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PandaLabs: 57,000 malicious new web pages created per week

Hackers create 57,000 new web pages every week in a bid to infect web users with malicious software, says PandaLabs. read more »

Anglia Water boosts SAP security team with managed security service

Anglia Water has signed a managed security service contract with SU53 for the upgrade of its SAP Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) solutions. read more »

RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years' probation

The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an $8.9million(£5.8million) fine, according to reports. read more »

Symantec: Victims of hacking blame themselves

Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec. read more »

Salesforce.com readies native mobile clients for Chatter social network

Salesforce.com is working on a series of native mobile applications for its Chatter collaboration software, the company has announced. Supported platforms include Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, Google Android and Reseach in Motion's BlackBerry.

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The myths about location based services exposed

With location-based services such as Facebook's Places come many misconceptions about risks. Here's a look at what's true and false regarding location-based technology. read more »

Facebook malware threatens your company network

Reports are circulating of yet another malware scam targeting Facebook users. The sheer size of the social network, combined with the inherent trust users place in messages from friends and family through Facebook make it a prime target for malware attacks to exploit.

Intel steps in to security software market with McAfee deal

Despite a lacklustre economy, the worldwide security software industry just keeps growing. Led by Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, IBM and EMC, total industry sales are projected to hit at least $16.5 billion this year, up 11.3% from 2009, according to Gartner. Intel sees a huge future in the advance of mobile devices and McAfee has also made it a priority this year to further its mobile management and security strategy via acquisitions of its own. read more »

Cost cuts, compliance and security – a CISO's dilemma

Chief information security officers and other security professionals are in a bind. IT budgets are tight and CIOs are looking for cuts in their biggest budget line item: ongoing operational costs. read more »

Digital CSI: How to manage corporate investigations

Free software once used only by the CIA; A pen that will change your life;Brandon Gregg shares these and other inexpensive ways to manage corporate investigations. read more »

Federal wiretaps can be abused by ISP insiders

Gaming the system: DEFCON and social engineering

Wikileaks Afghan war logs: US military to review IT security

How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask

Microsoft emergency Windows patch out today

Spy tools: What private investigators use to sleuth

12 "white hat" hackers you should know

These IT security experts go looking for trouble and find it

Facebook fault let spammer post unwanted messages to walls

Facebook: Photo-processing flaw allowed spammer to post thousands of 'Free iPhone' messages

Spy tools: What private investigators use to sleuth

Covert surveillance requires extreme patience and the right gear.

Facebook introduces new security measures that kicks out spammers

Users will be able to use IP info to confirm if their account has been hacked in to and reset passwords

How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus from your Mac

How manually remove Norton Antivirus

Facebook malware threatens your company network

Hackers use trust in social network to attack business

How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask

Defcon social engineering contest sees hackers get data from Fortune 500 companies

The myths about location based services exposed

Learn the truth about Foursquare, Facebook Places and Gowalla

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Blogs

Geolocation - a security technology in disguise

A lot has been written about Geolocation services, ranging from the good stuff - ‘Where’s the nearest pizza shop to me - right now,’ to some of the less good stuff - ‘We know where you are right now,”. Unfortunately,.... read more »

Security Out of focus; an incomplete thought

Someone sent me this quote in an attempt to convince me that we should focus on vulnerabilities and not threats…I don’t think they are mutually exclusive, but here nor there… "Our data tells us that focusing on vulnerabilities is more.... read more »

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