PayPal, Symantec, ImageShack, NBC targeted in hacking spree
The last few days have witnessed a flurry of activity and data leaks from several hacker groups. Anonymous has leaked VMware’s ESX Server kernel source code online, and …
Gartner says EMEA IT spending will grow
IT spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will reach $1.154 trillion in 2013, a 1.4 percent increase from 2012 projected spending of $1.138 trillion, according …
PHD Virtual unveils enterprise backup solutions
PHD Virtual Technologies announced their solutions are well-suited for large enterprise environments as well as small businesses with growing data storage, backup and recovery …
Life cycle and detection of an exploit kit
As the process of owning systems and dragging them into botnets becomes ever more commercialized, exploit kits have emerged as a favorite of attackers. Their point-click-own …
Information Overload
Written and edited by an international group of experts from academia and industry, Information Overload clearly links academic theory to real-world practice, providing a …
Week in review: Facebook investigates data leak, removes insecure feature, and Windows 8 exploit on sale
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Privacy compliance laws: Why the European Commission finally got it right …
Team GhostShell leaks 2.5M records from Russian govt, firms
Team GhostShell, the hacker group responsible for the recent leak of some 120,000+ records raided from top universities around the world, has done it again. “GhostShell …
Facebook flaw allowed access to accounts without authentication
A commenter on the Hacker News website has discovered by accident a pretty big security flaw that could allow anyone who knew what to search for to access over a million …
Free game offer leads to Steam phishing site
Online gamers are often targeted with phishing schemes set up by crooks who are after users’ in-game items and money, and the latest one to be spotted is aimed at Steam …
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 …
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