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- Locking Down Linux Security - Can Vulnerabilities Ever be Eliminated?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 17 Jun 2013How does Red Hat go about building and developing a secure Linux operating system?
- Microsoft Plugs IE Security Holes in June Patch Update
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 12 Jun 2013Microsoft is out with its latest Patch Tuesday update and once again, the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser gets lots of attention.
- CloudFlare Hit with 3 Gbps IPv6 Attack
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 11 Jun 2013As it turns out, at least one high-profile network has been attacked over IPv6 in the past year.
- How To Secure an Apple Mac Browser
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 11 Jun 2013It's not just about Java - what can u do to improve the security of Mac browsing?
- Citadel Botnet Disrupted by Microsoft and the FBI
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 07 Jun 2013How did Microsoft shut down the notorious Citadel botnet ring, which stole more than $500 million from victims?
- Why is the Cost of a Data Breach Declining?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 07 Jun 2013While there are still significant challenges to overcome, there is good news in the battle against data breaches.
- Apple Updates Open Source SSL in Mac OS X 10.8.4 Update
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 06 Jun 2013Apple is out with its second major update to Mac OS X this year, with the 10.8.4 update.
- How Does FireEye Find Microsoft 0-Days?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 04 Jun 2013When one group is able to find not one, but two such flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser within a short period of time, it begs the question: How does a zero-day vulnerability get discovered in the first place?
- Is 7 Days Enough for Responsible Disclosure?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 03 Jun 2013Google shakes up the InfoSec world with new 7 day disclosure policy - we talk to the world's leading researchers to find out if Google is on track, or not.
- Mozilla Firefox Open Source Browser Security Moving Forward
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 30 May 2013The open source Mozilla Firefox web browser is on the front lines of modern IT security.
- Twitter Login Verification Goes Two-Factor
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 24 May 2013Simply logging into Twitter with a single username and password isn't enough anymore.
- Sourcefire Tracking Malware to the Source
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 21 May 2013Sourcefire is expanding its malware tracking and visibility capabilities today with an update to the company's Advanced Malware Protection solutions portfolio.
- Microsoft's May Patch Tues Patches IE Flaws Old and New
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 15 May 2013Some vulnerabilities get patched faster than others.
- Mozilla Firefox 21 Tackles 8 Security Advisories
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 15 May 2013New open source browser debuts, with a default feature that sends information to Mozilla.
- PayPal Wants to See an End To Passwords
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 14 May 2013Are the days of passwords numbered? PayPal's CISO hopes so.
- 0-Day for IE as May Patch Tues Nears
By Sean Michael Kerner | Tue, 07 May 2013Microsoft's security teams are scrambling in the light of a new zero day attack against its Internet Explorer Web browser that has already hit the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Whitehat Security Finds at Least One Vulnerability in 86 Percent of All Sites
By Sean Michael Kerner | Fri, 03 May 2013Jeremiah Grossman, founder and CTO of Whitehat Security, has seen a lot of different types of security attacks in his time.
- DDoS Attacks Growing in 2013?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Mon, 29 Apr 2013While distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have been around since the late 1990s, they have picked up in volume and intensity over the past year.
- Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2013 Identifies Identity as Key Attack Vector
By Sean Michael Kerner | Thu, 25 Apr 2013The 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) sheds light on the state of breaches in 2012 as they continue to expand.
- OpenStack Cloud Security Moving Forward
By Sean Michael Kerner | Wed, 24 Apr 2013Security is improving in the open source OpenStack cloud platform, but more work is needed and is still being done.
