DOJ Deploys AppSecInc’s vulnerability assessment technology
Application Security announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is utilizing the company’s vulnerability assessment scanner, AppDetective to reduce and …
Sensitive information can still be found on second hand disks
BT, the University of Glamorgan in Wales and Edith Cowan University in Australia today issued a report based on research to determine whether second hand computer disks that …
Worms exploit critical Microsoft security vulnerability
Sophos is warning computer users of malware that is exploiting a critical security vulnerability in Microsoft software, and urging companies to roll-out security patches as a …
Mac Password Generator 1.0 released
Password Generator is a Mac OS X application that allows users to generate strong passwords for all their accounts. Of significant note, this release allows users to customize …
First portable anti-spyware product for U3 smart drive platform
ParetoLogic announced XOFTspy Portable Anti-spyware product, the first portable anti-spyware product operating directly from U3 smart drives. Built on its popular anti-spyware …
New worm claims to show you pictures of Paris
If you get an email from one of your friends, with a subject line-“My Photo on Paris’, do not click and download the zipped attachment. The poor fellow has …
Info on HITBSecConf2006 Capture The Flag contest
Hack In The Box (M) Sdn. Bhd. has announced that it will once again host the region’s best known Capture The Flag hacking competition during the upcoming HITBSecConf2006 …
Up to one in 600 social-networking pages host malware
ScanSafe has released its latest Global Threat Report on Web filtering, spyware and viruses According to an analysis of more than five billion Web requests in July, ScanSafe …
Warning of a serious BlackBerry security threat
Secure Computing Corporation warn that organizations that have installed their BlackBerry server behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacking attack …
DesktopSecure for Linux for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS available
Following the launch of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS earlier this month, Canonical made Panda Software DesktopSecure for Linux available to all users of Ubuntu 6.06. Combining the security …
Microsoft patches 9 critical vulnerabilities
Microsoft alerted us this time about 12 vulnerabilities of which nine were rated critical and three important. There are vulnerabilities in the Server service, the DNS …
The Cult of the Dead Cow starts community based web application for malware analysis
The Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc), a prominent technology activist group, announced a new application designed to collect, analyze, and ultimately help defeat malicious software. …