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- Adobe Flashes Firefox with Secure Sandbox
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 09 Feb 2012Adobe debuts new beta Flash Player with security sandbox for Firefox. Will it make the web more secure?
- Black Box, White Box or Glass Box Testing: What's in a Name?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 06 Feb 2012IBM's latest AppScan release combines static and dynamic testing methods.
- At F5 Networks Your ADC is Your Firewall
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 27 Jan 2012Application delivery controller vendor gets certified as a firewall solution enabling it to be used in PCI-DSS certification efforts.
- Pwn2Own 2012 Set to Deliver More Browser Vulns
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 24 Jan 2012The HP-sponsored hacking challenge revises its rules in an effort to expose even more vulnerabilities.
- Does the Cloud Represent New Legal Challenges for U.S Law Enforcement?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 20 Jan 2012Crooks and their data cannot hide from the long arm of the law, even in the cloud.
- Did Oracle Miss a Few Flaws in 78 Patch Update?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 19 Jan 2012The first Critical Patch Update of 2012 tackles a long list of issues, but only two patches apply to Oracle's namesake database.
- Microsoft FINALLY Slays the SSL BEAST
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 11 Jan 2012In the first Patch Tuesday of 2012, Microsoft fixes an old issue and warns about a new security bypass risk.
- Oracle Updates Database Firewall for MySQL
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 11 Jan 2012New release gains support for MySQL, helps shield enterprise databases from attack.
- Check Point Brings Network Security to the Cloud
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 06 Jan 2012Now you can apply the same network security policies to the Amazon Cloud that you use on premise.
- WPS Wi-Fi Security is Not Secure for Enterprises
Wed, 04 Jan 2012Many home Wi-Fi networks are at risk thanks to an exploit released over the holidays, but enterprise organizations are generally unaffected by the vulnerability.
- MINESTRONE: A Silver Bullet for App Security?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 22 Dec 2011Symantec teams up with universities on a research project to make code more secure.
- Microsoft Issues 13 Security Bulletins for December
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 14 Dec 2011Final Patch Tuesday release of 2011 tackles 13 bulletins, three rated as critical.
- Symantec Labs: Looking for Attack Patterns in Data
Thu, 01 Dec 2011Using scientific methods, research efforts aims to profile the IT threat landscape.
- Sourcefire Immunet Expands ClamAV Reach
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 30 Nov 2011Leveraging open source ClamAV and the cloud, Sourcefire layers its antivirus tech on top of other vendors solutions.
- Apache HTTP Web Server Hit by Reverse Proxy Flaw
By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 28 Nov 2011Dangerous flaw puts internal Web servers at risk, but there is a fix in the works.
- Public Cloud Keys Too Easy to Find
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 23 Nov 2011If you put the keys to your cloud infrastructure in plain sight, don't be surprised if you get hacked.
- Google Chrome Stable 15.0.874.121 Fixes JavaScript
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 23 Nov 2011In a rare move, Google is updating Chrome for a single security fix.
- Microsoft Patches Critical TCP/IP Flaw
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 10 Nov 2011November's Patch Tuesday update delivers four security advisories including a fix for a font issue that is similar to the one that enables the Duqu zero day attack.
- U.S. DOJ Indicts Seven for $14 Million in Internet Ad Hijacking Scheme
By Thor Olavsrud | Thu, 10 Nov 2011The six Estonian nationals and one Russian national were charged Thursday on five counts of wire and computer intrusion crimes. One of their number was also charged with 22 counts of money laundering.
- Duqu Enabled by Microsoft 0 Day Flaw
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 04 Nov 2011The TrueType font parsing engine is to blame but Microsoft views the risk as low ... for now.
