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On Monday, Fujitsu Laboratories, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), and Kyushu University, announced that they have successfully performed a full cryptanalysis of a 278-digit (923-bit)-long pairing-based cryptography.

Back in February 2011, Google launched support for two-factor authentication, a login method that requires two independent elements in order to successfully access an account. The first element being a password, and the second element typically being something you “have” with you or have access to, such as an authentication code from a token or mobile phone.

Employees at small- and medium-sized businesses are increasingly adopting unmanaged, personal-use online file sharing solutions without the “ok” from their IT department, something that appears to be part of the broader trend of the consumerization of IT. That is according to the results of Symantec’s 2011 SMB File Sharing Survey released on Tuesday.

Cyber criminals don’t carry weapons or even leave the comfort of their homes. Botnet and phishing systems are constantly aware of their vast network...

As part of Google’s Safe Browsing initiative that launched five years ago, the search giant had the goal of protecting Internet users from malicious content of various types, including phishing sites, malware, and poisoned search results.While most of the major security vendors produce their own threat reports on an ongoing basis, Google hasn’t always shared the numbers behind what its platform sees and blocks on an ongoing basis.

A new survey commissioned by security firm Fortinet reports that many young employees are willing to circumvent corporate business policies regarding their personal devices.

FireEye, a Milpitas, California-based company focused on threat protection solutions, today announced that David DeWalt, former president and chief executive officer of McAfee, has joined the company as chairman of the board of directors.

What if Government Regulation Focused on Creating a Realistic Framework to Outline and Enforce Security Standards that Vendors, Manufacturers and Producers Have to Follow?

According to the latest data from Google’s Transparency Report, there has been a surge in the number of removal requests coming from governments and government officials. Even worse, the United States is one of the nations that have made rather large strides in the amount of data removal requests.

According to a report from The Daily Yomiuri, six men have been arrested in Japan for allegedly scamming some 20 million Yen from victims during an Android-based malware scheme. According to the local news magazine, three of the men are IT executives.

CISM and CRISC Named Top Paying IT Certifications as 250 Others Slide Downward According to the IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI) from Foote Partners, ISACA’s CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) and CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) certifications are the two highest paying credentials in the IT security.

Bluebox Launches with $9.5 Million in Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz; Andreas Bechtolsheim and Scott Weiss Join Board of Directors

A story published by online Mac OS-related news site Mac Rumors outlines a new requirement for applications running on iOS 6 – strict privacy enforcement. The requirements were explained in the release notes for iOS 6, and seem to address some of the privacy issues Apple has had to contend with lately.

Just days after several large Web-based organizations united to fight malicious online ads, MLB.com was spotted serving malicious ads and directing visitors to Rouge Anti-Virus. Rogue Anti-Virus applications actually generate decent income for some of the criminals who spread them, as they are paid for getting someone to install it, and will sometimes take a cut of the fee if someone registers it.

Organizations are talking the talk when it comes to risk-based security management, but not everyone is walking the walk, according to a new study by the Ponemon Institute.