New storage system for field forensic investigators
Guidance Software announced a new compact, easily transportable storage system that gives forensic investigators the storage capacity they need to handle large cases in the …
Cisco to acquire Pari Networks
Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held Pari Networks, a provider of network configuration and change management (NCCM) and compliance management solutions that …
Protesters organize via social networks, governments move to block them
The wave of nation-wide protests that ended in the Tunisian president Ben Ali’s run to Saudi Arabia was at least in part made possible by the organizers’ use of …
Conficker: Lessons learnt
The Conficker worm is the largest computer worm infection with more than seven million government, business and home computers in over 200 countries now under its control. In …
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked
An unknown hacker broke into the 26-year-old internet celebrity’s Facebook account and posted a bizarre message calling upon the firm to adopt a social cause: “Let …
Riskiest social media applications
The fastest growing threat to corporate networks is web-based social media applications, according to WatchGuard security researchers. These applications can seriously …
Hedge funds unprepared for cyber attack
With details trickling in about how the sophisticated Stuxnet computer worm derailed years of work on Iran’s nuclear program, many seasoned observers are left to wonder …
Automated backup service for Google Apps
Backupify announced One-Click Restore for critical data stored in Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Contacts accounts. Over three million businesses and …
Finalists announced for the “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2011” contest
RSA Conference announced the top 10 finalists for its “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2011” contest, part of its half-day Innovation Sandbox program. …
Facebook fake photo links lead to malware
A simplistic but seemingly effective bait leading to malware is apparently been circling on Facebook for a couple of weeks now. Users are sent messages from their …
A good decade for cybercrime
For Internet users, it has been a decade of exciting online advances that allow people to communicate, share information and conduct business in ways that were never before …
PayPal most phished, Facebook most blocked
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