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IBM security team sees less application vulnerabilities

IBM's X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk report shows an 11 per cent drop in discovered vulnerabilities compared to 2008, including a decline in the largest categories like SQL Injections and ActiveX.

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

HSBC has said approximately 15,000 accounts at its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data, some of which ended up in the hands of French tax authorities.

Hackers target PDF bugs more than Microsoft Word, says F-Secure

Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, F-Secure said today.

IBM Rational to release secure coding tool

Former Watchfire and Ounce Labs capabilities would be partnered in an enterprise-level product to be released later this year

FDIC: Hackers stole $120m in three months

Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost US companies US$25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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Kaspersky delivers enhanced security suite for 'expert' user

Kaspersky Lab has invented a new security product that combines bits of its current consumer security suite with new capabilities such as encryption, backup, password management, and the ability to manage the product across a network.

Google Chrome OS gets beefed up security

Google's Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference.

Cloud security, cyberwar top agenda at RSA Conference

Cloud security loomed over the RSA Conference this week as a major concern of business, but worry about the threat of cyberwar was also strong, with officials from the White House and FBI weighing in to encourage private participation in government efforts to defend information and communications networks.

Google Apps covered by advanced backup

Google recently extended what it describes as highly advanced and sophisticated data backup and recovery to all components of its Apps communication and collaboration suite.

Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud

The former National Security Agency technical director told the RSA Conference he doesn't trust cloud services and bluntly admonished vendors for leaving software vulnerabilities unpatched sometimes for years.

Up to 90% of UK companies may not comply with PCI security standards

New research suggests that 89 percent of UK companies are not compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

Google, PayPal, Equifax offer logins for US government systems

Google, PayPal and Equifax are the first identity certifiers approved to offer secure access to government websites under a new trust framework operated by Open Identity Exchange.

Check Point delivers VPN on USB stick

Check Point has become the latest vendor to push the USB stick as the road warrior's best friend, announcing a way for business travellers to carry around their office desktop on a single drive.

Axcient announces new backup and restore service

Axcient today announced an appliance and cloud-based service for managed service providers and SMBs that offers backup, business continuity and disaster recovery tools that can remotely recover a server in about 15 minutes.

SafeNet looks to secure data in the cloud

Encryption vendor SafeNet is now offering technologies that help enterprises securely store and access information held in third-party data centers.

Cisco secures mobile access with VPN

Cisco Systems will soon release a VPN client for smartphones and PCs aimed at enterprise administrators who want to provide secure access to their networks and ward off malicious software.

Startup moves apps securely to Amazon cloud

A start-up that moves VMware-based applications to the Amazon cloud and creates a secure tunnel between a customer's data center and the cloud service is launching a public beta trial Monday.

EMC, Intel and VMware team up for cloud security

EMC, Intel and VMware are teaming up to improve security and regulatory compliance in cloud computing with a proof of concept to be demonstrated at this week's RSA Conference.

F5 and Infoblox Integrate DNS security with server load balancing

F5 and Infoblox have combined to develop a product that combines DNSSEC and global server load balancing

Qualys offers websites free anti-hijack scans

Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found.

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