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SOPA and PIPA Raise Substantial Barriers to DNSSEC Adoption, Which will Lead to a Less Secure Internet.

Data diodes can create architectural complexity despite design simplicity of the data diodes themselves, but do they increase security?

A cyber-crime operation using the SpyEye Trojan was spotted around the holidays with a new trick up its sleeve for dodging detection.According to Trusteer, fraudsters targeting online bankers were observed attempting to cover their digital tracks on infected computers by concealing their unauthorized transactions.

Less than a year after its previous release, Oracle today announced a new release of Oracle Database Firewall, the database giant’s solution to improve enterprise database security and help enterprises prevent internal and external attacks from reaching their databases.

Last week, the Lords of Dharmaraja made headlines by exposing their work to the world, after claiming to have breached systems used by India’s military intelligence. They released old source code from Symantec, and API documentation as proof. However, over the weekend it was learned that they also released a memo documenting India’s intercept program, and the role that Research in Motion, Apple, and Nokia play in it.

2011 was a landmark year to say the least, in terms of network security and the overall evolution of malware, and there are no indications that things will slow down anytime soon. With that in mind lets embark on that traditional new year exercise and predict a few of the trends we’re likely to see in 2012.The Malware Arms Race Will Continue to Accelerate

NetQin Mobile, a China-based provider of consumer-focused mobile security software, has undergone a name change. The company is now rolling with the name "NQ Mobile", the brand that it will use to conduct all of its international business. Officially, the company will change its corporate name from NetQin Mobile, Inc. to NQ Mobile, Inc.

Samsung Electronics announced this week that its PM810 Solid-State Drives have earned Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) under NISTs FIPS 140-2 classification.

We have been thinking about information security for thousands of years. But as the world continues to evolve, Information Security must evolve to keep up with it.

Symantec has confirmed, that from what they have seen thus far, the code that has been accessed by the attackers was from their Enterprise product line.

Japan Developing "Good" Computer Virus That Will Attack The Attackers

A group of hackers claim to have stolen source code for Symantec’s Norton Antivirus software.Update: 01/06/12 12:20AM EST - Symantec has confirmed with SecurityWeek that hackers have accessed source code related to Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Antivirus 10.2.

Microsoft is starting the 2012 Patch Tuesday cycle off with a bang.According to Microsoft’s advanced notification, the January security update will include seven bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities across Windows and Microsoft developer tools and software. Just one of the bulletins is rated ‘critical.’ The other six are rated ‘important.’

Second in a Series on Evaluating New Firewalls: Why Scalability is Important to Sustain Protections through Network Growth and Scale.I realize it may sound a little odd to put firewall scalability ahead of security. After all firewalls are, at their core, access control devices – the ultimate Internet traffic police.

Once again, Veracode has crafted up an infographic, this time comparing how Android and iOS stack up against each other when it comes to mobile security.Veracode, which provides static and dynamic application security testing solutions, noted that greater adoption of smartphones has led to greater security concerns and increased awareness of related vulnerabilities.