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Back on April 12, 2011, a report from independent security testing organization NSS Labs, warned of a vulnerability affecting industry-leading firewalls, including a sneak attack that could go unnoticed by most organizations. The dangerous vulnerability came in the form of a TCP Split Handshake Attack, an attack essentially being the TCP Equivalent of IP Spoofing.

Symantec Announces Updates Including Endpoint Protection 12, Protection Center 2.0, and Enterprise Vault 10

Fake Facebook Page Admin Notifications Trick Users Into Revealing Email and Postal Addresses Threat researchers from BitDefender are warning of a new scam spreading via Facebook that attempts to capture personal information including email and postal addresses.

While reading recent articles on the Sony breaches, I noticed many comments in the forums saying things like, “if you connect to the Internet, you should consider yourself breached.” Although I understand the sentiment, I can’t help but wonder, is it really that bad?

IT Security and data protection firm Sophos, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astaro, a privately held provider of network security solutions with $56 million in billings and 30% year over year growth in 2010.Astaro is the fourth largest dedicated unified threat management (UTM) provider with over 56,000 installations in over 60 countries. The company currently has more than 220 employees in nine countries spanning three continents, including a significant presence in the EMEA region.

Perhaps you've seen the videos late at night: through a rain swept windshield, a grainy camera image shows a state patrol officer on a lonely road approaching a stopped vehicle, its license plate obscured. The sound is muted, but shouting ensues, and then the driver first attacks the law officer then is on the ground. In a court of law, these videos provide a much needed third-party view of the incident, assuming the chain of custody is well documented. Now...

The recent theft of millions of names and email addresses from Epsilon, a major email marketing services provider, along with the theft of 77 million names, email addresses and other personally identifiable information from Sony, has highlighted two needs: better user education, and new and improved technological

Cloud based security services provider Zscaler, today announced that Lane Bess has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bess was formerly CEO of nearby Palo Alto Networks, the company best known for its next generation firewalls.

Entrust today announced a Software Development Kit (SDK) designed to help banks transparently embed Entrust's strong authentication technology into new or existing mobile-banking applications.The Entrust IdentityGuard Mobile Software Development Kit is available for popular mobile platforms, including Apple, Google Android, RIM BlackBerry and Java.

Migrating Email to a Cloud Provider? Understand How Email Architecture Works and How You can Use an Email Backbone to Your Advantage

At the Symantec Vision Conference in Las Vegas today, Symantec announced a new security application designed to help organizations extend the visibility of their IT infrastructure to include cloud-based applications such as Salesforce. The solution, Symantec Security Assessment for Salesforce, will be available on the Salesforce AppExchange and integrate with the Symantec Control Compliance Suite, providing customers a view of the security and compliance of information and applications whether they reside on premise or in the cloud.

The biggest trend in the healthcare industry in recent years has been the epic government-mandated move to electronic medical records (EMRs). This effort promises to bring long-term cost savings, improved efficiencies and productivity, and, ultimately, enhanced patient care. It’s truly a life-saving endeavor.

BlackBerry Balance Helps Unify Work and Personal Use of BlackBerry Devices without Compromising Company Security or Personal Privacy

Following a cyber attack that resulted in the personal information of more than 75 Million PlayStation Network and Qriocity customers falling into the hands of hackers, Sony has shared some additional details on what it has done in response to bolster security and attempt to ease the minds of customers.

Today we have another major news event for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Following the successful operation by U.S. forces to kill Osama bin Laden, Internet users are searching in the masses for any details about the incident they can find. Cybercriminals know this and have already been at work to "poison" common search results hoping to gain access to people's computers and infect them with malware.

Users Cite Online Privacy and Security Fears as Top Reasons for Not Clicking Online AdvertisementsOnline security and privacy fears seem to be having a fairly significant effect on online marketing performance, according to data from a recent study.

It looks like Jeff Moss (aka The DarkTangent), the founder of Black Hat, will be back heading up the conference series he created several years ago. According to an announcement today, Moss has taken on the position of Black Hat Conference Chair.

Risks Higher Education Institutions Face

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An off-field error by a Yankees season ticket representative lead to a spreadsheet containing the personal information on more than 20,000 New York Yankees season ticket holders being sent out to several thousand Yankees season ticket licensees.