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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: …

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 threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them. Moreover, a new survey suggests the threat of cybercrime is …

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 …

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, …

The 2009 Ponemon Institute benchmark study examines the costs incurred by 45 organizations after experiencing a data breach. Results were not hypothetical responses; they …

Cloud-based services are fast becoming established as a credible alternative to existing server-based IT solutions but organizations are failing to recognize the new security …

LiveProtection is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …

The Chinese government has repudiated the claims that it has been involved in the recent attacks against Google and other US companies. According to BBC News, they say that …

A slow but steady improvement in the macroeconomic environment in 2010 should support a return to modest growth in overall IT spending, according to Gartner. Worldwide IT …

Those working in the public sector need to tackle key security issues if they want to avoid costly data breaches that impact both finances and reputation. Human error is …

InfoSec World will be taking place on April 19-21, 2010 in Orlando. With multiple tracks, dozens of case studies, 12 in-depth workshops and three specialized summits, InfoSec …