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Amazon Relational Database Service enters public beta
The public beta of Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), a new web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale relational databases in the cloud. …
One-credential system for physical access control
CertiPath introduced architecture and operational systems for federated physical access control (PACS), leveraging high-assurance credentials. The concept demonstrates the …
Identify and classify malware samples with YARA
YARA is a tool aimed at helping malware researchers to identify and classify malware samples. With YARA you can create descriptions of malware families based on textual or …
BlackBerry spy software
Retina-X Studios released Mobile Spy for BlackBerry devices. Mobile Spy runs in total stealth mode and no mentions of the program are shown inside the BlackBerry. After the …
Malware and poor passwords ranked as greatest threats
Today’s IT security and authentication professionals have less confidence and greater security concerns for their organizations than last year, according to a recent …
Week in review: RSA Conference, Web application security, fuzzing, Metasploit, and more
Here is an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Anti-phishing coalition deploys real-time education program The APWG and …
Zipped Trojan in email attachment leads to further infection
Here is the proof you should never open attachments from anyone you don’t know or don’t trust: TrendLabs discovered spam emails professing to be from LSM Company, …
New version of Owl security-enhanced operating system
Openwall GNU/*/Linux (or Owl for short) is a free security-enhanced operating system with Linux and GNU software as its core, compatible with other major distributions of …
RSnake releases “Detecting Malice” e-book
World-renowned security expert Robert Hansen aka RSnake relesed a 300+ pages technical PDF book titled Detecting Malice. The material is intended for anyone that maintains, …
TippingPoint delivers new intrusion prevention system platform
TippingPoint announced the TippingPoint N-Platform, a new intrusion prevention system (IPS) platform with a Threat Suppression Engine (TSE) that adds capacity for deep packet …
Cain & Abel 4.9.35 now available
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …
Understanding the risks of cloud computing: Questions to ask your service provider
Cloud computing has changed the audit and risk profile of data systems in most organizations. Whilst the economics of going down the cloud route for data storage are highly …