November top 20 malware and viruses
Although the malicious programs leading November’s 2007 Email Top Twenty have changed, the data once again highlights the absence of any serious epidemics in mail …
Lebanese lottery scammer arrested in Cyprus
Sophos is reminding computer users about the danger of internet scams following the arrest of a Lebanese man alleged to have defrauded victims out of USD 10 million using …
Tool for analyzing and testing security of Flash applications
SWFIntruder is the first tool specifically developed for analyzing and testing security of Flash applications at runtime. It helps to find flaws in Flash applications using …
Study reveals that most americans have false sense of online security
More than half of computer users who think they are protected against online threats like spyware, viruses and hackers actually have inadequate or no online protection, …
Smart card with fully-embedded biometric system
Fidelica Microsystems announced the availability of the company’s FSC-3012 Biometrically Authenticated Smart Card. This biometrically-authenticated credential features a …
Anti-virus vendor acquires Exploit Prevention Labs
Grisoft announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs, a pioneering developer of safe surfing technology that protects Internet users against malicious web sites and …
New contactless smart card reader
RFID specialists ITG announced a partnership with Soliton Systems K.K. Japan. The combined solution includes the OMNIKEY 5321 contactless smart card reader and SmartOn for …
Howard Schmidt on cyber threats to national security
According to a recent MI5 letter to CEOs in the UK, a ‘cyber cold war’ is rapidly developing – with many countries already falling victim to a new type of …
64-bit embedded cryptographic engine RFID device
Atmel’s CryptoRF is the world’s first 13.56 MHz RFID devices with a 64-bit embedded cryptographic engine, mutual authentication capability, and up to 16 …
Data leak prevention solution from Trend Micro
Trend Micro announced Trend Micro LeakProof 3.0, the company’s first data leak prevention solution. The latest version of LeakProof, obtained through the acquisition of …
Amount of malware grew by 100% during 2007
In its 2007 data security summary, F-Secure reports of a steep increase in the amount of new malware detected during 2007. In fact the amount of cumulative malware detections …
Wireless keyboards encryption cracked
Wireless keyboards have been distributed for years all over the globe. After the initial infraded based keyboards, the vendors developed radio frequency based models operating …
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