GFI Software cloud-based anti-malware and anti-spam email security
GFI Software announced that GFI MailEssentials Complete Online, a cloud-based anti-malware and anti-spam email security solution, is now available to small and medium …
Week in review: Study of hacker forums, creating effective CAPTCHAs, and trust relocated for yet another CA
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, reviews and articles: Irresponsible IT disposal methods Although data security is the …
Hacker’s pay-walled site hacked by vengeful hackers
A hacker’s pay-walled site on which he offers administrative access to a number of military, education and government websites for sale, has been hacked by a rival …
Malaysian CA issues 22 weak certs, gets its certificate revoked
Microsoft, Mozilla and Google have announced that they are revoking trust in Malaysia-based DigiCert Sdn. Bhd., an intermediate certificate authority authorized by well-known …
Mobile screen-spy software recreates passwords
When one types text messages, emails and login credentials on one’s virtual iPhone or Android keyboard, larger bubbles containing each character pop up for a second …
Latest spam trends and predictions for the end of the year
As the percentage of fraudulent emails received by users in the third quarter of 2011 has risen sharply and they represented 2 percent of all received spam emails, Kaspersky …
Focusing on new technologies instead of security threats
In the rush to utilize new technologies and move into the increasingly borderless world of cloud computing, mobile devices and social media, a growing gap is developing …
Most firms don’t coordinate security planning
Despite the potentially crippling impact of security events on corporate performance, many executives report that their security function is not well coordinated with …
New analytics advance IBM security intelligence portfolio
IBM is extending its proven security services portfolio to include enhanced analytic tools and services to provide deeper, real-time analysis of advance threats. By detecting …
IT Operations Analyzer gets expanded monitoring capabilities
Hitachi announced a new version of its IT Operations Analyzer, an integrated availability and performance monitoring tool that can help reduce complexity, streamline …
Kelihos, Waledac and Storm malware believed to have same author
The recent takedown of the Kelihos botnet by Microsoft has received a lot of attention, despite the fact that the botnet is rather small (around 41,000 computers located …
eBay hacker receives 3-year suspended sentence
The Romanian hacker who repeatedly hacked eBay servers, accessed parts of its sites that were off-limits to users and even accessed a number of eBay accounts has been handed …
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