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Intel to acquire McAfee
Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee for approximately $7.68 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously approved the deal, which …
Top 10 most dangerous celebrity searches
Cameron Diaz has replaced Jessica Biel as the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Web, according to security company McAfee. The company researched popular …
Oracle interrupted: Stealing sessions and credentials
In this video from OWASP AppSec Research 2010, Wendel G. Henrique and Steve Ocepek from Trustwave look at Oracle sessions and credentials, take them apart and take them over.
FGET: Network-capable forensic data acquisition tool
FGET which is short for “Forensic Get” is a network-capable forensic data acquisition tool. It’s primary function is collecting sets of forensically …
Resourceful attackers continue to make the web insecure
Attackers are staying one step ahead of the game and enterprises are struggling to keep up, according to a report by Zscaler. During the second quarter of 2010, attackers once …
Employees admit they would steal data when leaving a job
Employees openly admit they would take company data, including customer data and product plans, when leaving a job, according to Harris Interactive. The online survey probed …
Over 200 websites use Justin Bieber as bait to distribute malware
PandaLabs detected more than 200 spoof Web addresses using the name of Justin Bieber as bait to lure users. By including the name of this popular singer in malicious links, …
WhatWeb: Fingerprint Web servers and applications
WhatWeb allows you to identify content management systems, blogging platforms, stats/analytics packages, javascript libraries, servers and more. When you visit a website in …
Millions of ColdFusion users still at serious risk
Millions of users of Adobe’s ColdFusion programming language are still at risk of losing control of their applications and websites. Out of the twenty two corporate …
Facebook Hacker: A dangerous tool
Phishing is known to be the weapon of choice for all cybercriminals that are after login credentials. However, a new attack tool – Facebook Hacker – has drawn …
Secure remote access for Mac users
HOB launched MacGate, a new secure remote access solution designed specifically for Mac users. It provides users with access to computers running Mac, especially graphics …
HP to acquire Fortify Software
HP and Fortify Software have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will acquire Fortify Software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the acquisition of …