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Intel acquires digital identity manager PasswordBox
Intel acquired PasswordBox, a provider of a cross-platform identity management service that gives users a way to log into all of their websites and applications from any …
Adobe urges users to implement critical out-of-band Flash Player update
For the second time in a month, Adobe has issued a security update for Flash Player. This out-of-band update finally fixes a critical vulnerability that could be misused by …
New Docker version solves critical bugs, update immediately
If you’re using Docker, the open source platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications on almost any platform, be sure to update to the latest …
Google open sources Firing Range, a test tool for web app security scanners
Google has open sourced another security tool: it’s called Firing Range, and it’s an effective testing ground for a variety of automated web application security …
Open Whisper Systems helps WhatsApp achieve end-to-end encryption
The immensely popular Whatsapp instant messenger has the potential to become an even more attractive option for users, as the company has partnered with Open Whisper Systems …
Cisco open sources Big Data security analytics framework
“Technically advanced attackers often leave behind clue-based evidence of their activities, but uncovering them usually involves filtering through mountains of logs and …
ReadyNAS OS offers 5 levels of data protection
NETGEAR is releasing a new version of its ReadyNAS operating system for its ReadyNAS family of desktop and rack-mount NAS devices. ReadyNAS OS 6.2 offers improvements in data …
Most of the top 100 paid Android and iOS apps have been hacked
97% of the top 100 paid Android apps and 87% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, according to Arxan Technologies. In addition to an increase in app hacks …
ESET Smart Security 8
Well-known IT security company ESET recently announced major updates to its flagship products – NOD 32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security. The most typical modern …
SAP finally patches critical, remotely exploitable bugs in GRC solution
More than a year and a half after they have been reported to SAP AG, the company has issued a patch for a number of critical exploitable security vulnerabilities in its …
Facebook open sources Proxygen, C++ HTTP framework + server
After having open sourced the OS analysis tool osquery a week ago, Facebook has announced on Wednesday that Proxygen – a collection of C++ HTTP libraries and an …
Which messaging technologies are actually secure?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has evaluated 39 chat clients, text messaging apps, email apps, and technologies for voice and video calls, and found that only six of them …