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Free backup and recovery software

Paragon Backup & Recovery 10.1 Free Edition is a disaster recovery tool for stand-alone Windows-based PCs. This tool allows you to take complete control of your …

IronKey launches Trusted Virtual Computing Initiative

IronKey launched its Trusted Virtual Computing initiative to enable organizations to realize the cost-effective benefits of virtualization without compromising security. …

E-crime gangs turn to expanded extortion model

A new report by the APWG reveals that e-crime syndicates are expanding conventional, email-based phishing campaigns and their target base, as the report returned record highs …

Critical Internet Explorer patch released

Microsoft released a security update that resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe …

First real-time security application for Facebook

Websense unveiled Defensio 2.0, a threat detection system for the social Web that analyzes and classifies user-generated content in real-time as it is posted to blogs and …

Declining confidence in social networking security

Consumer awareness of phishing attacks has doubled between 2007 and 2009 and the number of consumers who reported falling prey to this attack increased six times during that …

Rogue software details: Windows Security Suite

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

Encryption challenge worth $100K

News that am encrypted swiss army knife from manufacturers Victorinox remained uncracked – and a $100,000 prize went unclaimed – at the Consumer Electronics Show …

Nmap 5.20 released

Nmap is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Nmap 5.20 offers more than 150 significant improvements: 30+ new Nmap Scripting Engine …

Analysis of 32 million breached passwords

Imperva released a study analyzing 32 million passwords exposed in the Rockyou.com breach. The data provides a unique glimpse into the way that users select passwords and an …

Mac OS X Snow Leopard common criteria certification

Atsec information security announced the successful common criteria certification of Mac OS X Snow Leopard at EAL 3 (augmented for flaw remediation) with the Controlled Access …

Critical Shockwave Player vulnerabilities patched

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602 and earlier versions, on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The vulnerabilities …

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