US Internet users less vigilant than ever about their online safety
As the Internet has become a ubiquitous part of life, US consumers are less vigilant about protecting their safety online, says this year’s Microsoft Computing Safety …
Java finally gets a whitelisting feature
The latest Java Development Kit update (JDK 7u40) includes a number of bug fixes, new security features and changes, and among them is one that has been long overdue: a …
Aggressive ransomware scam redirects to child porn
Getting denounced for viewing or owning child pornography is a huge deal in most Western world countries, so it’s no wonder that ransomware peddlers are using that …
IT pros lack support to manage security intelligence
SolarWinds, in conjunction with SANS, today released the results of a security survey of more than 600 IT professionals representing a broad range of industries and …
Medical identity theft affects 1.84 million U.S. victims
Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft conducted …
Most companies choose on-premise private cloud deployments
87 percent of IT professionals currently leveraging private cloud solutions indicate that their companies host clouds on-premises rather than with third-party providers, …
Tenable release Passive Vulnerability Scanner 4.0
Tenable Network Security’s Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) 4.0 is now generally available as a standalone product. Already available as part of Tenable’s …
Safeguard your info and monitor Facebook activity with BullGuard Identity Protection
BullGuard released BullGuard Identity Protection, a new suite of security tools designed to guard against the growing number of threats that target internet and social media …
Military-grade solution to protect industrial control systems
Organisations will now be able to bring their industrial control systems technology into the modern era and realise the benefits of increased connectivity while also reducing …
NSA says illegal data collection was caused by too complex tech
NSA’s repeated claims about having its surveillance apparatus under control have taken another hit after the agency has been legally forced to publish a huge batch of …
Attacks targeting unsupported Java 6 are on the rise
As predicted at the end of 2012 and proved by the ever expanding use of exploit kits, vulnerabilities in popular and widespread software such as Java and Adobe’s Acrobat …
EU debates NSA surveillance impact and media freedom
The impact of US National Security Agency and other surveillance programs on EU citizens’ privacy and media freedom and the lack of democratic oversight of these …
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