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NewsOpenBSD Founder: Contractor tried to write back doors
Theo de Raadt, the founder and leader of the OpenBSD project personally believes that the now-defunct Network Security Technology (NetSec) company did attempt to write backdoors in the BSD code base. Read more...
Botnet mastermind sentenced to four years
The mastermind of a botnet scheme has become the first person to be sentenced to four years in prison, for a crime involving stealing data under federal wiretap statutes. John Schiefer, a 27-year-old Read more...
Top CIO concerns
A report by the Society for Information Management has found that IT and business alignment remain the top concerns for CIOs. "One would think that over 30 years, with all the smart people, CIOs, Read more...
Passport RFID chips easily duplicated
To get around the fact that passports could be forged, many nations are incorporating an additional layer of security in the form of an embedded RFID chip into the humble paper-based booklet. An RFID Read more...
DNS flaws opens the door to an array of attacks
Security researcher Kaminsky, who first discovered the DNS exploit that had organizations around the world scrambling to patch their Domain Name Servers (DNS), spoke to a packed session at the Black Read more...
Exploit code for DNS flaw released
Exploit
code for a much touted flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) has been
released. This Read more...
Source code for 'cold boot' attack released
The security researcher, who in February this year demonstrated a 'cold boot' attack, has released the utilities used at the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference last weekend. You can read more Read more...
Security researcher develops rootkit for Cisco routersA security researcher claimed to have developed a rootkit for Cisco routers. The concern is that this could open the door for routers to be intercepted and tempered with at the supply-chain level. Read more...Is your VoIP network secure?
Got VoIP security? Well if you don't, this may be the year that you see the first serious attacks on your VoIP networks. It may also be the year that the forthcoming presidential election and Olympic Read more...
The CIO's job is about relationships
Nobody told you that to be a good CIO, you have to remember how people feel. And despite the sterile conditions that often exist in the IT department, letting people know how they are doing at Read more...
| Press ReleasesICSA Labs Boosts Focus on Emerging Threats by Hiring Malware Expert and Security Innovator Roger ThompsonThompson Will Serve as First 'Chief Emerging Threats Researcher'MECHANICSBURG, Pa. Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With the proliferation of smart devices, social media and increased online activity Read more >> ESET Partners with OPSWAT through Metascan Online to Increase Malware DetectionSAN DIEGO & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OPSWAT and ESET today announced that ESET’s antivirus scanning engine will now be included in OPSWAT’s Metascan Online. The partnership will help to Read more >> Community Initiative Led by Rapid7 and Launched at UNITED Security Summit will Offer Free Detailed Breach Data to Help SecBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rapid7, the leading provider of security risk intelligence solutions, today announced a community initiative that will offer real breach data in order to help security Read more >> Research and Markets: Comprehensive Guide to Algae-Based CO2 CaptureDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/149790/comprehensive_guid) has announced the addition of the "Comprehensive Guide to Algae-based CO2 Read more >> GFI Labs Discovers Cybercriminals Stealing From Each Other and Unleashing a New Spin on Bogus AntivirusCLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GFI Software today announced the top 10 most prevalent threat detections for July 2011. Highlights included a malware-laden “autowhaler” application unleashed to Read more >> |
