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The U.S. leads in malicious URLs
During the first half of 2010, Europe sped through the spam-generating fast-lane, bypassing North and South Americas, and Asia-Pacific to earn the “Top Producer of …
How to cut costs and still remain secure
You’ve just heard your budgets have been cut once again! This time it’s across all IT and security has got to be slashed too. As a CISO or IT manager, or indeed a …
Cyber security report reveals Feds’ take on FISMA 2.0
A new study examines Federal CIO and CISO perceptions and usage experiences for CyberScope, the new Federal Information Security Management Act’s (FISMA) online …
QualysGuard integrates with Cyber-Ark’s Privileged Identity Management Suite
Qualys and Cyber-Ark announced QualysGuard integration with Cyber-Ark’s Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Suite. With this integration, customers can store and manage …
CSC acquires Vulnerability Research Labs
CSC has acquired the business of Vulnerability Research Labs (VRL), a privately held cyber threat intelligence firm. The acquisition enables CSC to enhance its cybersecurity …
The state of compliance
While credit card data breaches remain all too common, a new report from Verizon Business shows that following industry security standards can dramatically reduce such …
Week in review: Stuxnet, WoW phishing and ZeuS gangs smackdown
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, articles and interviews: 60% of organizations suffered $2 million losses for Web 2.0 …
We are two clicks away from malware
Most Internet users are only two clicks away from malicious content from top sites, poisoned search results, and malicious links, according to Websense. The path to malware …
Host-based IDS OSSEC 2.5 released
The OSSEC team announced the general availability of OSSEC version 2.5. What’s new? Added support for “report_changes” on syscheck to show what was changed …
Adobe to patch critical security issues
Adobe is planning to release updates for Adobe Reader 9.3.4 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2.4 and Acrobat …
37 charged in global ZeuS bank fraud schemes that stole millions
Manhattan U.S. Attorney charged 37 defendants, in 21 separate cases, for their roles in global bank fraud schemes that allegedly used hundreds of false-name bank accounts to …
Cloud computing investments to increase
Investments in cloud computing solutions and services are poised to increase in the next 12 months as opportunities for IT companies and their customers come into clearer …
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