CoDeSys, a piece of software running on industrial control systems (ICS) from over 200 vendors contains a vulnerability that allows potential attackers to execute sensitive commands on the vulnerable devices without the need for ...
Tags: Digital Bond, Flaw, patch, vulnerability, control systems
Intrusion prevention systems -- security tools designed to stop problems even before they crop up -- have emerged as indispensable components of defense-in-depth security strategies. But a key success factor for the technology is it ...
Tags: Intrusion prevention systems, IPS, security tools, security strategies
Sourcefire announced today it has strengthened and expanded its FirePOWER appliance family, providing users with the unmatched ability to protect against sophisticated malware, advanced persistent threats (APTs) and targeted attacks. One ...
Tags: advanced malware protection, advanced persisted threats, APT, firepower
This in-depth research from Computer Weekly and TechTarget reveals the IT security spending priorities of businesses in the UK and Europe. Despite the downturn, 40% of organisations plan to increase their security budgets in 2013 in ...
Tags: IT security, security budget, security spending, IT industry
Many organisations continue to rely on ineffective intrusion prevention systems (IPS) for defending information systems, says security firm Stonesoft. Advanced evasion techniques (AETs) – which combine several known evasion ...
IDG News Service-Microsoft is linking malicious software analysts with online advertising fraud experts in an effort to disrupt click fraud,a scam where advertisers pay for worthless clicks. The Microsoft Malware Protection ...
Cost pressures and the rise of cloud computing have led many businesses to turn to lower-cost virtual environments on premise and in the cloud, but a lack of expertise and experience may be exposing these organisations to unnecessary ...
Tags: cloud computing, virtual server, physical server, physical networks
Westinghouse Electric Company and McAfee have announced a partnership around information security for nuclear power plants at McAfee Focus 2012 in Las Vegas. Westinghouse will use McAfee Enterprise Security Manager and Network Intrusion ...
Tags: Westinghouse Electric Company, McAfee, Las Vegas, Prevention Systems
Network World - NSS Labs, which tests security products, today introduced what it's calling the "Security Value Map," a graphical evaluation of security gear based on the relative merit of each product's technical and cost advantage. The ...
Tags: Security, Equipment, Protection
Security firm Stonesoft has released an Advanced Evasion Technique (AET) defence system and testing tool in quick succession. Stonesoft describes AETs as a new generation of hacking techniques that enable malware, viruses, worms and other ...
Tags: Stonesoft, Advanced Evasion Technique defence system, testing tool