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Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-based security and threat management software firm best known for its endpoint anti-virus solutions, on Monday announced that it has plans to develop a software-based solution to secure network traffic as part of the VMware Ready™ for Networking and Security Program.

Hackers say they have hit the website for electronics manufacturer AVX as part of an an attack campaign dubbed #OperationGreenRights.

SafeNet Protect V Delivers Data Control, Visibility and Governance for VMware & AWS Hosted Virtual Machines SafeNet, a Baltimore, Maryland-based provider of network security and data protection solutions, has launched “ProtectV”, a new encryption solution designed to address the security, control, and governance issues associated with data stored in the cloud.

How Can Today’s IT Managers Prepare and Recover From a Certificate Authority Breach?It is no secret that IT security breaches, data theft and attacks on the rise – consequently forcing IT managers to evolve their security foundations and turn to different technologies to protect the intellectual property of the data stores and data transmission systems they are charged with protecting.

Cloud storage provider Dropbox has implemented two-factor authentication to bolster security after experiencing a breach earlier this year.

Newest vGW Virtual Gateway from Juniper Networks Adds Support for IPv6, Targets Cloud Services Providers with Greater Flexibility and Efficiency

It's been over a month since the spam-spewing Grum botnet has been

Saudi Arabia-based Aramco was attacked earlier this month by malware that targeted some 30,000 workstations. According to the state-owned group which controls all of Saudi Arabia's oil production, things have been cleaned up in short time, and oil production itself was not impacted.

Security researchers from FireEye have discovered a new zero-day Java vulnerability that is being targeted in the wild. According to FireEye researcher Atif Mushtaq, the latest version of Java 7 is vulnerable, but some reports say Java 6 and earlier versions may not be vulnerable.

ROME - (AFP) - Italy's police said Saturday they have seized so far this year 52 million counterfeit items, including train tickets, smartphones, condoms and detergents, with much of them coming from China. The financial police's counter-fraud division said 97 members of organised criminal gangs, 41 percent of them Italian, were arrested during the same first seven months of 2012 in connection with the counterfeit goods.

On Thursday, law enforcement officials with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) in the Philippines arrested more than 300 in a cybercrime sweep. The arrests took place in several subdivisions, and the operation is being hailed as the biggest cybercrime operation in the nation’s history.

Security researchers from Websense have discovered a new malware campaign targeting BlackBerry customers. The malicious emails say that the recipient has successfully created a Blackberry ID, and attempts to infect their system via a malicious attachment. "To enjoy the full benefits of your BlackBerry ID, please follow the instructions in the attached file," the email reads.

DARPA Opens the Door to ‘Plan X’ ProposalsIn June, SecurityWeek reported on a plan from the secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which will improve the government’s cyberwar capabilities. As expected, DARPA has said they will hold a meeting next month to solicit ideas.

NEW DELHI - (AFP) - India on Friday defended itself against accusations of heavy-handed online censorship, saying it had been successful in blocking content blamed for fuelling ethnic tensions.

On Thursday, researchers at FireEye claimed a definitive link between Gauss and Flame, based on the connection between command and control (C&C) servers.