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Following the tragic events in Oslo, Norway where at least 80 people are dead as a result of a shooting rampage, and seven others killed after a bomb exploded in government offices, cybercriminals are already capitalizing on the tragedy.

When he was a puppy, my dog watched a lady bug crawl across a window on our back porch. Eventually, the lady bug fell, and as it lay upside down on the carpet flipping its wings and wiggling its legs, my dog snapped it up, licking his chops. He immediately started gacking, and soon spit the lady bug back out, scraping the roof of his mouth with his tongue. Later that day, another lady bug dropped next to him, and...

Foxit Corporation, maker of popular the PDF reader, has patched Foxit Reader 5.0.2 to address a security vulnerability and other bugs.

For most organizations utilizing virtualization, cost savings is the driving factor in deploying the technology. But the cost savings associated with virtualization may not be all they have been cracked up to be—if it’s not done right.

Web Application Security May Seem Overwhelming, but it Shouldn't be. By Taking a Few Precautions, you can Protect Your Organization Against Hackers.

In response to an article published by NPR surrounding the recent arrest of alleged members of the Anonymous hacking group, Anonymous & Lulz Security, in a joint statement, responded with an open letter to the FBI and “international law authorities,” and specifically responding to statements from FBI director Steve Chabinsky.

NATO Hacked By Anonymous: Claims SQL Injection Attack Yielded 1GB of Restricted Data Highly flying, and highly visible hacktivist group Anonymous, is claiming it has hacked into a NATO system, and is sitting on approximately a gigabyte of NATO restricted data. Interestingly, the group is saying they probably won’t publish the data, as it would be “irresponsible,” as the group described it.

We’re seeing a fast-growing trend in the hacking community that, sadly, many aren’t noticing: search engines can be turned into tools for attackers in numerous ways. What can businesses do to fight back?The Basics: Exploiting Hot Topics

Following yesterday's announcement of record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion and record quarterly profit of $7.31 billion, Apple today launched Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of its operating system.While OS X Lion flaunts more than 250 new features, we thought it would be appropriate to run through them and highlight some of the security and privacy related features that would be of interest to our security-minded audience.

Skydera C3 Developer Edition Enables Cloud Command & Control for Amazon AWS, RackSpace, GoGrid, SliceHost Skydera, a provider of cross-cloud IT automation solutions, today launched Skydera C3 Developer Edition, a solution that brings developers enterprise-grade security to public cloud and hybrid cloud environments, and true developer self-service.

Have you considered how you’ll secure your IPv6 infrastructure? Even if you aren’t implementing an IPv6 network, you still need to be concerned about the transition. Here is how can you be sure your network remains protected as the industry moves towards IPv6.

FBI agents executed more than 35 search warrants and arrested fourteen alleged members of the Anonymous hacking collective in a coordinated crackdown across the nation on Tuesday. The U.S.

RedSeal Systems, Inc., a provider of network security optimization solutions that help companies identify holes in their security infrastructure, announced that it has appointed existing board member and security industry expert Parveen Jain as the company's new chief executive officer.

You’ve Heard the the Catchphrases and Acronyms Surrounding Industrial Network Security, So What Do They All Mean?

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking today warned the public about an advance fee loan scam being carried out on the Internet under the name Ridley Creek Financing Group.According to the Department of Banking, the company's Web site solicits personal loans and asks for personal financial information, such as Social Security numbers, which could be used to commit identity fraud and drain victim's accounts. The company also asks for funds to be wired to process the loan.