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McAfee Threat Report - Malware Dominates The Threat LandscapeMcAfee has released its 'McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2010' threat analysis report, showing that malware is at an all-time high but that spam has shown slow growth figures when compared to the first quarter of 2010.According to the report, volumes of spam circulating on the internet increased by merely 2.5 percent as compared to Q1'10, after reaching its highest of 175 billion spam emails a day in the third quarter of...

Toshiba has rolled out a new technology for its self-encrypting hard disks that provides additional security features to prevent data leakage. The Japan based company said that Wipe technology for its SED models was capable of automatically deleting sensitive user information stored on the HDDs when the system is turned-off or the hard drive is removed from the system.

Theory on Using Guilt Instead of Cryptography to Prevent "Friendly Fraud"

Cybercrime Trends for 2010 - 2010 Mid-Year Report from SonicWALLSonicWALL has released its mid-year 'top cybercrime trends for 2010' report which details the current and future security threats faced by organizations the world over.The report, compiled from the data collected by the company's Global Response Intelligence Defense (GRID) network servers, suggests that trends in social networking, cloud computing and remote use of smartphones pose a major threat to organizations.

Foxit Reader Updated to Address Security Issues Caused by iPhone & iPad Jailbreak ProgramFoxit has released Foxit Reader 4.1.1.0805 to address a vulnerability associated with the improper rendering of PDF documents.The Foxit Reader update fixes the crash issue caused by the new iPhone/iPad jailbreak program, which can be exploited to inject arbitrary code into a system and execute it there. Exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Microsoft has released the advanced notification for its upcoming Patch Tuesday security update release, in which the company will be issuing 14 security bulletins that cover 34 vulnerabilities found in Windows, Office and Silverlight software.The upcoming Patch Tuesday release is one of the biggest patch releases made by Microsoft for a long time. However, the company denied it to be its largest ever.

IntraLinks IPO - Cloud Security Provider Goes Public on New York Stock Exchange, Raises $143 MillionIntraLinks Holdings (NYSE:IL), a provider of cloud-based solutions that help enterprises securely manage content, exchange business information and collaborate within and among organizations, went public today (its third attempt) and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Data security vendor Imperva and data masking solutions provider ActiveBase, are partnering to offer a comprehensive protection solution for sensitive data.The partnership, announced this week, will allow joint customers to protect sensitive data from those who don't need to see it. The solution, for example, will allow personal data to be shielded from IT personnel such as outsourced support teams and protect personal information in training and development environments.

iPhone and Android in the Enterprise - a Shift in Enterprise Mobile TechnologyApple's iPhone and Google Android based devices are fast emerging as the preferred smartphones for enterprise users, indicating a significant shift in the IT and mobile enterprise market.

Cisco Security Advisory - Firewall Services ModuleCisco has released a security advisory that deals with certain vulnerabilities found in its Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM), that could allow hackers to create a Denial of Service condition.

Securing the Extended EnterpriseAs corporations expand their reliance on the Internet and technology to conduct business, most work diligently to reduce their exposure to attack. Their efforts are focused primarily on protecting their enterprise assets, but could they be missing a very important aspect of their attack surface…. the extended enterprise?

Signature Based Anti-Virus Test Results - Vendors Struggle to Keep up with ThreatsThe most popular signature-based antivirus (AV) solutions detect on average less than 19% of malware threats, according to a new report released today by IT security vendor Cyveillance. However, that detection rate increases to 61.7% after 30 days, although even this rate could hardly be seen as comforting.

Security solutions provider Rapid7 has launched the latest version of its vulnerability management solution, NeXpose, which will help local governments and private enterprises adhere to Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Certification requirements.

Top Malware Detections for July 2010Sunbelt Software, recently acquired by GFI Software, today released its report on the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of July 2010.

Jailbroken iPhones - a Risk in the EnterpriseLast week’s ruling by the Library of Congress's Copyright Office giving a legal green light to iPhone and iPad users who want to download non-Apple-approved apps may make corporate security managers nervous if these Apple products are part of their mobile device portfolio – but a smartphone security company has come up with a counter-measure that will at least bring the risk level down to what it was before the ruling.