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Symantec source code stolen; company plays down theft
Symantec has confirmed that some of the source code for two of its antivirus products has been stolen. The company was quick to downplay the incident however, noting that the affected products were
March hack the result of RSA security lapse, says researcher
A security attack earlier this year that breached the internal network of EMC's RSA Security division occurred because the company failed to take a basic security precaution. So says Rodrigo Branco,
SEC guidelines to prompt more breach disclosures
Under new guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, public companies are supposed to report cyber attacks that could potentially lead to unexpected losses. Companies will
Is there anything RSA wants to tell us about the Lockheed breach?
Lockheed Martin's network came under "significant and tenacious" attack last week, the defense contractor said over the weekend. President Obama was briefed on the attack, and both the Pentagon and
Apple acknowledges MacDefender scareware; new variant installs without need for password
Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) has finally broken its silence on how some of its users have been infected by a particularly ingenious malware that masquerades as an antivirus software (also known as a
Repeated Sony hacks show need to invest early in security
The current streak of bad luck at Sony ( NYSE: SNE ) continues this week, with news that the official website for Sony BMG Greece has been hacked, resulting in some user data being posted onto the
Transparency breeds trust
If businesses are calling on CIOs to provide strategic direction, the job should also entail offering insight on technology's role in over-arching objectives, not just specific operations.
Some websites guilty of browser history sniffing
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say certain websites are guilty of sniffing and collating historical browsing information. Called "history sniffing" or "history hijacking," the
Be nice to the janitor and other security tips
I had the opportunity to attend a couple of sessions at the Singapore leg of the Hacker Halted 2010 conference held earlier this week. And while I wasn't able to figure out the answer to the Question
Grocery chain issues warning about tampered payment terminals
International grocery chain ALDI has issued a warning that customers in 11 states could have had their credit card data stolen by modified payment terminals. According to some reports, the hardware
