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Fixing DNSSEC Errors - What Can You Do When DNSSEC Goes Bad?Despite the fact that the Internet is an increasingly critical component of the world’s communications infrastructure, its “phone book” -- the Domain Name System (DNS) -- is often considered fundamentally insecure.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SYMANTEC VISION 2012 - Symantec wants to dip its hands deeper into mobile security with a strategy stretching from anti-malware to device management to controlling security for the applications themselves.

Security researchers are warning Microsoft customers to keep their eyes on the critical bulletins in this month’s Patch Tuesday update.

Portable Appliance Enables Massive-Scale Performance and Security Testing Anywhere, Anytime

In a letter to Senator John McCain, originally obtained by the Washington Post for a report published last Friday, General Keith Alexander, the director of the NSA and current commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, says that the U.S. should implement policy that would require hardened network defenses.

Context is Invaluable, and Lets you Understand What your Security Event and Alert Information Mean.

The Blackhole exploit kit has moved its ransom-based payloads forward from child porn and terrorism to copyright violations. The new theme from the crime kit is professionally developed and is mostly targeting users in Europe.The changeup from Blackhole was discovered by researchers at abuse.ch, the Swiss security blog. Briefly, the Blackhole exploit kit was launched in 2010 by developers in Russia. The kit targets various vulnerabilities, from Windows only, to Adobe’s Flash and PDF formats, and Java.

McAfee Targets Data Centers with Scalable 80 Gbps Next Generation Network IPS

On Tuesday, the PHP Group plans to release new versions of PHP in order to address the problems with a previous patch, which was intended to close a security problem. As SecurityWeek reported on Friday, the first patch released by PHP was easily bypassed.

Version 11.3 of Adobe’s Flash Player, due in June, will provide the same silent update feature currently available to Windows users to those running OS X. In addition, Adobe will also offer a new security enhancement to Firefox called protected mode.

WatchGuard Technologies, a Seattle, Washington-based provider of IT security solutions for business, today said its entire portfolio of content and network security products are now being offered as virtualized solutions.

CORE Impact Pro Release 12.3 Provides Enhanced Endpoint, Mobile, Web and Wireless Testing Capabilities

Solution Helps Consolidate Multiple ID Badges into a Single Secure Certificate-based Credential Digital security vendor Gemalto, on Monday launched Protiva MedSecure, a solution designed to help streamline identity verification for healthcare professionals.

DHS Warns of Cyber Attack Targeting Natural Gas Industry: Companies Requested Not To Take Action to Remove Attackers, Says Source

Joint Innovations from Intel and McAfee Help Address Cloud Security Challenges