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The Shylock banking Trojan has been updated with new capabilities that allow the malware to spread and infect users over Skype.

Researchers from Cylance, a stealth security firm based in Irvine, California, said they were able to hack into a medical management system and take control of other pieces of connected equipment.

The phrase 'Hunt for Red October' no longer refers only to the work of author Tom Clancy, or the film based on his novel.

Big data will transform IT security as the industry shifts towards intelligence-driven security models, according to RSA, the security division of storage giant EMC.

Months after the massive data breach at the South Carolina Department of Revenue where over three million names and Social Security numbers were exposed, residents remain confused about what steps the government is taking to secure their personal data.

With the myriad of smartphone, tablets, applications and network security devices -- along with the growing use of virtualization and cloud services -- all presenting an increasing volume of management and security concerns, network and security complexity remains a major challenge.

Boston, Mass-based CORE Security, a provider of security intelligence solutions, this week launched the latest release of its vulnerability assessment and penetration testing suite, CORE Impact Pro 2013.

Steps Must be Taken To Protect From Expression Language Injection Vulnerabilities On Applications Built on The Spring Framework

Mexico City - Hackers claimed a cyber attack on the Mexican defense ministry website on Wednesday, posting a manifesto from the Zapatista rebel group for two hours. The name of the group "Anonymous Mexico" was visible on the website in front of a black background, with phrases from the manifesto of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN).

Healthcare data for 38,000 Canadians in British Columbia were inappropriately shared with a university researcher, a government official said Monday.

Silent Circle, a startup company providing private encrypted communications solutions, this week released a version of its “Silent Phone” app for Android.

Company: indeni  |  Who: Yoni Leitersdorf, Founder and CEO

Last week, Ruby on Rails (RoR), a popular web application framework, was reported as vulnerable to critical vulnerabilities.

In a blog post examining cases from 2012, Verizon Business’ Andrew Valentine presented a tale of a critical infrastructure firm in the U.S. who called them into investigate suspicious VPN connections to China. As it turns out, this was no complex hack, just a lazy developer – or a smart one depending on how you view things.

Zettaset, a Mountain View, California-based provider of Big Data management and security solutions, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $10 million Series B round of venture funding. The new cash will be used to expand research and development and sales and marketing in order meet increasing demand from enterprise customers, the company said.