Fahmida Y. Rashid

New Smart Grid Solutions from Cisco Will Help Modernize and Secure National Critical Infrastructure Cisco has expanded its "smart grid" portfolio with specialized networking...

A new version of the Java exploit kit g01pack has added a second stage to the exploit process in order to bypass detection by...

While some best practices such as software security training are effective in getting developers to write secure code, following best practices does not necessarily...

U.S. intelligence agencies believe Chinese hackers recently accessed a database containing sensitive infrastructure data.

The United States' Department of Labor's Website has been breached and is serving up malware in drive-by-download attacks, security researchers warned.

Even though most cyber-incidents tend to be external attacks, organizations should not underestimate the likelihood of a malicious insider stealing sensitive information or sabotaging...

Lack of Open Source Component Management and Control is Putting Production Applications At RiskA significant portion of software is assembled using open source components...

Spam messages claiming to link to an invoice, shopping receipt, airline ticket, or some other type of confirmation document was the predominant mode of...

Oracle has decided to delay the release of Java 8 in order to address fundamental security concerns for the beleaguered technology.

Despite security issues such as lost or stolen devices or malicious attacks on the mobile device, businesses believe the benefits of mobility are worth...

Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in a popular Website configuration tool to gain remote access to Web servers, Cisco researchers said in an advisory.

Malware and attackers are increasingly targeting privileged accounts as part of multi-stage operations where they breach networks, gather information, and exfiltrate sensitive data, according...

A DDoS Attack of Just 2Gbps Can Knock Most Websites OfflineOrganizations hoping distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are no longer incidents du jour...

Malware has always been a global effort, and that hasn't changed in recent years, as FireEye identified C&C servers in over 180 countries pushing...

China and DDoS attacks were the two biggest security threats that organizations had to fend off during the last quarter of 2012, Akamai Technologies...

Large-scale financial cybercrime and state-affiliated espionage dominated the security landscape in 2012, Verizon said in its latest data breach report.

The Obama Administration remains committed to the need for cyber-security legislation that establishes a mechanism for sharing cyber-threat-related data, but the current House bill...

Does security awareness training actually help? When it comes to phishing and spear-phishing attacks, many executives appear to think it does make a difference.

U.S. based banks recently affected by the wave of denial-of-service campaigns against financial institutions disclosed some attack details to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A majority of game hacks and software freely available online contain malware, according to new research.