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Global Increase in Outsourcing Leaves Companies Open to Information Security Breaches

Companies must find ways to manage the benefits and risks of outsourcing as almost two-thirds of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure is predicted to be outsourced within the next 8 years. EC-Council CISO Summit panel discussion suggests that i... Read >

EC-Council's CISO Executive Summit 2011 Features a Unique Format that Encourages Knowledge Sharing A

EC-Council's CISO Executive Summit 2011 Features a Unique Format that Encourages Knowledge Sharing Among the Diverse Range of Participants The CISO Executive Summit included over 40 prominent speakers from across industries in the government, private... Read >

The History of Cyber Security

The term cyber crime is all the same as any other kind of crime - there is a culprit and also a victim. For the cyber crime to become successful, it needs the same component of other crime; the motive, the opportunity and the means. When one can view the ... Read >

Public Source Information - Untapped Power or a Dangerous Game

For a while now, law enforcements have asked for help from the public on recognizing and tracking suspects who are charged with crimes. They used the method of putting up WANTED signs and as more criminals appeared, a television shows was made like "Cops"... Read >

Identifying Mule Accounts

When there is fraud then there is mule account; in fact it is the more important than botnets or phishing methods because what will hackers do with the banking credentials they have if they cannot use them. It is an important part in fraud and fraudsters ... Read >

The Power of Knowledge Against Hackers

Without a doubt, hackers are very persistent and that they have the advantage against their victims. However, hackers are still human and if we are aware of their methods, then it is possible to defend the sensitive data of the company. The knowledge on h... Read >

The Dangers of Man-in-the-Middle in Voting Machines

The Election Day is fast approaching in every state in the country. Security experts and researchers from Vulnerability Assessment Team or VAT at Argonne National Laboratories made a video that demonstrates a simple and non-cyber man-in-the middle or MITM... Read >

It's a Matter of Privacy

Everyday people make compromises to their privacy and some of us do not have as much privacy as we really want. You may not be a celebrity, but the moment you woke up in the morning your privacy could be compromised. Why? It is because some Android Pho... Read >

Apple Releases OS X Lion, Patches Security Vulnerabilities Associated with Safari

Developers face constant challenge of evolving new products, which enhance user experience as well as meet the relevant security standards. OS X Lion, the much-awaited operating system is finally available for download from the Mac Application store of Ap... Read >

Anonymous Extracts Sensitive Data Related to Booz Allen Hamilton in Military Meltdown Monday Attack

In yet another security incident involving a defense contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, suffered massive security breach. Members of the Anonymous were reportedly successful in extracting 90,000 e-mail addresses and passwords by intruding into the servers o... Read >

Governments and Businesses Collaborate to Create International Cyber Security Protection Alliance

Countries across the world are dealing with the menace of cybercrime. The all-pervasive nature and the possibility to commit Internet crime from any part of the world poses lot of challenges for counter crime agencies. Different definitions and lack of ho... Read >

WordPress 3.1.4 Resolves Security Issues

Recently, WordPress Development team released WordPress 3.1.4 and the release candidate 3 for WordPress 3.2. The company had earlier planned to release WordPress 3.2 by the end of June. WordPress 3.1.4 addresses an issue, which could allow users at editor... Read >

Apple Updates Mac OS, Patches Several Security Flaws

Recently, Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8. The latest update brings improvements to the Mac App to facilitate upgrade to the next version Mac OS X Lion. The update enhances VPN reliability, provides better support for IPv6, rectifies time zone data in iCal... Read >

Brazilian Government Websites Suffer Cyber-attack

In yet another security incident, several Brazilian websites suffered cyber-attack. The latest attacks targeted the websites of the Brazilian federal government, Presidency and Internal Revenue Service. The attackers also disabled the websites of Petrobra... Read >

Japanese Game Developer Suffers Security Breach

Game developers have been one of the major targets of cyber-attackers. Recently, Sega Corporation, a Japanese Game developer suffered cyber-attack resulting in unauthorized access to customer databases. Attackers were reportedly successful in extracting n... Read >