Privacy worries make the E.U. limit use of citizens’ personal data
The European Union has announced its plan to enforce stricter rules regarding its use of personal data of private citizens. “Citizens should have the right to know what …
1.2 million infected by Eleonore exploits toolkit
AVG’s Web security research team has discovered a network of 1.2 million malware-infected computers controlled by cybercriminals who were using the Eleonore exploit …
Security risk tool for healthcare
Whenever there is a security breach of any size involving protected health information (PHI), the healthcare industry is now required under the HITECH Act to complete an …
Time to end the proliferation of passwords in the cloud
Cloud computing promises to free applications from vendor lock-in and the confines of company walls. Business is on the move with laptops, smart phones, and tablets. Access to …
Finally! A sandbox for Adobe Reader
A little more than a year ago, Adobe announced their Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative, which would focus on code hardening, incident response process improvements, …
Stuxnet malware and default SCADA passwords put critical infrastructure at risk
Sophos has issued new guidance and research on a Windows zero-day vulnerability that is already being used to target critical infrastructure systems, and for which exploit …
“OMG mother went to jail” Facebook scam spreads virally
Sophos is warning Facebook users about a new scam that is spreading quickly across the social network pretending to be a link to a photograph of a baby boy taken by his …
Google updates its anti-spam engine to block recent JavaScript attacks
Google has updated its Postini anti-spam engine following the recent surge in emails containing obfuscated JavaScript attacks. These emails are a hybrid between virus and spam …
Active Directory-based authentication for Linux and Mac OS X
Centrify Express is a set of free software applications and tools, content resources and community forums designed to help organizations improve security and compliance of …
Free secure browser protects against security attacks
The Dell KACE Secure Browser uses application virtualization technology to provide an isolated instance of Firefox to secure what has become a common entry point for malware. …
BSides Las Vegas 2010 speaker line-up announced
Security BSides, the first and only community-driven event built for and by information security community members, today announced the 2010 speaker line-up for BSides Las …
Firefox 3.6.7 fixes several security issues
Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.7 that fixes several security issues as well as stability issues. Cross-origin data leakage from script filename in error messages Security …