The IEEE Standards Association announced the Industry Connections Security Group
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) announced the Industry Connections Security Group (ICSG), a global effort to pool experience and resources in combating the systematic …
AWS Import/Export adds Export for Amazon S3
The AWS Import/Export beta now supports export from Amazon S3. AWS Import/Export accelerates moving large amounts of data into and out of AWS using portable storage devices …
New book: “Best iPhone Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders”
With over 50,000 iPhone apps to choose from, there’s a mind-boggling number of ways to make your favorite device do just about anything you can imagine – and …
Cybercriminals exploit trending topic of Ashley Greene nude pictures
Users should be wary of links to websites that are currently circulating on the web claiming to offer naked pictures of popular US film star Ashley Greene. Cybercriminals are …
Fluke Networks acquires AirMagnet
Fluke Networks signed a definitive agreement to acquire AirMagnet. Terms of the agreement will not be disclosed. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions and …
Qualys and Modulo partner
Qualys and Modulo have formalized a partnership agreement. As part of the agreement, the companies have integrated the QualysGuard Vulnerability Management and Policy …
Virus disguised as response to craigslist “car for sale” ad
Security experts at Red Condor are warning email users about a new virus currently undetected by most virus scanners. The virus is embedded in an email that appears to be a …
Signature based scanners missed 88% of Gumblar attacks
In its quarterly Global Threat Report issued today, ScanSafe reported that at its highest peak in the second quarter of 2009, 88% of malware blocks were zero day threats, …
Last week’s top 10 countries sending spam
For the data collected between Aug. 3 and Aug. 9, ICSA Labs found that Brazil is the highest spam-producing country, with the Republic of Korea and Vietnam trailing right …
Free P2P security guide
A new guide from Network Box advises companies to prevent employees from accessing P2P networks or technology on computers used for work, and gives free advice on how to …
Developer contest for Windows 7 biometric applications
UPEK and Microsoft launched the Worldwide Biometric Challenge, a developer contest for biometric applications on Windows 7, the first Windows operating system with native …
Apple update fixes BIND vulnerability
Apple released Security Update 2009-004 which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple downloads. A logic issue in the handling of …