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A new breed of SQL injection attacks could give hackers a way to take control of many of the underlying database servers powering websites. According to penetration tester Bernardo Damele Assumpcao... Read more...

Rep. Pete Hoekstra has found himself in hot water this week amidst allegations that his frequent updates, on the popular micro-blogging site Twitter, about his physical location were inappropriate... Read more...

The next president and the new Congress will have a lot on their plate, including an obligation to move forward on a strategic plan for IT and information security, according to Jon Oltsik, a senior... Read more...

Department of Homeland Security, CIO Scott Charbo, has not been setting a good example and hasn't shown he's serious about fixing his departments vulnerabilities. That, at least, is the position... Read more...

> Security fears keep CIOs awake at night. Article > Software security practices continue to... Read more...

Many companies embrace converged risk mitigation and IT security practices, but some believe that strategy won't win the game in the long run. While some risks can be directly perceived and can be... Read more...

To make sure you're getting qualified penetration testing--an important step in ensuring technical compliance and excellent security practices--be certain that you know what you want from the... Read more...

If you didn't pay attention to the SANs Institute's Top Internet Security Attack Targets Read more...

There are many reasons why more and more enterprises are migrating to software-as-a service: cutting costs, reducing the number of non-critical tech tasks, streamlining business processes. But... Read more...