2008 predictions: Web and Windows Vista threats to rise while adware declines
McAfee released its top ten predictions for security threats in 2008. Researchers at McAfee Avert Labs expect an increase in Web dangers and threats targeting Microsoft …
BSA on Senate passing the Anti-Cyber-Crime Bill
 The Business Software Alliance (BSA) provided the following statement by Robert Holleyman, President and CEO of BSA on the Senate passage on Nov. 15 of the Identity Theft …
2007 retail shopping wireless security survey results
As the 2007 holiday shopping season officially gets underway, AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today unveiled results from its …
Wi-Fi piggybacking widespread
Sophos has revealed new research into the use of other people’s Wi-Fi networks to piggyback onto the internet without payment. The research shows that 54 percent of …
Trojan steals usernames and passwords from online gamers
Online gamers, be on guard – A new Trojan named “Win32.OnLineGames.dr’ can rob your username and password of the game account, warn the experts at MicroWorld …
(IN)SECURE Magazine Issue 14 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a freely available digital security magazine discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 14, our largest feature ever, has been …
New book: “Practical Oracle Security: Your Unauthorized Guide to Relational Database Security”
Published by Syngress Books, a division of Elsevier Publishing, “Practical Oracle Security: Your Unauthorized Guide to Relational Database Security” is a …
Vista compliant digital identification and storage device
Gemalto and Lexar Media today introduced the Smart Enterprise Guardian (SEG), a unique USB device that natively incorporates industry standards for protecting digital …
Be quick and get ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware for free
Check Point announced a special 24-hour promotion whereby consumers can download ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware, a $29.95 value, for free.  For the next 24-hours, Check Point will …
Database security suite for Oracle Database 11g
Application Security announced that its comprehensive database security suite DbProtect will support Oracle Database 11g, now that 11g is generally available on the Microsoft …
Top 10 vulnerabilities in Web applications in Q3 2007
Cenzic released their Application Security Trends Report for Q3, 2007. The report highlights the alarming trend among thousands of corporations and government agencies – …
Problems with the Windows random number generator
Leo Dorrendorf, Zvi Gutterman and Benny Pinkas published a paper titled “Cryptanalysis of the Random Number Generator of the Windows Operating System” that details …
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