Eng. Omar Abdullah Al Nomany, Vice President of IT, STC Saudi Arabian STC this week inaugurated what it calls the largest information security control centre in the region to improve the security features of the telco’s systems and ...
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Tripwire is to buy nCircle in a deal which could create one of the largest security and vulnerability management companies in the sector. Tripwire is to buy nCircle in a deal which could create one of the largest security and ...
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The next world war could feature cyber attacks, but not in the way that most people assume, according to the Symantec EMEA CTO Greg Day. Analysis: The era of geopolitical cyber wars Police prevented from chasing cyber criminals from ...
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The attacks discovered last week that exploited a previously unknown Java vulnerability were likely launched by the same attackers that previously targeted security firm Bit9 and its customers, according to researchers from antivirus vendor ...
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Companies with IT security strategies that focus mostly on complying with key standards are dangerously unprepared for emerging cyber threats, said security experts at the RSA Conference 2013 here this week. Over the past few years, the ...
Companies with IT security strategies that focus mostly on complying with key standards are dangerously unprepared for emerging cyber threats, said security experts. Over the past few years, the security strategies of many companies and ...
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Applying big data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held ...
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Researchers from security firm Symantec have found and analyzed a version of the Stuxnet cybersabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions by at least two years and used a different method of disrupting uranium enrichment ...
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Anti-virus software vendors have unveiled a number of upgrades to their systems, including new heuristic detection based on their signature databases, and new protections against botnets. Trend Micro has introduced new tools in its Custom ...
Websites affiliated with U.S. broadcaster NBC were hacked for several hours on Thursday, serving up malicious software intended to steal bank account details. On its own technology blog, NBC released a statement saying, "We've identified ...
Attackers are using fake versions of a recently released report about a Chinese cyberespionage group as bait in new spear-phishing attacks that target Japanese and Chinese users. The report was released Tuesday by security firm Mandiant ...
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Dell Wednesday unveiled upgrades to its disk-based backup appliance, boosting its capacity with expansion shelves, offering larger drives and increasing the number of remote backups to a central data center. The company said the new ...
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Constant Guard Mobile Helps Protect Xfinity Internet Customers While They Browse, Shop and Bank Online On-The-Go To address growing security threats to consumers’ mobile devices, today Comcast announced it has launched Constant ...
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Several Certificate Authorities (CAs) have formed an advocacy group called the Certificate Authority Security Council (CASC), which will focus on promoting new security standards, policies and best practices for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) ...
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Microsoft and Symantec have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal activities such as identity theft and click fraud. The Bamital botnet threatened the US$12.7 billion online advertising industry by ...
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