Six arrested for peddling Android malware in Japan
Six men – among which are three IT executives – have been arrested in Japan for having allegedly used Android malware to “earn” themselves over 20 …
Increase in cyber threats and sabotage on critical infrastructure
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), in conjunction with McAfee, revealed a report that fully examines the current challenges facing critical infrastructure and …
US-CERT warns of Intel CPU flaw
A flaw in Intel chips leaves users of a number or x64-based operating systems vulnerable to system hijacking, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns. “Some …
Highest paying IT certifications
ISACA’s Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) credentials have been named two of the highest-paying …
Real life examples on hackers bypassing CAPTCHA
Computer-assisted tools and crowd sourcing can easily bypass traditional anti-spam solutions, forcing CAPTCHAs to evolve to address these techniques, according to Imperva. A …
Predicting Malicious Behavior
Predicting Malicious Behavior combines real-world security scenarios with actual tools to predict and prevent incidents of terrorism, network hacking, individual criminal …
Week in review: Link between Flame and Stuxnet discovered, and cracking LinkedIn passwords
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Lessons learned from cracking 2 million LinkedIn passwords Like everyone …
SAP security vulnerabilities, metrics and threats
A global report from ERPScan dedicated to SAP security shows various critical services exposed by 5%-25% (depending on the service) of companies that run SAP. One of the goals …
Ghost USB honeypot released
Ghost is a honeypot for malware that spreads via USB storage devices. It detects infections with such malware without the need of any further information. The honeypot …
IT leaders want greater insight
Only 44% of IT decision makers say the line levels of IT feel connected to their organization’s strategy and are empowered to execute it, according to TEKsystems. A …
Cloud-based endpoint security with protection for Exchange Server
Panda Security released Panda Cloud Office Protection Advanced, a cloud-based endpoint security solution with protection for Exchange Server. This new module is fully …
Data privacy protection for Hadoop
Dataguise released DgHadoop, a data privacy protection and risk assessment solution for Hadoop. It provides compliance assessment and enforcement for centralized data privacy …
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