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Targeted attacks and real world hacks

Web application attacks are the most significant security threat for IT infrastructures, according to Alert Logic. During a six-month study period, Alert Logic found that 48 …

99 percent of web apps vulnerable to attack

A new Cenzic report demonstrates that the overwhelming presence of web application vulnerabilities remains a constant problem, with an astounding 99 percent of applications …

Juniper adds global attacker intelligence service to its products

At RSA Conference 2013, Juniper Networks unveiled its next-generation security products for protecting data center environments, fortified by the Junos Spotlight Secure global …

Test malware handling capabilities of network security devices

At RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Spirent Communications announced the release of malware testing capabilities on Spirent Studio. With the addition of malware testing, …

Qualys FreeScan service expanded with vulnerability scanning and configuration auditing

At RSA Conference 2013, Qualys has expanded its popular FreeScan service to support scanning internal and external systems and web applications and also added new security and …

QualysGuard WAS 3.0 adds customers automation, accuracy and ease-of-use

At RSA Conference 2013, Qualys announced the release of QualysGuard WAS 3.0, adding malware detection and attack proxy support to provide customers and consultants with …

Symantec unveils new SSL algorithms and web security products

Symantec unveiled new updates to its Website Security Solutions portfolio with capabilities to meet the increasing security and performance needs for connected businesses. The …

Qualys and iViZ partner on cloud-based web application security

Qualys announced its partnership with iViZ to help companies ensure and validate the security of their web applications and web sites. The partnership combines the automated …

Flickr bug made users’ private photos public

A glitch in the Flickr matrix has resulted in intimate photos of a number of its users being made available for everyone to see after their permissions turned from …

Highlights from 450 global data breach investigations

Trustwave released details form a report that highlights details and trends from 450 global data breach investigations, 2,500 penetration tests, nine million Web application …

The dangers of third-party code for cloud security

Imperva announced a new report which examines the dangers of third-party code in cloud computing. In December 2012, a hacker breached Yahoo! with an SQL injection attack that …

WordPress 3.5.1 fixes 37 bugs

WordPress 3.5.1, now available for download, is a maintenance and security release for all previous versions that fixes 37 bugs. WordPress 3.5.1 also addresses the following …

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