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Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise

News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community …

Trojanized Angry Birds offered for download

The extreme popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds mobile game has made it and its special editions perfect for luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware. A …

0-day in Backtrack Linux found, patched

A zero-day vulnerability affecting the last version of Backtrack Linux has been spotted by a student during an Ethical Hacking class organized by the InfoSec Institute. The …

HSBC customers under phishing attack

Customers of HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, are currently being targeted with a fake warning of account suspension: The …

Is online banking like playing Russian Roulette?

Four out of ten consumers suspect they are playing with fire conducting financial transactions online, according to Entersekt. The study of 1,000 people, found that while the …

Security, backup and restore in a single service

In a world where consumers are increasingly storing important content in digital format, there is a need for a solution that meets traditional Internet threats while also …

Maltego 3.1.1 Community Edition released

Maltego is a platform developed to deliver a clear threat picture to the environment that an organization owns and operates. The unique perspective that Maltego offers to both …

SecureState partners with Qualys for cloud-based security and compliance

SecureState announced a partnership with Qualys. Under the partnership, SecureState will offer IT security and compliance cloud services from Qualys while providing its …

CloudPassage gets $14M to secure cloud servers

CloudPassage completed a $14 million series B financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to $21M. The round was led by Tenaya Capital, with participation from …

Integrating PHP with Windows

Take your PHP programming skills deep into Windows—and build PHP applications that run efficiently and effectively on an array of Windows technologies. Packed with hands-on …

Malware-laden cards delivered with HP switches

HP issued a security a security bulletin notifying buyers of its ProCurve 5400 zl switches that the compact flash cards contained in it might be infected with a virus. …

Zero-permission Android app exports sensitive data

When installing new apps on an Android device, users are asked to give their permission for specific actions that an app must be able to perform in order to function properly. …

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