Fahmida Y. Rashid

The latest Java vulnerability has been integrated into both Black Hole and Gong Da exploit kits, making it easier for cyber-criminals to launch attacks...

Kaspersky Lab's CEO is on a mission to save the world from cyber-war. And along the way, if he can stop those cyber-criminals, that's...

State-sanctioned attackers broke into French government computers and illegally obtained top-secret information, according to an exclusive report in the French paper L'Express. The United...

A booby-trapped email message led to the massive data breach of South Carolina's tax system over the summer, according to the latest timeline of...

A security researcher has developed a proof-of-concept malware capable of remotely accessing smart card readers on Windows machines.

Defending Against Complex Cyber Attacks Requires a Radical Approach to SecurityBROOKLYN, NY—While security researchers have unraveled many of the mysteries surrounding Stuxnet, Flame, Duqu,...

Check Point Software Technologies introduced two managed security services as part of the new ThreatCloud Security Services offering to help organizations protect their networks...

Researchers at ID Analytics estimate there are more than 10,000 criminal rings dealing in identity fraud in the United States. Most of these rings...

The nation's space agency is facing a data breach after an employee laptop was stolen from a locked car. The incident may finally force...

Palo Alto Networks is focusing on the virtualized data center to help IT administrators fight off threats targeting virtual environments.

Study Finds That While Application Security Testing Is Expanding to New Industries, The Software Supply Chain Is Still Vulnerable

Employees are becoming more aware of the risks of using personal devices to access corporate resources and are somewhat willing to grant IT some...

Network security firm Sourcefire has expanded and enhanced its line of FirePOWER appliances with advanced malware protection capabilities.

Thousands of WordPress websites have been hijacked recently to redirect to a "work at home" scam, according to researchers at Zscaler ThreatLabz.

Big data installations often have almost no security built-in to protect the data being collected and stored, and there are very few "relevant and...

The latest version of Splunk's big data search and analytics platform offers security professionals quicker insights and intelligence gleaned from large volume of data.

The lawsuit against South Carolina followingthe recent Department of Revenue data breach has been expanded to include data security company Trustwave.

After several major organizations were found to be using shorter-than-recommended encryption keys to authenticate their messages, an industry group recommended organizations replace keys immediately.

Another survey has uncovered a gap between IT concerns about cloud security and actual business policies in place. Not only is there a disconnect,...

After an attacker recently leaked the source code for VMware's ESX Server online, VMware downplayed the significance of the breach, saying the stolen code...