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Feared Cryptolocker Ransom Trojan Has Infected at Least a Quarter of a Million PCs
Dec 23, 2013The feared Cryptolocker ransom Trojan has infected at least a quarter of a million PCs worldwide, a success rate probably generating somewhere in the low millions of dollars in ransom payments, a new analysis by Dell SecureWorks has ...
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There's a Shortage Computer Hackers Willing to Fight Back Against Cyber Criminals
Oct 16, 2013There's a shortage computer hackers willing to fight back against cyber criminals on behalf of government and businesses, a former White House security chief has warned. "As with anything, it really comes down to human capital and there ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, web security
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IT Industry Determined How to Boost The Number of Skilled Cyber Security Professionals
Jul 18, 2013One of the biggest challenges facing the IT industry is determining how to boost the number of skilled cyber security professionals in order to combat an epidemic of cyber crime. That's according to Jon Ramsey, CTO of Dell SecureWorks, the ...
Tags: Security Skills, DELL, Computer Products, IT
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Use P-to-P Communications Has Increased Fivefold During The Past 12 Months
Jun 5, 2013The number of malware samples that use P-to-P (peer-to-peer) communications has increased fivefold during the past 12 months, according to researchers from security firm Damballa. The largest contributors to this increase are advanced ...
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Security Researchers From Damballa Have Found a New Variant of The Pushdo Malware
May 20, 2013Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early ...
Tags: Pushdo Botnet, Takedown Attempts
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FireEye Announced a Threat Protection Platform to Help Enterprises Deploy Security Models
Mar 4, 2013Security company, FireEye, has announced a new threat protection platform designed to help enterprises deploy new security models to counter modern cyber attacks. Many traditional defences, such as firewalls and anti-virus, are not enough ...
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Dell Executives Went on The Offensive This Week
Feb 22, 2013Dell executives went on the offensive this week, claiming that the firm can trump Cisco in the information technology security market, as well as holding an edge against powerful rivals such as HP and IBM. “Cisco is a great ...
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Dell's Decision to Go Private Is Likely to Lead to The Company Downplaying
Feb 17, 2013Free from the bright lights of Wall Street, Dell's decision to go private is likely to lead to the company downplaying if not entirely eliminating consumer products in favor of building out its enterprise product portfolio, analysts said. ...
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Security Software Maker F-Secure Claimed That 2012 Was The "Year of The Exploit"
Feb 7, 2013In a security landscape report released on Tuesday, security software maker F-Secure claimed that 2012 was the "year of the exploit". F-Secure, which focused on cyber threats during the second half of 2012, noted that the Internet has ...
Tags: security software, Internet, Web
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DELL Will Offer Dedicated Servers in Its Data Centers and off-Premises Application
Jan 4, 2013Dell on Thursday said it will offer dedicated servers in its data centers and off-premises application and storage services for companies looking to establish private clouds. Dell's Cloud Dedicated program intends to reduce the stress of ...
Tags: Dell, Computer Products, cloud
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DELL Is Buying Quest Software for $2.4 Billion
Dec 26, 2012Dell announced Monday that it is buying Quest Software for $2.4 billion, following weeks of speculation over its interest in the infrastructure software vendor. The deal is expected to close later this year. Quest's products include the ...
Tags: Dell, Quest Software, interest, infrastructure software vendor
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Hackers Using a Mirage Have Been Engaged in a Systematic Cyber Espionage Campaign
Dec 25, 2012Hackers using a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named Mirage have been engaged in a systematic cyber espionage campaign against a Canadian energy company, a large oil firm in the Philippines and several other entities since at least this April, ...
Tags: Hackers, RAT, Mirage, systematic cyber espionage, energy company
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Dell Has Made Yet Another Security Acquisition
Dec 24, 2012Data protection and encryption firm Credant joins Dell's expanding security portfolio Dell has made yet another security acquisition, snapping up data protection form Credant Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Dell says Credant ...
Tags: Dell, SecureWorks, SonicWall, encryption technology
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Security Researchers Discovered Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Several Large Companies
Dec 17, 2012Security researchers have discovered a new cyber espionage campaign targeting several large companies, including two in the energy sector. The campaign, dubbed Mirage, targeted an oil company in the Philippines, an energy firm in Canada, ...
Tags: Dell, securework, cyber espionage campaign
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Telvent Confirmed a Security Breach Involving The Project Files of Some of Its Customers
Sep 26, 2012Telvent,a Canadian energy firm whose systems are used to control more than half of all oil and gas pipelines in North America and Latin America,today confirmed a security breach involving the project files of some of its customers. In a ...