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Hacker attacks on healthcare organizations double
SecureWorks reported that attempted hacker attacks launched at its healthcare clients doubled in the fourth quarter of 2009. Attempted attacks increased from an average of …
Online fraud a significant revenue loss for merchants
UK merchants say online fraud is the greatest threat they face, according to the Sixth Annual UK Online Fraud Report. Merchants stated that they lost an average of 1.8% of …
iPhone application for remote desktop access
Array Networks launched the DesktopDirect iPhone Client, the first iPhone application for enterprise remote desktop access. Employees now have full-feature access on the …
Cisco Press titles for new CCNP certification exams
Cisco Press, the official publisher to the CCNP exams, brings a portfolio of learning and preparation products to the new 2009 CCNP certification exams launched recently by …
Apache SpamAssassin 3.3.0 released
Apache SpamAssassin 3.3.0 is a mature, wide-spectrum, extensible email filtering package deployed by hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide. Apache SpamAssassin …
Virus writers produce hardware damaging code?
BitDefender identified a new e-threat that combines the destructive behavior of a virus with the spreading mechanisms of a worm. There are two known variants of this virus, …
Devious ransom trojan takes data hostage
Taking data hostage is not a new invention in the world of cybercrime but a trojan currently infecting computers does it in a way that can leave the victim unaware that he has …
TechCrunch compromised by security exploit
Popular technology blog TechCrunch was compromised earlier today and their site was replaced by a message that links to a website offering assorted links to pirated material: …
Collection of penetration testing tools
Complemento is a collection of tools for penetration testing that has been included in BackTrack 4 Final LetDown is a TCP flooder that has an (experimental) userland TCP/IP …
Cybercrime increasing faster than company defenses
Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them. Moreover, a new survey suggests the threat of cybercrime is …
Are online profiles a danger to privacy?
The rapid proliferation of the use of social networking sites among adults 45 and older increases the need for awareness and education surrounding identity theft stemming from …
New books: Beautiful Testing, Core Data, RESTful Java with JAX-RS
Beautiful Testing offers 23 essays from 27 leading testers and developers that illustrate the qualities and techniques that make testing an art. Through personal anecdotes, …