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Top enterprise security threats identified

A new report from HP provides in-depth data and analysis around the most pressing security issues plaguing enterprises. It details factors that contributed most to the growing …

Hotel management firm breached, card details of guests stolen

Hotel management firm White Lodging seems to have had its systems compromised and the attackers managed to exfiltrate a yet unknown quantity of credit and debit card details. …

Pwn2Own 2014: $150,000 for an “exploit unicorn”

There are a few new rules for this years’ edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest and a huge new prize for an “Exploit Unicorn worthy of myth and legend” …

Security breaches, data loss and outages cost U.S. hospitals $1.6B

A new MeriTalk report, based on a survey of healthcare IT executives and underwritten by EMC, quantifies the organizational cost associated with security breaches, data loss, …

A solution for fixing hijacked Chrome settings

Many users – if not all – have experienced downloading a free screensaver or game without looking at the small print and consequently getting their browser …

How a fake antivirus attack works

Earlier this month, Invincea researchers have warned about visitors of video-sharing website Dailymotion being targeted with malicious ads leading to bogus infection warnings …

Dell releases secure, managed, ultra-mobile cloud access device

Dell announced Dell Wyse Cloud Connect, an ultra-compact and highly mobile cloud-access device that delivers desktop virtualization and personal cloud services to any HDMI- or …

Hackers breach Bell Canada, leak customer info and passwords

The hacker group NullCrew has managed to access servers belonging to Bell Canada – or a third-party supplier, as Bell claims – and steal and ultimately leak …

Week in review: Feds clone TorMail server, first Android bootkit, SpyEye creator pleads guilty

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: Which e-commerce sites do more to protect your password? A …

PoC mobile malware records swipes on touch screen smartphones

A security researcher has developed proof-of-concept malware capable of capturing screenshots and finger swipes on mobile devices, and is set to demonstrate his creation at …

Canadian spy agency used free airport WiFi to track travelers

A new report based on documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will make Canadians question whether the country’s electronic spy agency does, as it claims, …

Reactions to the Yahoo Mail hack

Unknown attackers have attempted to access a number of Yahoo Mail accounts and urged users to change their passwords even if they haven’t been affected. Here are some of …

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