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New Computer Spying Program Linked To Flame Authors

Dubbed "miniFlame", this program can carry out more precise attacks on targets in the Middle East.

Social Engineering Attacks On IM Apps Rising

The attack uses the common social engineering tactic of posting a link to instant messaging applications for a potential victim to follow.

'Shamoon' Virus Most Destructive Yet For Private Sector: Panetta

'Shamoon', that attacked Saudi Arabia's state oil company, ARAMCO, was probably the most destructive attack the business sector has seen to date, U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said.

Chartis Names SunGard Category Leader In Enterprise Collateral Mgmt

Chartis Research has positioned SunGard Financial Systems as a category leader in its RiskTech Quadrant for enterprise collateral management solutions.

COBIT 5: A Complete Synopsis

S. V. Sunderkrishnan, Advisor to Board, ISACA expounds the enterprise need for COBIT 5, deployment practices, potential hurdles and effects of not keeping up with industry standards.

Nevales Networks Launches Security Gateway Appliance

Security Gateway appliance provides higher density, faster performance with core from Intel.

Security Budgets Require Better Alignment To Address New Threats, New Mindset

RSA executives address outdated models, practices and technologies holding back security organisations from effectively protecting against evolving risks and advanced threats.

ISACA Certifications Guide

Nandamohan Shenoy, President, Marketing Officer, GRAB, ISACA informs security professionals seeking to get certified of the relevance and necessity of security certifications today.

Cybercrime Costs Rise Nearly 40%

Information theft and business disruption continue to represent the highest external costs, finds HP survey.

What's Scaring IT The Most? Spear-phishing

Hackers are increasingly looking to steal source code, intellectual property and financial information.

Inferior Protection Can Shave Years Off Your Digital Life

Over the past five years 45 percent of users have suffered at least one form of data loss.

Dealing With InfoSec Budget Cuts

Tom Scholtz, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner speaks on dealing with security budget cuts and expanding the definition of ROI with respect to InfoSec initiatives.

HP Unveils Intrusion Prevention System

HP TippingPoint NX Platform Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System product line is designed to protect enterprise networks, applications and data.

Practical Security Measures: Need Of The Hour

Theoretical concepts of security restrict business. Ensure business continues smoothly while implementing security policies, says Hitesh Arora, Director and Head-IT, Max New York Life Insurance.

Websense, Citrix To Offer Content Security For SDN

Websense data loss prevention integrated into the virtual fabric of the NetScaler SDX platform.

Data Security Strategy At Reliance Capital

Sandeep Phanasgaonkar, President and CTO, Reliance Capital informs about the security technologies implemented at the company, which includes DLP, DRM and SIEM

Three New Flame-Related Malicious Programs Found: At Least One Still In The Wild

Research conducted by Kaspersky Lab in partnership with ITU's IMPACT, CERT-Bund/BSI and Symantec reveals Flame platform dates back to 2006 and is still being developed.

DDFS Breathes Easy With Surveillance Solutions

Delhi Duty Free Services shops operate 24/7 and stock large quantities of expensive goods. Security, for them, had to be foolproof.

HID Global Carries Out NFC-Enabled Smartphone Pilots That Open Doors

Announced completion of two pilot programs that validate how mobile access control using NFC-enabled smartphones can allow employees to open doors with a mobile device.

Blue Coat Unveils Secure Web Gateway Virtual Appliance For Small Branch Offices

Seamless integration with Blue Coat appliances and cloud service gives deployment flexibility to meet security requirements.

Wells Fargo Website Hit By Access Issues Amid Cyber Threats

The bank was working to quickly resolve the issues, a spokeswoman said, declining to comment on the source of the problem.

Bitdefender Delivers Security-as-a-Service On AWS Marketplace

Security for Virtualized Environments is now available as Security-as-a-Service on AWS Marketplace.

Cybercriminals Use Social Engineering Emails To Penetrate Corporate Networks

FireEye research provides the top words cybercriminals utilise in fake emails to infect corporate networks and steal data.

ArrayShield To Provide Add-On Security To Vayana Banking Platform

ArrayShield's Two Factor Authentication technology will be provided as an add-on offering to Vayana's online banking platform - SolutionNET.

UST Global Selects Symantec's SaaS-Based Email Security

The initiative has enabled UST Global to reduce email volume by 40 percent with unwanted email stopped at the cloud.

69% Of PC, Laptop Users Prefer Not To Pay To Keep Data Safe

Most users have some sort of protection but the question is how effective these security solutions are.

Microsoft Says It Has Fixed Internet Explorer Flaw

Microsoft spokeswoman said in a statement that "the vast majority" of Internet Explorer users had not been attacked as a result of the security flaw.

Private Networks Vulnerable To Cyber Attack: Pentagon

Attacks on American computer infrastructure by other countries and criminal gangs have soared in recent years, according to U.S. government officials.

Microsoft Warns On Internet Explorer Security Flaw

Urges customers to download a piece of security software to mitigate the risk of infection.

Hackers Going For Quality, Not Quantity Of Data

Hackers aren't going for large data breaches, but rather smaller breaches that contain more sensitive information, finds Symantec report.