Tips for responsible online photo sharing
Shutterfly reveals user data that points to a significant trend in photo sharing behavior: consumers are becoming more private with their images on the Internet. Here are tips …
Video-based captchas for sites and blogs
NuCaptcha is a technology that uses video to determine if people are really human, not machines. Video offers the greatest advancement in Captcha technology since it was first …
Spanish firm raided, allegedly sold software with built-in “logic bombs”
Following an anonymous tip submitted on the portal of the Spanish Guardia Civil’s division for hi-tech crimes, the investigators have raided the offices of an …
FBI fails to decrypt suspect’s hard drives – after 12 months of trying
After 12 months of failed attempts to crack the encryption that protects information held on 5 hard drives that belong to a Brazilian banker suspected of money laundering, the …
Entrust expands strong authentication platform
More organizations than ever before are now able to deploy the Entrust authentication platform, designed to protect access to Windows desktops and servers. The Entrust …
Infected legitimate websites outscore adult 99:1
For every infected adult domain identified, there are 99 others with perfectly legitimate content that are also infected, according to a report by Avast. In the UK for …
Strong two-factor authentication with one time passwords
LinOTP is an open solution for strong two-factor authentication with One Time Passwords. The core modules and basic necessary components are licensed under the AGPLv3, so that …
Virus production from Russia increases again
Virus production from Russia is on the up again, after a temporary decline last month when Russian hosting service, PROXIEZ-NET – notoriously used by criminal gangs …
Cisco’s access point migration mode leaves networks vulnerable
A feature of Cisco’s Aironet 1200 Series Access Point can be abused by hackers to gain access to a company network, claim researchers from Core Security Technologies. …
PCI DSS is complex but consultants may not be necessary
PCI DSS compliance is certainly going to be top of mind for retailers in the coming months. On Thursday July 1st Visa is tightening up its security rules on smaller companies …
Tips for seniors on how to avoid ID theft
Identity theft is America’s fastest growing crime, and more than 70 million people will be victims this year alone. Those receiving government benefits, on fixed …
Splunk for Cisco security solution
Splunk introduced its Splunk for Cisco Security solution, which delivers a rich security experience by providing additional insights from data generated by Cisco security …