Etsy starts its own bug bounty program
Etsy, the popular online marketplace for handcrafted and vintage goods, has announced its own bug bounty program, which will reward researchers with money and goods for …
Every third computer in North America attacked while online
An in-depth analysis of the nature of cybercrime in North America and Western Europe in the first six months of 2012 by Kaspersky Lab found that the computers of 33.4% of …
Splunk App for PCI Compliance 2.0 released
Splunk announced the general availability of the Splunk App for PCI Compliance 2.0. The app is for any organization looking for a simple, intuitive reporting and analysis …
Microsoft releases System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 beta
The beta of Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 is now available for download on the Microsoft Download Center. One of the great new benefits of this platform are Windows 8 …
Cloud-connected backup and recovery platform
EVault updated its cloud-connected backup and recovery platform. EVault 7 offers a more resilient architecture, with enhanced replication that delivers faster backups – …
WD unveils thinnest 2.5-inch hybrid hard drive
WD announced it is sampling a 5mm-thin hard disk drive featuring hybrid technology. WD has developed hard drives slim enough for integration into today’s thinnest …
Windows Server 2012 Pocket Consultant
Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for the day-to-day administration of Windows Server 2012. Zero in on core operations and daily tasks using …
Microsoft releases two security bulletins
The Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2012 includes just two bulletins, both of which address vulnerabilities rated “important.” The first, …
Pirate Bay’s co-founder deported to Sweden, Anonymous hacks Cambodian ministry
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm has been deported from Cambodia and has landed at Stockholm’s airport this morning, reports TorrentFreak. The formal reason …
39% of IT staff can get unauthorized access to sensitive information
IT professionals are allowed to roam around corporate networks unchecked, according to a survey of more than 450 IT professionals by Lieberman Software. It found that 39% of …
Oracle confirms existence of another critical Java flaw
When Oracle finally patched the CVE-2012-4681 Java 0-day that was being actively exploited in the wild, Polish firm Security Explorations immediately piped up to say they …
Jump in mobile app and banking scams
In August, GFI threat researchers identified a number of high-profile fake mobile application scams, along with a spike in email scams targeting UK banking and government …