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Google account hijacking dramatically reduced

Google employs many security measures to thwart would-be Google account hijackers, and not all are highly visible as the two-factor authentication option introduced in 2010 …

Security is top reason why IT adopts single sign-on

Security is the number one reason why IT professionals implement single sign-on (SSO) and identity and access management (IAM) technology, according to new research from …

FireMon expands situational awareness with Security Manager 7.0

FireMon announced new capabilities in Security Manager 7.0 that improve organizational ability to identify, understand and manage changes in security posture – in …

Cenzic Enterprise integrates with F5 BIG-IP ASM

Cenzic announced the direct API integration of the Cenzic Enterprise 7.0 suite of products with F5’s BIG-IP Application Security Manager(ASM) 11.3. With this combined …

Check Point introduces high-performance data center security appliance

Check Point launched its new 21700 Appliance with 78 Gbps of firewall throughput, 25 Gbps of IPS throughput and a 2,922 SecurityPower unit (SPU) rating. Security gateways must …

Adobe patches Acrobat and Reader, Mozilla debuts Firefox built-in PDF viewer

Adobe has pushed out the announced update for Acrobat and Reader that patches the two vulnerabilities that were recently exploited in attacks in the wild. But, the popularity …

Twitter entreats users to use better passwords

Twitter is urging users once again to improve their passwords – both on Twitter and on other online services. Apart from the usual advice on using longer, more complex, …

$400 million risk lurking inside global enterprises

Ponemon Institute and Venafi announced a new report provides an extensive examination of how failure to control trust in the face of new and evolving security threats places …

Oracle, Apple release critical updates for Java

Oracle has released on Tuesday a new Java SE Critical Patch Update. “This Critical Patch Update includes all fixes provided in the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update …

12.6 million identity fraud victims identified in the U.S.

In 2012 identity fraud incidents increased by more than one million victims and fraudsters stole more than $21 billion, the highest amount since 2009, according to Javelin …

Apple confirms being hit in recent watering hole attack

Apple has become the latest big company to confirm they’ve been affected by the watering hole attacks that resulted in the compromise of Twitter and Facebook networks, …

How CSOs are enabling secure BYOD

Wisegate released a new report that answers the industry’s most complex “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) questions while providing expert insight to help CSOs …

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