, the company’s cloud computing solution is the first cloud-based solution to successfully complete the Payment Card Industry Data …
The dangers of insider threat
Whilst the media seems pre-occupied with the problems of cybercriminals causing problems for organizations from outside their network, a survey just published shows that 23 …
DEFCON survey reveals vast scale of cloud hacking
An in-depth survey carried out amongst 100 of those attending this year’s DEFCON conference in Las Vegas recently has revealed that an overwhelming 96 percent of the …
Security-focused distro NetSecL 3.0 released
NetSecL 3.0 is a live DVD + installation based on OpenSuse. Once installed you can fully enjoy the features of GrSecurity hardened kernel and penetration tools or if you like …
Universities should secure their online platforms and applications
Schools, colleges and universities as well as their students should be more careful and aware of security issues when using online platforms for educational purposes. To …
OpenSSH 5.6 released
OpenSSH is a 100% complete SSH protocol version 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0 implementation and includes sftp client and server support. It encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to …
New data breach legislation
In the past two months, there have been two bills introduced in Washington, D.C. that are attempting to set nationwide standards for the security and privacy of …
Disk encryption software Cryptic Disk 3.0 released
Exlade released Cryptic Disk 3.0 which allows users to create virtual encrypted disks as well as encrypt hard disks, drive partitions, USB drives and memory cards. The …
Week in review: Russian hackers’ identikit, DDoS spam and Android spying app
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: Who is the typical Russian hacker? Two security researchers have spent 6 …
Adobe releases Acrobat, Reader security updates
New versions of Adobe Reader (9.3.4) and Acrobat (9.3.4, 8.2.4) have been released today in order to patch critical vulnerabilities in earlier versions of the two programs for …