USB “condom” protects from mobile device juice jacking
A group of Georgia Tech researchers has created quite a stir at this year’s Black Hat conference when they showcased chargers capable of installing malware on iPhones, …
Self-healing BIOS security from HP
HP announced HP BIOSphere with SureStart technology, a self-healing security solution created to help organizations better manage risk and protect user and IT productivity. HP …
Kaspersky Lab launches solution for multi-device security
Kaspersky Lab announced Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi-Device, a new security product that provides a way for customers to secure their Internet activity across …
Software for DIY data recovery, data protection and data destruction
Kroll Ontrack announced Ontrack EasyRecovery 11, a solution for DIY data recovery, data protection and data destruction. It includes new S.M.A.R.T. scan technology to monitor …
Mobile Pwn2Own: $300k prize pool awaits successful contestants
The next Mobile Pwn2own competition is to be held in November at the PacSec Applied Security Conference in Tokyo, and contestants can earn as much as $100,000 for a successful …
Too long passwords can DoS some servers
The discovery of a vulnerability in popular open source web application framework Django has recently demonstrated that using a long password is not always the best thing to …
30 Percent of transactions conducted from Tor are fraudulent
iovation announced that 30.2 percent of transactions conducted from Tor (the onion router) in August were fraudulent. This compared with an overall fraud rate of 1 percent for …
Researchers create undetectable layout-level hardware Trojans
The fact that most of computer hardware is produced outside the US and Europe has long presented a worry for the governments of those countries and for the companies and …
GFI LanGuard 2014 released
GFI Software released GFI LanGuard 2014. The newest version now features vulnerability assessment for mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, running the mobile …
Travelers regularly connect to free, unsecure Wi-Fi networks
GFI Software announced the findings of an extensive independent research project looking at end user use of mobile devices at work and in their daily commute to and from the …
One in ten consumers lost money to online fraud
More than one in ten consumers globally have been victims of online fraud that cost them money, according to a recent F-Secure survey which fleshed out consumer concerns about …
Tips for educational organizations on how to defend against online threats
The kids are back to school and hopefully they’re heeding the right advice on how to stay safe in an educational environment, but students aren’t the only ones who …
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