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Following last week’s accusation by a former government contractor that the FBI has implemented backdoors into the encryption software used by OpenBSD, Theo de Raadt, …

E-mails purportedly coming from iTunes and bearing “iTunes account may be suspended” in the subject line have been hitting inboxes in the last few days. …

Can you believe that clicking on a shortened link can make you an involuntary and unknowing participant in a DDoS attack on a website? Ben Schmidt, a self-styled …

We are giving away two copies of “Practical Lock Picking“. For the first time, Deviant Ollam, one of the security industry’s best-known lockpicking teachers, …

To ensure consumers stay safe online and enjoy this holiday season, Check Point outlines practical tips for creating a strong password. Choose a password that is at least 8 to …

In the video below, Robert Zigweid, senior security consultant at IOActive, talks about threat modeling best practices. The video was recorded at the OWASP AppSec USA 2010 …

SQS Software Quality Systems compiled a list of the worst software failures of 2010 that have damaged reputations, impacted negatively on finances and caused stress to users. …

A ZoneAlarm survey showed that 79% of consumers use risky password construction practices, such as including personal information and words. The survey also revealed that 26% …

With increasingly stringent compliance mandates, a flurry of vendor consolidation, demands for audit reporting, and a spike in complex security breaches, 2010 has been a …

Rapid7 announced NeXpose 4.10, the latest version of its vulnerability management solution, providing enterprise customers with visibility and actionable intelligence for …

A relatively new worm that Symantec named W32.Yimfoca presents a very interesting and never before seen modus operandi. A variant of the worm spreads via Yahoo! Messenger and, …

Thanks to the attacks executed by hacktivist group Anonymous against sites of companies that have (in their eyes) wronged WikiLeaks, the DDoS attack has once again become a …