Payment card security compliance remains problematic
Too many businesses are struggling to comply with payment card security standards, putting consumers’ confidential information at risk. According to the Verizon Payment …
“ACH Payment Canceled” spam leads to malware
After a short pause, the failed/cancelled ACH transaction spam is hitting inboxes again. Since yesterday, Websense has intercepted over 200,000 of the following emails: The …
Microsoft takes down Kelihos botnet
After having disrupted the operation of the Waledac and Rustock botnets, Microsoft has set its sights on a smaller one that is thought to be an attempt to rebuild the Waledac …
10 actions to reduce IT infrastructure and operations costs
As many IT organizations are under intense pressure to continue to implement cost-cutting initiatives, Gartner has identified 10 actions that can reduce IT infrastructure and …
Multi-year study of real-world software security initiatives
The third major release of the “Building Security In Maturity Model” (BSIMM) study continues to add real-world data defining benchmarks for successfully developing …
IP Address Management platform Proteus 3.7 released
BlueCat Networks announced the latest release of Proteus, a scalable IP Address Management (IPAM) platform. Proteus 3.7 delivers enhanced usability, scalability, seamless …
Facebook allegedly promises to fix logout cookies issue
The Facebook tracking cookies issue revealed yesterday has, expectedly, created quite a stir in the security community. The company went into damage control mode and repeated …
Avoid mobile device geolocation risks
Twenty-eight percent of U.S. adults use location-based applications like Facebook and Google Maps, and that number will grow, according to ISACA. Regulating geolocation data …
Alureon extracts backup C&C locations embedded in images
An Alureon Trojan variant designed to extract the location of backup C&C centers from images disseminated across the Web has been discovered by a Microsoft researcher. …
McAfee All Access secures all Internet connected devices
A week after the Kaspersky One announcement, McAfee announced the availability of cross-device security solution that protects Internet-connected devices. McAfee All Access is …
Browser companies react to BEAST attack
As Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong have demonstrated on Friday, the SSL/TLS encryption used by the great majority of websites has been cracked. Their BEAST (Browser Exploit …
US DHS asks public to share ideas on botnet mitigation
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce have issued a public call for comments from “all Internet stakeholders” in order to …
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