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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 …
Apple updates Java for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6
The latest Java updates from Apple deliver improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6 and J2SE 5.0. Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 supersedes all …
Google Public DNS released
Today Google launched their own public Domain Name System (DNS) resolver called Google Public DNS that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. Google …
12 tips for safe online shopping
Approximately ten million Americans have their identity stolen each year according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). As more business is conducted online and sensitive …
Changes coming to the OWASP Top 10 in 2010
In the spirit of improving Web application security worldwide the folks at OWASP have released the OWASP Top 10 2010 “release candidate”. It’s currently open …
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