25% of Google Play apps pose a security risk
New research shows that more than 100,000 Android applications in the Google Play store (25 percent) pose a security risk to mobile device users and the enterprise networks to …
Windows 8 exploit combining several 0-days already up for sale
Less that a week after Microsoft released is long awaited Windows 8, with new and improved security features, French bug hunters VUPEN Security have announced that they have …
Early Windows 8 reactions and plans
PC Helps completed a Windows 8 survey designed to gauge reactions and plans to migrate to Windows 8. More than 500 IT leaders and managers from US-based companies with 500 …
Companies don’t understand cloud services
A majority of SMBs in the UK and US are unsure of cloud services or think they are only for large companies, thus missing out on the opportunity to increase productivity and …
Apple increases security with iOS 6.0.1
Apple released iOS 6.0.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, which can be downloaded and installed using iTunes. Kernel An information disclosure issue existed in the handling of …
Secure nationwide managed services network
Harris Corporation introduced a new managed services solution that will enable customers to move massive amounts of data securely over a nationwide, high-capacity terrestrial …
“Free iPad Mini” scam spreading on Facebook
It was only a matter of time until scammers started using the newly released iPad Mini as a lure in their schemes. Sophos reports about a scam spreading via Facebook, offering …
Costs of tools and activities in the Russian cybercriminal underground
A new Trend Micro research paper describes a broad offering of tools and activities that can be bought and sold on underground forum shopping sites. It examines the prices …
Most organizations report an increase in external attacks
Organizations need to fundamentally shift their approach to information security in order to meet the threats presented by existing and emerging technologies according to …
Huawei working hard on its image
Chinese telecommunication equipment giant Huawei is working hard on proving to the Australian government that the use of their products will not pose a threat to national …
Security system for trust of data in the cloud
Porticor introduced the latest release of its Virtual Private Data (VPD) system, which protects cloud data while stored and in use, delivering total security to cloud …
Secures data in dormant virtual machines
PKWARE announced vZip, a software application that secures and reduces sensitive data within dormant virtual machines. With vZip, organizations eliminate costs related to …