Brian Prince

Security firms Symantec and PhoneFactor separately unveiled solutions today to help organizations deal with the challenges posed by the influx of mobile devices in...

Facebook Attack Attempts to Infect PCs with the Dorkbot Worm Through the Social Network’s Chat System. A new Facebook worm has its eyes on Windows...

The appearance of a new exploit has helped turn the spotlight this week on a common target of attackers – Java software.

FBI Warns of New Spear Phishing Campaign Using Zeus Variant "Gameover" Malware While Also Launching DDoS AttackThe FBI is warning the public about a...

Survey Finds Enterprises Lose an Average of $124,965 Annually from Fragmented Encryption Solutions Encryption use is growing, but many companies don’t seem to have...

Carrier IQ, a provider of software that helps mobile carriers monitor handset performance, has backed off its threat to sue a security researcher for...

WatchGuard Technologies unveiled two product announcements today, with one being a head nod to organizations looking to secure mobile devices running Apple iOS.The first...

Twitter has acquired mobile security vendor Whisper Systems for an undisclosed sum.Whisper Systems has a number of security products in beta for Android devices,...

When Do Malware and Cyber Attacks Become a Weapon or Act of War That Warrant a Real-World Response?

Experts Say Industrial Control System Security is a Decade Behind Enterprise IT SecurityIt seems strange that a burned out water pump would be at...

As twilight approaches for 2011, security vendors have set their gaze on the rise of Android malware during the year and what is ahead....

Austrian programmer and security analyst Peter Kleisnner is slated to unveil the first known bootkit for Windows 8 at the upcoming MalCon security conference...

The Internet Software Consortium (ISC) has issued a fix for a bug in the BIND server software that has triggered crashes at organizations across...

In an effort to help users dodge mobile malware targeting the iPhones, BlackBerrys and Android devices, McAfee this week shared some tips and strategies...

A new survey shows firewall management is problematic enough for many organizations to cause many network security pros to cut corners and cheat on...

Researchers from F-Secure have observed a piece of malware carrying an unusual piece of luggage – a valid code-signing certificate belonging to the government...

Prison authorities are concerned about new security research demonstrating how attackers can hack into the industrial control systems used in the nation’s penitentiaries.

DARPA Seeks Stronger Authentication Beyond Passwords by Making Computers Adapt to HumansThe U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking for help designing...

New research from Palo Alto Networks underscores just how much malware may be slipping by enterprise defenses.

Microsoft and Adobe Systems each released patches today to address critical security vulnerabilities in their products. For Patch Tuesday, Microsoft issued four security bulletins...