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Nearly two billion people today use the Internet and in doing so, expose themselves to an extensive and growing number of malware threats. CA researchers identified more than …

GFI announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of September 2010. Statistics show a staggeringly consistent attack primarily by the same Trojan horse …

WatchGuard released a virtualized version of their Quarantine Management Server. Used in conjunction with WatchGuard XCS content security appliances, the WatchGuard QMS …

Oracle acquired Passlogix, a provider of enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) solutions. Passlogix products help organizations improve and simplify security by enabling SSO for a …

Qualys announced the acquisition of Nemean Networks,completed on August 31, 2010. This acquisition will expand Qualys’ research capabilities further into intrusion and …

Sophos is warning Facebook users about messages currently circulating on the social network claiming that friends have received free iPhones. These messages, which have been …

Digital certificates are now cornerstones to business technology. Located on servers, devices, networks and communication platforms, they represent a necessary security …

Ever thought of using the time-tested tactics and techniques of a ninja to understand the mind of today’s ninja, the hacker? As a penetration tester or security …

Snort is an open source network intrusion prevention system, capable of performing real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on IP networks. It can perform protocol …

Symantec announced the expansion of its encryption solution set with the planned launch of PGP Whole Disk Encryption with support for Intel Anti-Theft Technology, Symantec …

Apple’s popular iTunes platform has become a major target for hackers looking to steal credit card data from the service’s millions of users. Victims receive a …

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 …