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Security industry needs a healthy job market
11.10.2012
The information security industry is facing an inflationary spiral, which is both unsustainable and bad for the economy as the skills gap in information security continues to widen.
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RSA helps thwart smash-and-grab credential theft
10.10.2012
At RSA Conference Europe 2012 in London, RSA introduced a new technology designed to protect passwords and other credentials and secrets stored in databases from cyber attacks.
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Free mobile app profiler for risk assessment
10.10.2012
At RSA Conference Europe 2012, Zscaler announced the results of an analysis from ThreatLabZ which reveals that up to 10 percent of mobile apps expose user passwords and login names, 25 percent expose personally identifiable information and 40 percent communicate with third parties.
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Mounting risks from mobile devices in the enterprise
10.10.2012
At RSA Conference Europe 2012, RSA released a new research report from the Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC) that addresses the continued surge of consumer mobile devices in the enterprise and shares security leaders' insights on how to manage the fast-changing mobility risks while maximizing business opportunities.
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Win a free ticket to RSA Conference Europe 2012
17.09.2012
RSA Conference Europe 2012 is scheduled to be held in London on October 9-11, and Help Net Security is offering a free ticket to the event for one lucky reader.
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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