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The Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced the public release of the industry’s first consensus metrics for information security. The metrics are user-originated, …

If you’re interested in getting down and dirty with some malware on your Mac, testing F-Secure Mac Protection might be the way to spend some free time. If you’re …

Acunetix announced new “file upload forms vulnerability checks” in version 6.5 of the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS). Other key features in the new …

Landon Fuller posted proof of concept code for an unpatched vulnerability that has been known for months. If you visit the following page, “/usr/bin/say” will be …

Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in …

Three of the world’s leading cybersecurity groups today launched a new initiative to combat malicious software (malware) by establishing a “Chain of Trust” …

Lumeta announced its IF-MAP client which provides real-time scanning event information from IPsonar. IT managers can create their own custom administrative and scanning …

QStar Technologies announced that its HSM archive platform is now available for Apple Mac OS X 10.5. With an extensive global install base on other operating systems, …

Mozilla today released Firefox 3.0.10 that addresses a security issue and a stability issue. One of the security fixes in Firefox 3.0.9 introduced a regression that caused …

Now this is great marketing! Now even Klingon speakers can scan their computers for security threats using Klingon anti-virus from Sophos. Here are some screenshots of the …

Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define a rule how …

SSH Communications Security announced SSH Tectia Guardian, a new technology solution that enables real-time session and file transfer monitoring with IDS or DLP integration …