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500 Gbps firewalling performance
Clavister AB, provider of IP-based security and UTM solutions, today declared a new world record in network security throughput. Tests show that the new Clavister technology …
Research reveals majority of consumers concerned over mobile safety
McAfee announced findings from new research that reveals that almost three out of four mobile consumers (72%) are concerned about the security of today’s and …
Local root exploit on openSUSE 10.2/10.3
Marcus Meissner from the SUSE security team sent the following to the opensuse-security-announce mailing list: As you are undoubtly aware a new local root exploit has been …
P2P file sharing may be 2008’s greatest identity theft threat
According to the Identity Theft Assistance Center, a national non-profit coalition dedicated to protecting consumers from identity theft, throughout 2008 “criminals will …
PCI PED equipment approval listings and security requirements
The PCI Security Standards Council announced that PCI PED equipment approval listings and security requirements documents are available on the Council’s website. With …
Undercover: Authentication Usable in Front of Prying Eyes
Abstract from the whitepaper by authors Hirokazu Sasamoto, Nicolas Christin and Eiji Hayashi: A number of recent scams and security attacks hinge on a crook’s ability to …
Google spoofing worm and other malware of the week
Percoban.A reaches computers disguised as a Word file. When run, it makes a copy of itself with names such as Rahasiamu.exe or Jangan Dibuka.exe. It also creates a Windows …
New version of TrueCrypt free open-source disk encryption software
There is a new version of TrueCrypt, a free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP , Mac OS X, and Linux. New features in version 5.0 include:Ability to …
New book: “Apache Cookbook 2nd Edition”
The new “Apache Cookbook” is a collection of recipes drawn from the fire hose of the Usenet newsgroups, the ApacheFAQ, Apache-related mailing lists, emailed how-to …
Microsoft releases IPsec Diagnostic Tool
Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool assists network administrators with troubleshooting network related failures, focusing primarily on IPsec. The tool checks for common network …
New single agent for endpoint security
Check Point announced Check Point Endpoint Security, a single agent for total endpoint security. It protects PCs and eliminates the need to deploy and manage multiple agents, …
PCI Security Standards Council updates self assessment questionnaire
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 …