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Virtualized “concrete bunker” to prevent identity theft and cyber crime
Authentium’s SafeCentral is a convenient Web service that lets anyone surf the Internet in complete privacy and safety, even if their computer is already infected with …
Former federal agents open identity theft protection company
iSekurity, a full-service identity theft protection and detection company comprised of more than 100 former federal agents, officially opened for business today. …
Changing Threats, Changing Solutions: A History of Viruses and Antivirus
It is more than 20 years since the first PC virus appeared. Since then, the nature of threats has changed significantly. Today’s threats are more complex than ever …
Smart Card Alliance spearheads new agenda for CTST 2008 conference
The Smart Card Alliance is bringing its industry knowledge and experience to the conference program of the premier event in the payments and security industry for the …
New book: “Vulnerability Management For Dummies”
Qualys has teamed up with John Wiley & Sons to publish the first “Vulnerability Management For Dummies”. This is the first accessible, easy-to-read guide to …
Roaming workers up to no good on the web
In data released today, ScanSafe has confirmed the long held belief that employees are engaging in risky web surfing when working outside the office. The company found that …
Global Security Challenge offers $500K in grants
Global Security Challenge (GSC), the largest international security innovation competition, is open for entries, offering security start-ups worldwide the opportunity to …
RFID solution for IT asset tracking
Companies are challenged with accounting for millions of dollars of owned and leased IT assets within their expansive data centers. Of even greater concern is the potential …
HNS Podcast: Penetration testing considerations
In this HNS podcast, Anothony Alves from CORE Security Technologies talks about penetration testing. He dicusses the things you should look for when considering doing a …
Windows Live Hotmail CAPTCHA cracked by spambots
Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker technology has discovered that spammers in their recent tactics have drawn their attention towards traditional and infamous Hotmail, aka …
Unique exploitation scenario using a recently disclosed Flash vulnerability
Memory corruption vulnerabilities are becoming increasingly difficult to exploit, largely due to the protection mechanisms being integrated into most modern operating systems. …
PCI Security Standards Council issues Payment Application Data Security Standard
The PCI Security Standards Council, a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (DSS), PCI PIN Entry Device …