Brazilian blackout not caused by hackers
Two days ago, CBS covered the possibilities of cyber war, power grid failures and cyber bank robberies. A couple of massive power outages that took place in Brazil were …
Snow Leopard 10.6.2 updates security
The 10.6.2 update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of …
Free Web application security assessment
The Cenzic HealthCheck program is offering the first 500 SMBs a free application vulnerability assessment performed by Cenzic Web security experts using the companies …
Report: Windows 7 security
With the recent release of Windows 7, many individuals and businesses are questioning whether or not the new platform demonstrates any significant security improvements over …
Cyber war is coming, the impact could be huge
CBS News reports that cyber war is a reality that, according to cyber experts, the US will have to be prepared for – and soon. Admiral Mike McConnell, Former Chief of …
General purpose fuzzing tool
Codenomicon released a general purpose fuzzing tool today for testing all communication interfaces. The new Traffic Capture Fuzzer loads threat vectors from sources like …
Week in review: Ubuntu security, first iPhone worm, social engineering in practice
Here is an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Ask the social engineer: Practice One reader wrote in asking: “How can …
First iPhone worm discovered
Sophos reports that some Apple iPhone owners in Australia have seen their smartphones get infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop musician …
Web application security testing tool Websecurify 0.4 RC1 released
Websecurify is a Web application security testing tool which automatically identifies vulnerabilities by using advanced scanning and fuzzing technologies. The key improvements …
Exploitation of online banking credentials on the rise
Within the last several months, the FBI has seen a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium …
Battle of the anti-virus: What is the best software?
AV-Comparatives.org recently released the results of a malware removal tests with which they evaluated 16 anti-virus software solutions: Avast Professional Edition 4.8 AVG …
Single sign-in gains ground
There seems to be a persisting problem: how to remember the passwords to all the websites you use and that require you to login? For myself, I chose to use a password manager …
Featured news
Sponsored
Don't miss
- Threat intelligence: A blessing and a curse?
- Why CISOs face greater personal liability
- Practical strategies to mitigate risk and secure SAP environments
- SMS Stealer malware targeting Android users: Over 105,000 samples identified
- Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage