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As citizens of the United States prepare to cast their votes in the upcoming presidential election, the time is right to consider what implications, if any, Internet-borne …

The format of the ‘Virus Top Twenty’ reports from Kaspersky Lab has changed as of July 2008. The previous method used to compile these reports and to assess the …

Today Apple released Security Update 2008-005 and below is the list of updates. Open Scripting Architecture A design issue exists in the Open Scripting Architecture libraries …

RSA Conference released the results of its recent survey of security professionals regarding the critical industry and infrastructure issues they currently face. The survey …

Kaspersky Lab has detected two variants of a new worm, Networm.Win32.Koobface.a. and Networm.Win32.Koobface.b, which attack MySpace and Facebook. As part of their malicious …

The ASIS Commission on Standards and Guidelines has released a draft of the Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline. The purpose of this new guideline is to describe …

McAfee, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned Reconnex for $46 million in cash. Reconnex is a leading data loss prevention company with unique …

Nmap author Fyodor will soon be releasing Nmap Network Scanning, the official guide to the Nmap Security Scanner. From port scanning basics for novices to the type of packet …

Eighty percent of malware distributed worldwide consisted of Trojans according to the “E-Threats Landscape Report,” the first in a series of comprehensive security …

Recently an exploit has become publicly available which may impact the availability, confidentiality or integrity of WebLogic Server applications which use the Apache web …

The most common way a user gets infected these days is through drive-by downloads and while the prevalence of malicious email attachments definately has gone down, this trend …

The US has continued its rule as the most prevalent source of spam and viruses, according to threat statistics analysed by managed security company, Network Box. The country …