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The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced the summary of forthcoming changes to PCI DSS as it moves from version 1.1 to the previously announced version 1.2 in …

A computer server within InterActive Financial Marketing Group (IFMG), a division of Dominion Enterprises located in Richmond, Virginia, was hacked into and illegally accessed …

Symantec Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire PC Tools, a global provider of innovative software products designed to protect the privacy and security of Windows …

Reputation attacks target both individuals and companies, and their goal is to ruin the victim’s reputation. While attack techniques are varied, the consequences are …

NextLabs released Enterprise DLP 3.5, the latest release of its host-based data loss prevention system that proactively applies identity-driven policy to prevent external data …

Now that the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) has unveiled its FACT Act Red Flags examination procedures, financial institutions are getting the first concrete look at what …

Check Point announced VPN-1 Virtual Edition (VE). Virtualization of multiple servers into a single appliance creates an entirely new type of environment that requires new ways …

McAfee announced that it has completed the acquisition of Reconnex for $46 million in cash. Through the acquisition, McAfee further enhances its position in proactive security …

Disclaimer: David Weston is no longer an employee of SAIC and his statements do not reflect the views of or an endorsement by the company. In this video, made at Black Hat …

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes …

Professor Howard A. Schmidt, the internationally-renowned expert and authority on information security, has been appointed as the first President of the Information Security …

SSH Communications Security and Software Diversified Services (SDS), a supplier of TCP/IP monitoring and file transfer solutions for IBM z/OS mainframes, announced a …