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Unusual Facebook spam campaign delivers malicious Macros

A bizarre spam / malware delivery campaign is currently targeting Facebook users. It starts with the offer to see a video of a girl performing a salacious act – and this …

Infographic: Is your information safe?

ID Experts released an infographic that provides a snapshot of identity theft and data breach over the last decade. Click on the image below to see the large version. Data …

Free malware removal tool gets new features

The fourth generation of Emsisoft Emergency Kit is now available. It now boasts an improved cleaning function for the removal of malicious software. And at the same time it …

EMC releases array of new products

EMC announced new hardware and software products that enable customers to deploy new Protection Storage Architectures that address today’s and tomorrow’s data …

Bug bounties are cheaper than hiring full-time bug hunters

Software companies that have instituted bug bounties are on the right track, a recently published report by researchers of the University of California, Berkeley computer …

Blue Coat Internet monitoring devices (mis)used in Iran, Syria, Sudan

Even though US sanctions should have made it impossible, filtering and Internet monitoring devices by US-based Blue Coat Systems can be found on many computer networks in …

Bluebox releases free scanner for Android “master key” bug

Bluebox Security, the mobile security startup that’s “working to save the world from information thievery”, has made a name for itself by finding and …

Feds asked to avoid DEF CON this year

Jeff Moss (aka “The Dark Tangent”), founder and director of the Black Hat conference and DEF CON, has officially announced that employees of US federal agencies …

Metaforic released secure cryptography solution WhiteBox

Metaforic announced the general release of WhiteBox, a secure cryptography solution for mobile financial, conditional access, BYOD and embedded communications and payments. …

Security metrics are too complicated for senior executives

Tripwire announced the results of research on the state of risk-based security management with the Ponemon Institute. Key findings include: 75% of respondents say metrics are …

SaaS enhanced mobile device security

Sophos announced Sophos Mobile Control 3.5, the latest version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution. Available both on-premise and as-a-service, Sophos Mobile …

Neurotechnology updates entire biometric product line

Neurotechnology announced new releases across their entire line of biometric SDKs, including: MegaMatcher 4.5 multi-biometric SDK for large-scale applications, VeriFinger 6.7 …

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