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Seagate introduces Pulsar, its first solid state drive
The Seagate Pulsar is a solid state drive (SSD) designed for enterprise blade and general server applications. It uses single-level cell (SLC) technology, delivers up to 200GB …
WPA cloud cracking service for penetration testers
WPA Cracker is a cloud cracking service for penetration testers and network auditors who need to check the security of WPA-PSK protected wireless networks. WPA-PSK networks …
Facebook establishes new Safety Advisory Board
As the latest step in its commitment to improve safety on Facebook and across the Web, the company announced the formation of the Facebook Safety Advisory Board, a group of …
Phishing campaign targets cPanel users
Trusteer warned the customers of website hosting companies, including yahoo.com, against a new phishing attack aimed at stealing their content management system log-in …
Open source NAC system PacketFence 1.8.6 released
PacketFence is a free and open source network access control (NAC) system. It can be used to effectively secure networks – from small to very large heterogeneous …
Safety in the cloud
It’s a common scenario right now, played out in executive suites across the country. A company is looking to cut back on expenses and overhead. IT, with its myriad of …
Video surveillance for security applications
Conexant Systems unveiled a new video encoder for residential smart home and commercial security applications. The low-power CX93510 encoder allows video streams to be …
Host-based IDS OSSEC 2.3 released
The OSSEC team is pleased to announce the general availability of OSSEC version 2.3. The most notable additions are: Added support for the Nginx web server. Added support for …
New books: Windows 7, Python, project management
With Windows 7: Up and Running you get the essential information you need to upgrade or install the system and configure it to fit your activities, along with a tour of …
Week in review: iPhone data harvesting, encryption key laws and security trends in 2010
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Top 10 holiday threats As the holidays bring an increase in online shopping, …
Firewall management during the holidays
Tufin Technologies is offering some useful recommendations to make sure organizations don’t become a victim over the Christmas and New Year break – a time when …
Security trends coming in 2010
Websense released its list of security predictions and trends anticipated for 2010. The emerging trends and predictions show an overall blending of security threats across …