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Software security firm Metaforic on Tuesday announced added support for applications running on BlackBerry 10 to its software protection portfolio.

I am an optimist by nature, which often makes me a minority amongst many of my colleagues in the security sector. Despite my optimism, I live in fear of a coming Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) disaster.

On Monday, Kaspersky Lab uncovered details of a complex cyber espionage campaign dubbed 'Operation Red October' that has been targeting specific groups throughout the world for over five years.

Network security vendor Fortinet on Monday announced the introduction of a new set of network security appliances and secure switching platforms.

The Human Resources and Skills Development Canada has revealed that it has lost a portable hard drive that contained personal information on some 583,000 people who received student loans.

Microsoft on Monday released a patch to address the recently discovered Internet Explorer vulnerability linked to a series of watering hole attacks.

The Internet has made virtually any information accessible to someone who is determined to find it. This is great when you need to quickly look something up, but it can be decidedly uncomfortable when you are the target of the search. The Internet not only has tons of information, it also possesses a very long memory, meaning that any information that we expose can live on for a long time. As individuals, this is something that we almost take for...

Cyber security researchers have turned up evidence of a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign that has been targeting political and business groups throughout the world for more than five years.

Network security firm Sourcefire on Monday unveiled a new services offering to expand its advanced malware protection portfolio.

MOSCOW - A 30-year-old Russian man who is suspected of organizing an hour-long hack attack on the Kremlin website in support of the political opposition faces up to four years in prison, said the FSB security service which investigated the incident.

Last week, researchers discovered a Java vulnerability being widely exploited online, as it was included in several crime kits, including Blackhole and Cool Exploit. On Sunday, Oracle released a patch in order to address the issue, but some experts doubt it will help.

Microsoft has said it would release a patch this afternoon, out-of-band, that will address the recently discovered Internet Explorer vulnerability that has been used in separate targeted attacks. The security fix comes just one week after January’s monthly security release from Redmond.

Anonymous is petitioning the White House to legalize DDoS, urging them to recognize it as a legitimate means of protest. But based on the number of signatures so far, it  seems as though few people agree.

Foxit, the popular alternative to Adobe’s Reader software for PDF files, and the application often recommended as a more secure alternative, has been tagged in a recent vulnerability disclosure. Currently, there is no patch for the issue.

Nokia's Xpress Mobile Browser Decrypts HTTPS TrafficNokia earned some time in front of the InfoSec firing squad this week, after they admitted to intercepting Web traffic sent by its Xpress Mobile Web Browser. Nokia’s interception via proxy was a bit of a known secret, but has gained traction in the news due to a security researcher’s blog post earlier this week.