Zero day initiative program updated
HP announced an enhancement to the HP TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) that calls for the publishing of vulnerability advisories no later than six months after flaws are …
Large Zeus botnet used for financial fraud
Trusteer announced that it has uncovered a large Zeus version 2 botnet being used to conduct financial fraud in the UK which is operated and controlled from Eastern Europe. …
CIOs prioritizing personal mobile device security
With more than half of financial services enterprises already supporting personally-owned mobile devices, a significant challenge has been introduced to most firms’ …
Faster detection coming to Snort
Sourcefire will become the first security vendor to integrate Intel’s QuickAssist Pattern Matching Technology. Snort 2.9, now in beta, leverages the Intel QuickAssist …
Rapid7 launches NeXpose 4.9
Rapid7 announced NeXpose 4.9. Now, government agencies facing Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Certification requirements, and enterprises that adopt this …
Mobile devices: Greatest threat to confidential Information?
The use of wireless networks, typically less secure than wired networks, leaves information at greater risk for interception, according to ISACA. From smartphones to USB …
The hidden message in Toy Story 3 is a Facebook scam
The latest scam to hit Facebook users takes advantage of the recently released Toy Story 3: Sophos reports that from the moment you click on the link, the scam follows a well …
63% consider international cyber-espionage acceptable
Sophos published the mid-year 2010 Security Threat Report, revealing the findings of a survey into attitudes towards cyberwarfare and detailing other trends and developments …
Biometric authentication for iPhone apps
PerSay announced its VocalPassword functionality for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch applications. The new capability is poised to replace cumbersome login and strong …
Summer holiday security checklist
SecureWorks outlines its top ten tips for IT and security managers to minimize risk during the holiday season. 1. Hackers don’t go on holiday – Many frontline …
Facebook’s 500 millionth member highlights risks
Lancope is warning IT administrators at Global 1000 companies to be aware of the hidden risks to corporate networks because of social networking sites such as Facebook, …
Disk encryption for Mac OS X
Sophos announced SafeGuard Disk Encryption for Mac, which protects against data breaches of confidential and private information on MacBooks and Macs. Today, businesses are …
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