Latest news
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Can mobile devices be more secure than PCs?
13.05.2013
Mobile devices continue to fight an inaccurate perception that they're not as secure as traditional PCs.
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Name.com breach just one of many executed by HTP hackers?
09.05.2013
Internet registrar Name.com has suffered a breach and has been informing users about it via email, requesting them to change their passwords.
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Organizations failing to secure primary attack target
08.05.2013
Despite repeated warnings, a majority of organizations are failing to enact recommended best practice security policies around one of the primary targets of advanced attacks – privileged accounts.
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A radical shift in security needs
07.05.2013
During the last 40 years we’ve seen a small number of significant, user-driven shifts in the computing landscape, which change the way businesses and IT departments operate.
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Cain & Abel 4.9.44 released
06.05.2013
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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