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Google reassures enterprise users with independent security audits

Google is doing everything it can to restore the confidence in its products that some users lost in the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA spying. Among …

A closer look at Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner automatically checks your web applications for SQL Injection, XSS and other web vulnerabilities. Features: AcuSensor Technology SQL …

Phishers targeting crypto currency and retail sites

Online payment services and crypto-currency sites are being targeted by phishers. The number of phishing attacks remained high, and the second quarter of 2014 saw the …

Netflix open sources tools for detecting planned attacks

Making good on their word to open source many of their internally developed tools and libraries, Netflix has released three new tools that allow security teams to keep an eye …

DHS urges website admins to minimize risk of Google hacking

It’s a widely known fact that Google Search is a valuable tool for attackers looking for a way into organizations’ information systems. “Google …

Beware of malicious “Windows 9 free download” offers

The developer preview release of Windows 9 is scheduled to be publicly available this September, and cyber crooks have already started peddling bogus versions of the announced …

FBI investigating JPMorgan, US banks breaches

In the wake of reports that several big US financial institutions have had their networks compromised by hackers this month, the FBI and the Secret Service have mounted an …

70% of finance apps vulnerable to input validation attacks

A growing number of data breaches and security incidents can be directly linked to poor code quality, according to CAST. The data reveals finance and retail industry …

California phone kill-switch law could lead to abuse

On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill (SB 962) that will require any smartphone sold in the state after July 1, 2015, to include a software or …

10 most significant software security design flaws

The IEEE Center for Secure Design, a cybersecurity initiative focused on the identification of software design flaws, released a report based on real-world data collected and …

50 confirmed, possibly more Norwegian oil companies hacked

50 Norwegian oil and energy companies have been hacked, and 250 more have been warned to check their networks and systems for evidence of a breach, The Local reports. Among …

The synergy of hackers and tools at the Black Hat Arsenal

Black Hat USA 2014 recently welcomed more than 9,000 of the most renowned security experts – from the brightest in academia to world-class researchers and leaders in the …

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