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Belgacom taps CyberArk for privileged ID management in the cloud
Belgacom taps CyberArk for privileged ID management in the cloud
CyberArk has landed a prestigious project for protecting critical applications, identities and information in Belgacom's data centres in Belgium.
Feb. 1, 2011
NewNet Communication purchases encryption specialist Traxcom
NewNet Communication purchases encryption specialist Traxcom
Privately held network communications supplier NewNet Communication has acquired another business from within its own parent company – secure transactions provider Traxcom Technologies. The move is expected to strengthen the security of NewNet’s mobile commerce offerings.
Feb. 1, 2011
Poor firewall implementations pave wave for DDoS attacks
Poor firewall implementations pave wave for DDoS attacks
Research published today claims to show that the increasing problem of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks has been made worse by a tendency to misconfigure firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
Feb. 1, 2011
Kaspersky Lab hit by anti-virus software source code leak
Kaspersky Lab hit by anti-virus software source code leak
Source code that apparently relates to v8 of Kaspersky anti-virus has appeared on BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites in the last few days. According to news wire reports, the source code was leaked by an employee of the IT security vendor who is now in jail for intellectual property theft.
Feb. 1, 2011
Hackers could take a security bite out of Android Gingerbread
Hackers could take a security bite out of Android Gingerbread
Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a flaw in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system that allows hackers to gain access to information on the phone's microSD storage card.
Feb. 1, 2011
Watch out for Super Bowl scams in your trash-talking tweets
Watch out for Super Bowl scams in your trash-talking tweets
No matter which team you root for in the Super Bowl this Sunday, be careful of scams that might be lurking in your trash-talking tweets or other online communication, warns Mark Maciw, web product manager at Clearswift.
Feb. 1, 2011
Google and Twitter join forces to beat Egyptian internet blackout
Google and Twitter join forces to beat Egyptian internet blackout
Google and Twitter have joined forces to enable Egyptians to tweet using the phone to bypass a government-imposed internet blackout.
Feb. 1, 2011
Finalists decided for Cyber Security Challenge
Finalists decided for Cyber Security Challenge
Simon Walker, a software consultant from Tring, Hertfordshire, has won the penultimate individual event in the 2010 Cyber Security Challenge UK.
Jan. 31, 2011
Kaspersky Lab hit by AV software source code leak
Kaspersky Lab hit by AV software source code leak
Source code that apparently relates to v8 of Kaspersky Anti-virus has appeared on BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites in the last few days. According to newswire reports, the source code was leaked by an employee of the IT security vendor who is now in jail for intellectual property theft.
Jan. 31, 2011
Internet darkness hits Egypt - but there's always dial-up
Internet darkness hits Egypt - but there's always dial-up
It's been a very sad weekend for Egypt on several fronts, but many internet watchers will have been dismayed to see the internet in that country going dark, with most of the country's ISPs effectively turning of their network resources.
Jan. 31, 2011
Symantec is Marmite, says Spamina
Symantec is Marmite, says Spamina
“The love hate relationship between the very large vendors like Symantec and their potential customers, leaves the door open for smaller email security companies”, Jim Tyer, international sales manager of Spamina, a Spanish email security company, told Infosecurity.
Jan. 31, 2011
Assange reveals WikiLeaks back-up plan
Assange reveals WikiLeaks back-up plan
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has revealed a back-up plan to continue releasing secrets if the whistle blowing website is shut down.
Jan. 31, 2011