Card readers in Barnes & Noble stores hacked by crooks
On September 14, Barnes & Noble, the largest book retailer in the United States, has turned off the keypads in front of registers in all of their physical stores without …
Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2013
Gartner highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2013. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential …
Protecting print devices from malware
Xerox and McAfee revealed new protection against malware and viruses with the first networked multifunction printer to use McAfee Embedded Control software, a filtering method …
TeamMentor: Secure software development knowledge base
Security Innovation released TeamMentor 3.2, a SaaS product that provides guidance to help security and development teams create secure software out of the box, along with …
LANDesk delivers secure user management suite
LANDesk Software announced LANDesk Secure User Management Suite, a solution aimed at helping IT professionals gain control of a mixed environment of users, devices and …
Cloud Security Alliance guidance for data ownership
The Cloud Security Alliance has incorporated in recently-released implementation guidance issued by the Security as a Service Working Group a set of recommendations for cloud …
Windows 8 Bible
Windows 8 is a new version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system and it’s packed with exciting new features. From the new Windows lock screen and the new …
Researchers deliver fix for Java 0-day to Oracle
Polish firm Security Explorations and its CEO Adam Gowdiak continue to be the a thorn in Oracle’s side by repeatedly questioning the giant’s decision not to issue …
Two analytics companies to settle charges for online user tracking
A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its web-tracking software that collected personal data …
Malvertising on Yahoo Messenger hijacks browsers’ start page
Yahoo Messenger users who had the misfortune to follow the link in an advert for Vietnamese Internet directory website LaBan.vn and download the offered executable have been …
Rackspace launches Cloud Block Storage, powered by OpenStack
Rackspace announced Cloud Block Storage, powered by OpenStack. This solution provides an approach to attached storage in the cloud by addressing customer demand for …
Microsoft legalizes collection of user info from its free services
In a move that has not been noted by the great majority of Microsoft users, the Redmond giant has changed its Services Agreement on Friday in order to legalize the collection …