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Webroot Rolls Out Cloud-Based Endpoint Security

    February 21, 2012
Webroot SecureAnywhere Business liberates IT managers from traditional software that fails to protect them, drains resources and frustrates users

Another Hurdle For IPsec

    February 14, 2012
Some organizations are taking a second look at IPsec for more security, but like SSL, it also relies on a flawed trust model

Confidential Data At Risk Even With Policies In Place; Xerox And McAfee Team Up To Deliver A New Level Of Protection

    February 14, 2012
New survey says more than half of workers don’t always follow or are unaware of their company’s security policies

Trend Micro Extends Web Security Services To PlayStation Vita; Available Worldwide

    February 13, 2012
Two services leverage Trend Micro's URL filtering and Web reputation technologies

New, Free Online Privacy Tool For Consumers Unveiled

    February 09, 2012
Abine's Do Not Track Plus gives consumers the ability to block tracking and stop profiling

Akamai Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 And Full-Year 2011 Financial Results

    February 09, 2012
Annual revenue increased 13 percent year-over-year to $1,159 million

MasterCard And Silver Tail Systems To Bring Online Fraud Solutions To U.S.

    February 08, 2012
Alliance will enable online merchants differentiate fraudsters from legitimate consumers

'Factory Outlets' Selling Stolen Facebook, Twitter Credentials At Discount Rates

    February 08, 2012
Are cybercriminals' inventory overstocked? New bulk sales pitch could be an indication, researchers say

Beware Of Valentine's Day Infections, Warns PandaLabs

    February 08, 2012
PandaLabs offers tips to avoid computer viruses on Valentine’s Day

Hungarian Citizen Sentenced In Maryland to 30 Months in Prison for Hacking into Marriott Computers To Extort Employment From The Company

    February 06, 2012
Loss to Marriott as a result of the intentional damage caused by Nemeth was approximately $1 million

Slide Show: Technologies That Are Changing The Sports Security Game

    February 03, 2012
Digital technology is increasingly playing a major role in sports security operations

How To Spot A Fake Facebook Profile

    February 02, 2012
Barracuda Networks gathers telltale characteristics of the phony Facebook "Friend"

SocialShield Releases the Top Social Networking Terms Kids Don't Want Their Parents To Know

    February 02, 2012
Sheds light on the latest lingo kids are using to hold illicit, risky, or secretive conversations

The Future of Web Authentication

    January 30, 2012
Many security experts believe the Internet's trust model is broken. Figuring out how to fix it will take time and collaboration

Smartcards: Still A Smart Choice?

    January 26, 2012
Despite recent security compromises, smartcard technology still has high potential

Microsoft Names Alleged Botnet Operator Behind Kelihos

    January 24, 2012
Russian suspect worked for antivirus and software development firms in Russia

Avira Partners With Secure.me To Offer Facebook Protection

    January 20, 2012
Bundled product package enabling consumers to control personal data and privacy on Facebook

WISeKey And INSIDE Secure Join Forces To Target Counterfeit Luxury Goods

    January 12, 2012
New solution also will offer sales monitoring and direct marketing capabilities

Comcast Internet Service Now Fully DNSSEC-Based

    January 10, 2012
ISP finishes its rollout of the DNS security protocol

AT&T Offers Tips On How To Stay Safe From 'Phishing' And 'SMiShing' Scams

    December 21, 2011
Among the tips: Be wary of any email requesting personal and/or financial information

Tech Insight: Managing Mobile Mayhem

    December 16, 2011
Enterprise options for encrypting and wiping mobile devices and portable storage

GlobalSign: Certificate Infrastructure Untouched In Hack

    December 15, 2011
Investigations are now complete

The Security Pro's Guide To Tablet PCs

    December 14, 2011
You've got security strategies for portable PCs and a policy for smartphones. But what about those devices in between? Here are some tips and trips form managing the security of iPads and similar devices

VPN An Oft-Forgotten Attack Vector

    December 13, 2011
Remote VPN connections are not necessarily as secure as you’d think—how enterprises can get infected by far-flung users via their SSL VPNs

Android The No. 1 Mobile Device In Enterprises

    December 13, 2011
New Zscaler research shows Android traffic on top—but at what security cost?

ARC Reports Increase In Unauthorized Airline Ticketing

    December 12, 2011
Increase in unauthorized ticketing fraud related to upsurge in phishing emails

Chubb Adds Protection for Cyber and Other Crimes To Its Private Company Program

    December 09, 2011
Adds insurance coverages and risk management servicesF for ForeFront Portfolio 3.0

Barracuda Networks Turns 'Follows' And 'Likes' Into Meals For Children In Need

    November 30, 2011
Goal is to help provide 10,000 meals for hungry children this holiday season

Anti-Sexting Application Enables Parents To Monitor Sexting & Other Inappropriate Behavior By Their Children

    November 29, 2011
Wyd Eye Software launches PicsChecker

IceWarp Uncovers Security Hole In Google Translate

    November 29, 2011
Vuln could allow hackers to easily hijack the solution and expose unsuspecting users to unwanted fees

Cyber Monday: Golden Rules For Big Businesses, Small Businesses And Individuals

    November 28, 2011
Radware's Ron Meyran provides tips on how companies can protect their bottom lines

Symantec Survey: SMBs Don't Think They're A Target And Aren't Taking Action

    November 16, 2011
More than half of SMBs are familiar with many different security threats to the business, according to 2011 SMB Threat Awareness Poll

Baking Strong Authentication Into Client Devices

    November 14, 2011
MasterCard, Symantec VeriSign support new Intel Core-based two-factor authentication technology

Survey Shows Slack Security 'Tudes

    November 10, 2011
One-third of users say security policy doesn't matter, and one-fourth don't worry about security

MyInfoGuardian Provides Easy Online Removal Of Your Personal Information

    November 10, 2011
Only MyInfoGuardian finds and removes personal information that is being sold online

Diebold Advances Fight Against ATM Card Skimming With Theft-Prevention Technology

    November 03, 2011
New solutions designed to protect consumer information by obstructing ATM data theft devices

Half Of All The World's Spam Now Out Of Asia

    November 01, 2011
New 'Dirty Dozen' spam report still has the U.S. as the number one spammer, but South Korea becoming a major producer as well

50% Of Americans Would Rather Lose Vacation Time Than Digital Files

    November 01, 2011
Study unveils surprising attitudes about the value of digital content

Internal Fraud On The Rise, Kroll's Annual Global Fraud Report Reveals

    October 31, 2011
Study shows that 60 percent of frauds are committed by insiders, up from 55 percent last year

Is Biometrics The Answer To The Authentication Question?

    October 28, 2011
Years in the making, biometrics still has not entered the mainstream of authentication options. Here's a look at where and when to use it

BlueCava Closes $9.5M Round

    October 27, 2011
Venture capital firm S3 Ventures led the round

Social Malice: One In 100 Tweets And One In 60 Facebook Posts Are Malicious

    October 27, 2011
LinkedIn users feel safest, according to new social networking data gathered by Barracuda networks -- but not for long

The Identity Theft Council Warns Of Increased Risk Of Identity Theft To Small Businesses

    October 25, 2011
National cybersecurity awareness month calls to small businesses to prevent, detect, and remedy identity theft threats

Spam Gang Puts Up 80 URL-Shortening Service Sites

    October 25, 2011
Symantec discovers spammers leaving their own URL-shortening services open to the public

New Microsoft Data Puts Zero-Day Threat Into Perspective

    October 12, 2011
Report on infected Windows machines worldwide also highlights slack patching practices

New ESET Family Security Pack Provides Cross-Platform Protection For Multiple Devices

    October 12, 2011
Provides consumers with a single universal license to protect up to five computers across various operating systems

SocialShield Improves Capabilities For Monitoring Social Network Usage

    October 11, 2011
SocialShield's release supports the newly launched Google+ social network

New Survey Data From Experian Reveals People Are Making It Easy For Cybercriminals To Steal Their Identity

    October 10, 2011
More than 50 percent of people do not click the logout link or button when they are finished with social media and other online accounts

Facebook Scammers Exploit Steve Jobs' Death, According To PandaLabs

    October 07, 2011
Fraudsters used social network to redirect users to a malicious website offering free iPads

Users Whose Accounts Get Hacked Find Out From Their Friends

    October 06, 2011
62 percent of users don't know how their Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, and Facebook accounts were hacked










Bugs
ENTERPRISE VULNERABILITIES
Vulnerability:ssl-vpn end-point interrogator/installer activex control
Published:2010-11-03
Severity:High
Description:Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicWALL SSL-VPN End-Point Interrogator/Installer ActiveX control (Aventail.EPInstaller) before 10.5.2 and 10.0.5 hotfix 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) CabURL and (2) Location arguments to the Install3rdPartyComponent method.
Vulnerability:gvim
Published:2010-11-03
Severity:High
Description:Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability:cforms
Published:2010-11-03
Severity:Medium
Description:Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-content/plugins/cforms/lib_ajax.php in cforms WordPress plugin 11.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) rs and (2) rsargs[] parameters.
Vulnerability:links, wsn links, wsn links
Published:2010-11-03
Severity:High
Description:Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in search.php in WSN Links 5.0.x before 5.0.81, 5.1.x before 5.1.51, and 6.0.x before 6.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) namecondition or (2) namesearch parameter.
Vulnerability:deluxebb
Published:2010-11-03
Severity:Medium
Description:SQL injection vulnerability in misc.php in DeluxeBB 1.3, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the xthedateformat parameter in a register action, a different vector than CVE-2005-2989, CVE-2006-2503, and CVE-2009-1033.



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