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Gatekeeper, a new function coming in Mac OS Mountain Lion, will restrict the installation of downloaded applications based on their source. But is it more control for the user, or more control over the user? Will it really prevent malicious applications from being installed?
Days after reports surfaced that Google was circumventing Apple’s privacy settings in Safari, Microsoft accused Google of cheating protections on their own browser, but is Redmond crying wolf?
McAfee Q4 Threats Report Shows Malware Surpassed 75 Million Samples in 201. Malicious Sites Nearly Double, while Mobile Malware Continues to Grow at a Rapid Rate.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced plans to establish the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and partner with both public and private sector to improve defenses against attackers.
Tufin Technologies has armed the upcoming version of its flagship security suite with new features to improve management.
Akamai Introduces Kona Site Defender to Help Enterprises Defend Against DDoS and Application Security Attacks
Hackers reputedly associated with Anonymous made the threat to launch what they dubbed “Operation Global Blackout”, but to take the Internet down may be more difficult than the hackers think.
Security researchers have found a new app for Android that ports the infamous Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) tool over to mobile devices.
Since December, as political giants vie for seats of authority, the Internet has entered the political process in Russia, with a mix of protest and activism. All of this comes with the bonus, if you could call it that, of hacktivism, in the form of account compromise and DDoS attacks.
On Friday, Mozilla sent CAs a list of items that they are to take action on immediately. They have until March 2 to respond to Mozilla with the status of the request.
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In this column we’ll take a look at the basics of public key cryptography and how it works, along with a brief history of RSA - creators of this breakthrough security solution.
In this second column in a two part series, Rod tackles the impact of the DNSChanger malware and simple solutions to counter similar DNS attacks on enterprises and major government agencies.
With utility companies powering so much of the critical infrastructure – from transportation, water and telecommunications to financial services – a disruption to the supply and distribution of electricity would affect virtually everything.
If you’re running on a limited budget or resource pool, you may have moved Web Application Firewalls into the “want to have” bucket out of the “need to have.” I suggest you take another look, and here are three reasons why.
In the old days we didn't worry much about intrusion testing applications to help ensure that they could not be attacked from the outside world. In that context, our world was easier.
In addition to being a renowned theoretical physicist, Einstein was also a wizard at writing security procedures and processes. Here is a short selection of quotes from Albert Einstein, and why they are worthwhile when thinking about security.
IT managers aren’t the only ones aware of this BYOD trend – attackers are too. Whether their aim is to promote a cause (hacktivism) or turn a profit, our mobile devices constitute perhaps the easiest way to do so.
The Cybersecurity act is a good start, but the current language is too general and relies on the old security paradigm of stopping an attack at the front door of the target, rather than on the Internet backbone, which does not work.
Cooperation in the underground economy could enable a fraudster in Russia who masters the art of phishing to team up with another fraudster who already has the infrastructure of cashing out compromised online banking accounts of US banks.
Targeted malware designed to break into organizations is news no matter how you look at it. However, there are interesting things going on at the grey end of the malware spectrum which also have the potential to make a similarly large impact to network security.
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- Trojan Attacks Possible in Quantum Cryptography
- Survey: Few Know What "Big Data" Is, Yet Many Are Concerned About It
- Understanding Public Key Cryptography and the History of RSA
- Metasploit Updated to Address Risks Within IPv6
- AlienVault Launches Community Powered, Open Threat Intelligence Exchange
- Juniper Networks Acquires Security Startup Mykonos Software for $80 Million in Cash
- Apple’s Gatekeeper Security Function Still Open for Debate
- Google Defends Itself After Microsoft Plays 'Me Too!' on Privacy Controls
- DNSChanger is a Wake-up Call for Enterprise and Government DNS Resolver Management
- McAfee: New Malware Slowed in Q4 2011, Total Collection Tops 75 Million
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