35 percent increase in Web threats
In its Global Threat Report, ScanSafe reported a 35 percent increase in Web-based malware in April. The increase was driven by two separate series of attacks — an expanding …
Forumula 1 drivers at risk of blackmail because of a stolen hard drive
Sophos is reminding organisations and home users of the importance of securely disposing of computer equipment, in light of the arrest of a man accused of attempting to …
Winners of “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” awards
The Smart Card Alliance announced the 2008 award winners for “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) in the North American and Latin American smart card …
Winzipices.cn SQL injection attack
Web sites hit by the “winzipices.cn” SQL injection attack have their web page contents modified to point to malware that is automatically downloaded by any visitor …
Top malware list dominated by malware packers
Malware packers have gained even more popularity in the month of April, as three of the positions on BitDefender’s April 2008 Top Ten Malware list are occupied with …
ASUS motherboards now offer extensive protection
ASUS has announced key motherboard innovations to provide users with the ultimate in safety and data security. Available on the P5Q series and other top-notch motherboards, …
Cryptography performance of over 9 million encryptions per second
Protegrity and Teradata announced new cryptography performance of over 6 million decryptions and over 9 million encryptions per second. The Protegrity Defiance Defiance DPS …
eTelemetry finds rogue access points
eTelemetry announced the release of rogue access point detection and advanced alerting capabilities for Locate, its award-winning network appliance that correlates people with …
Seagate self-encrypting laptop hard drives earn NSA qualification
Seagate announced that the National Security Agency (NSA) has qualified the Momentus 5400 FDE.2 hard drive for use in laptops and other computers deployed by U.S. government …
Secure online shopping and banking with virtualized browsing
Check Point announced the general availability of ZoneAlarm ForceField, virtualized browser security solution enabling consumers to bank and shop online, or surf the Internet …
Phone-based two-factor authentication for OpenID
JanRain and Positive Networks have developed a phone-based, two-factor authentication solution specifically designed to support users of myOpenID. myOpenID, the most popular …
IT departments struggle with vulnerability management
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