Children on social networks unaware of privacy risks
77% of 13-16 year olds and 38% of 9-12 year olds in the EU have a profile on a social networking site, according to a pan-European survey carried out for the European …
HBGary does some reputation building
A little over two months have passed from the HBGary breach, and the unfortunate incident seemed to have somewhat faded from public consciousness, supplanted by the slew of …
Gaping security hole in Skype for Android
The Skype application for Android contains a flaw that allows a rogue app to access and harvest users’ personal information and things like chat logs from the device …
Rise in ZIP file attachments in spam emails lead to Bredolab malware
On the 16th of March Rustock, the largest of the spamming botnets, was taken down. As you would expect, global spam levels started to drop, as can be seen when you look at the …
Secure access to cloud services from iPad and Android devices
AEP Networks has bridged the gap between consumer tablet devices and sensitive corporate data by delivering a secure solution that allows users to connect to cloud services …
Sourcefire expands IPS solutions portfolio
Sourcefire has expanded its IPS solutions portfolio on three fronts with: Sourcefire IPSxTM – A streamlined, easy-to-manage IPS Sourcefire 4.10 software release – …
SANS to teach VoIP security in Europe
The SANS Institute will be teaching the first European session of its new Security 540: VoIP Security course at the upcoming SANS Secure Europe event in Amsterdam this May. …
Virtual solution to secure and audit VM-to-VM communications
PacketMotion released the PacketSentry Virtual Probe, which monitors and secures access to sensitive data in VMware clusters by delivering PacketSentry’s application and …
Security fears still an obstacle to cloud adoption
Over three fifths (62 per cent) of IT managers state concerns about security as an obstacle to cloud adoption, according to Kaspersky Lab. The research found that among the IT …
Final report: Pan-European cyber security exercise
The EU’s cyber security agency, ENISA, has issued its final report on the first Pan-European cyber security exercise for public bodies, Cyber Europe 2010. The report …
Week in review: WordPress and Barracuda breaches, “free shopping” exploits, Koobface leaving Facebook
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: “Official Profile Viewer Application” Facebook scam After many, many …
Epsilon breach leads to more than just phishing
Since the Epsilon breach, the customers of the company’s clients – such as US Bank, JPMorgan Chase, TiVo, Capital One, the Home Shopping Network, LL Bean Visa …