Cybersecurity, innovation and the Internet economy
The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the …
Google enhances Safe Browsing protection in Chrome
Google released Chrome 12 to the Stable Channel for all platforms. Chrome 12.0.742.91 includes a number of new features and updates, including: Hardware accelerated 3D CSS New …
Can RSA repair the broken trust?
Despite Art Coviello’s open letter offering to replace tokens for customers, we are still none the wiser as to what assets within RSA were compromised during the breach …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 30 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 30 has been released today. Table of contents …
Skimming gang indicted, facing over 60 years in prison
Four people have been charged of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and bank fraud in the Manhattan federal …
Bank not to blame for customer’s heavy losses from fraudulent transactions
A magistrate recommendation that is likely to become an official ruling could set a legal precedent welcome to banks all over the US, saying they are are not accountable for …
Wireshark 1.6.0 released
Wireshark is a popular network protocol analyzer. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development, and education. The following features are new (or have been …
43% of enterprises have security issues with cloud service providers
Most enterprises face apprehension over adopting cloud computing, and with good reason: Nearly half (43 percent) of enterprise IT decision makers reported a security lapse or …
Sony Pictures warns its customers about spear phishing
Following last week’s breach executed by LulzSec, Sony Pictures has finally issued a consumer alert and seems also to have sent it to the addresses of approximately …
Concerned with the vulnerability of authentication tokens?
Since RSA has finally admitted publicly that the March breach into its systems has resulted in the compromise of their SecurID two-factor authentication tokens, organizations …
Run Nessus on your Android device
Tenable has released an Android application for its Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, enabling Nessus users to remotely connect to a Nessus server, launch scans and review reports …
Qualys recertifies its cloud computing FDCC auditing service
QualysGuard is recertified for FDCC compliance by NIST as conforming to the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) and its component standards. The QualysGuard FDCC …