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Microsoft security solutions say Chrome is malware

Among the questions and comments on the Google Chrome support forums this morning are several complaints about Microsoft Security Essentials detecting Chrome as a Zbot variant …

XenServer 6 released

Citrix Systems released XenServer 6. As a key component of the Citrix cloud computing and virtualisation strategy, XenServer 6 brings new optimizations and improved …

Nearly 5 million military health care files stolen

Sensitive data about nearly 5 million patients has been compromised following the theft of backup tapes from an electronic healthcare app used in the military health system, …

Critical vulnerabilities triple in 2011

Adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets in the enterprise, including the “Bring Your Own Device” approach, which allows personal devices to …

Smartphone users choose convenience over security

In a revealing survey of smartphone and tablet users, the majority polled admit to not password protecting their mobile devices despite keeping them logged in to sensitive …

Content protection for Android devices

Elliptic Technologies expanded its DTCP-IP content protection offering to include support for Android used in a myriad of consumer devices, including DLNA enabled smartphones …

Mail-borne polymorphic malware soars

Approximately 72% of all email-borne malware in September could be characterized as aggressive strains of generic polymorphic malware, says Symantec in its September 2011 …

25% of tested Google Chrome extensions allow data theft

27 of a 100 tested Google Chrome extensions have been found vulnerable to data (passwords, history, etc.) extraction attacks though specially crafted malicious websites or by …

Clever phisher almost tricks PhishTank

PhishTank is an anti-phishing site run by the OpenDNS team and offers the possibility of submitting suspected phishing sites for community-based review. In short, other users …

First enterprise mobile DLP solution

Zenprise announced its Mobile Enterprise Security Framework including the mobile DLP solution for managing and securing the growing number of personally owned devices entering …

Amazon introduces Silk, a cloud-accelerated web browser

Amazon Silk introduces a “split browser” architecture that accelerates the power of the mobile device hardware by using the computing speed and power of the Amazon …

RSA Conference Europe full keynote line-up

RSA Conference announced its complete line-up of keynote speakers for the 12th annual RSA Conference Europe, taking place from 11th-13th October 2011 in London. The Conference …

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