Tektronix Communications acquires Arbor Networks
Tektronix Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbor Networks. The acquisition is expected to close in September and the terms of the acquisition are …
New web application firewalls from Fortinet
Fortinet announced two new appliances for its FortiWeb family of web application firewalls – the FortiWeb-1000C, designed for mid-to-large enterprises, and …
Free protection against Blackhat SEO threats
Zscaler released Search Engine Security (SES), a free solution specifically designed to combat Blackhat SEO attacks. Such attacks leverage Search Engine Optimization (SEO) …
Colleges breach students’ sensitive information
College students nationwide can be especially vulnerable to identity theft because they often give out personally identifiable information. Some universities have even been …
VirtualBox: Full virtualizer for x86 hardware
VirtualBox is an open source general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use. Some of the features of VirtualBox are: …
Alleged RBS WorldPay hack ringleader extradited to the U.S.
26-year old Estonian Sergei Tsurikov – one of the 3 alleged alleged masterminds behind the massive RBS WorldPay hack executed in November 2008 – has been …
Former SF network admin Terry Childs sentenced to prison
After a drawn out trial that saw City of San Francisco administrator Terry Childs being convicted of violating California state hacking laws by deliberately locking the …
How to render SSL useless
In this video from OWASP AppSec Research 2010, Ivan Ristic from Qualys talks about breaking SSL.
Week in review: Signs of computer infection, iPhone jailbreaking and Facebook mobile privacy
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and videos: Web 2.0 security in the workplace The use of social networking applications has …
Private browsing modes not as private as one might wish
The four most used web browsers – Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari – all have private browsing modes. Yes, they are designed to delete the most …
Rogue AV misuses VirusTotal’s name
Using well-known names and brands in order to elicit trust in potential victims is a tried-and-true technique used by online criminals, and this latest malware-pushing scheme …
Facebook virus hoax spreading rapidly
Sophos is advising Facebook users to think before passing on a virus warning that is rapidly spreading across the social network. A large number of users are currently …