Dangerous vBulletin exploit in the wild
vBulletin is a popular proprietary CMS that was recently reported to be vulnerable to an unspecified attack vector. vBulletin is currently positioned 4th in the list of …
The cost and frequency of cyber attacks on the rise
The cost, frequency and time to resolve cyberattacks continue to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a global study by HP and the Ponemon Institute. The 2013 …
What can we learn from ICS/SCADA security incidents?
Increasing numbers of recent security incidents against industrial control systems/SCADA raise questions about the ability of many organisations to respond to critical …
Top IT predictions for 2014 and beyond
Gartner has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and IT users for 2014 and beyond. The predictions for 2014 combine several disruptive topics — Digital …
SSD adoption grows despite difficult data erasure and recovery
The overwhelming majority (82%) of UK CIOs, CTOs and IT managers predict that their use of SSD technology will increase over the next 12 months, according to new research from …
Unisys Stealth for Mobile solution protects against BYOD issues
Unisys announced the Unisys Stealth for Mobile solution to address the security concerns facing enterprises as growing numbers of their employees use consumer devices at work. …
Microsoft exceedes 100 bulletins for 2013
It’s been an interesting month for the Microsoft Security watchers of the world. If your job depends on securing systems running Windows, you should be eagerly awaiting …
Blackhole exploit kit creator arrested
It has been confirmed: the author of Blackhole, the most popular exploit kit out there, has been arrested by Russian authorities. The news that the malware creator that goes …
Avira, AVG, WhatsApp sites defaced by Palestinian hacktivists
The websites of antivirus vendors Avira and AVG, as well as that of popular IM service WhatsApp, have been defaced by Palestinian hackers affiliated with Anonymous that go by …
Will arrests tied to Silk Road put a damper on online drug sales?
The Silk Road shutdown and the arrest of his alleged founder and owner have resonated throughout the Deep Wed and have frightened many of its denizens – but not all. …
Evernote 2-step verification option now available to all users
Some four months after Evernote rolled out the 2-factor authentication feature for paying customers, the company has finally offered the option to the rest of its note-taking …
Microsoft hands out $128k in bug bounties
As the date of the release of the final version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8 and RT draws near, Microsoft has announced that it has paid out over $28,000 to six …
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