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Free risk analysis/management app released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Free risk analysis/management app released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Citicus, a corporate risk management and compliance specialist, has released a risk analysis/management app for the iOS range of Apple devices – the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Feb. 18, 2011
Insecure software plays key role in creating cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Insecure software plays key role in creating cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Research just published claims to show that a failure to invest in secure software delivery is placing businesses at risk
Feb. 18, 2011
Oracle fixes 21 flaws in Java SE, Java for Business
Oracle fixes 21 flaws in Java SE, Java for Business
Oracle is fixing 21 flaws in its Java SE and Java for Business products in its February critical patch update issued this week.
Feb. 18, 2011
BBC 6 Music and 1Xtra websites infected by Phoenix exploit kit hack
BBC 6 Music and 1Xtra websites infected by Phoenix exploit kit hack
Visitors to two websites operated by the BBC were injected by malicious code earlier this week, opening up users to attacks by hackers, claims Websense.
Feb. 17, 2011
RSA 2011: Application whitelisting comes to the consumer
RSA 2011: Application whitelisting comes to the consumer
Application whitelisting technology is hardly a novel concept – in fact, the technology has been available to enterprises for some years now. But, as GlobalSCAPE executives told Infosecurity at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, application whitelisting for consumers is just around the corner.
Feb. 17, 2011
West Virginia hospital exposed personal data on 3,655 patients
West Virginia hospital exposed personal data on 3,655 patients
The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office announced that personal information of 3,655 patients at the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) was placed onto a publicly available website.
Feb. 17, 2011
Panda Security launches 'Internet in Safe Hands' campaign
Panda Security launches 'Internet in Safe Hands' campaign
Panda Security has launched a senior citizens' safer internet campaign, with the aim of educating people over 60 on how to make their internet activities more safe.
Feb. 16, 2011
Real-world ATM skimming techniques revealed
Real-world ATM skimming techniques revealed
Security researcher Brian Krebs has had a long-standing interest in the increasing problem of ATM skimmers - fraudsters who install hidden gadgets on cash machines with the intention of ripping off bank card customers. And he has posted an in-depth analysis of one such scam earlier today.
Feb. 16, 2011
RSA 2011: Terrorist groups pose most dangerous cyber threat
RSA 2011: Terrorist groups pose most dangerous cyber threat
While nation-states actively attempt to exploit the networks of the US government, critical infrastructure, and commercial networks, US Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn told the RSA Conference audience that terrorist groups are inevitably more likely to fire the most severe type of destructive cyber warfare salvos.
Feb. 16, 2011
Education programs are hardly a security ‘silver bullet’
Education programs are hardly a security ‘silver bullet’
User education is often touted as a cornerstone of any effective IT security program. But as Jack Daniel, community development manager with internet security firm Astaro contends, not every organization will reap benefits from educating its end-users.
Feb. 16, 2011
RSA: Fake AV Companies Making More Money than Security Vendors
RSA: Fake AV Companies Making More Money than Security Vendors
Having spoken on the ‘Public, meet private: Lessons learned in chasing cyber crooks’ panel at the RSA 2011 conference in San Francisco, Pedro Bustamante, senior research analyst at Panda Security, tells Infosecurity’s Eleanor Dallaway why geography is obstructing cyber legal justice
Feb. 16, 2011
Lumension releases beta version of its Application Scanner v2.0
Lumension releases beta version of its Application Scanner v2.0
Lumension has released a beta version of its free Application Scanner v2.0 that scans executable files and identifies all applications within the endpoint environment, along with its Endpoint Intelligence Center (EIC) that consolidates malware, vulnerability, patch, and application information with relational cloud-based intelligence.
Feb. 16, 2011