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Week in review: Evernote breached, Java woes and cloud security
11.03.2013
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Evernote breached, forces service-wide password reset The investigation has shown that the attackers were able to gain access to user information, which includes usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts and encrypted passwords.
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Week in review: New Java 0-day, Stuxnet's earliest known version analyzed, and old school malware used for spying on European govts
04.03.2013
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, videos, interviews and articles: HTC agrees to fix vulnerabilities found in millions of its devices HTC America has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and tablet computers, introducing security flaws that placed sensitive information about millions of consumers at risk.
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Week in review: Facebook, Apple hacks, APT1, and mobile phishing
25.02.2013
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, reviews and articles: Facebook employees ambushed by zero-day exploit Facebook has admitted that they have been targeted with a "sophisticated" attack.
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Week in review: Bit9 hack, malicious applications of augmented reality, and Adobe 0-day mitigation
18.02.2013
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Bit9 hacked, its certificates stolen and used to sign malware Bit9, a security firm that provides software reputation, application control and whitelisting services to companies in the financial, technology, government and other sectors, has announced that it has suffered a breach that resulted in three of its customers to be infected with malware.
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Week in review: Critical Flash update, Bamital botnet takedown, and children turning into malware developers
11.02.2013
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, reviews, articles and interviews: Federated single sign-on to dominate by 2016 A well-executed single sign-on (SSO) strategy reduces password-related support incidents and provides users with improved convenience and more-efficient authentication processes, according to Gartner.
Spotlight

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Posted on 16 May 2013. | Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

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.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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