Latest news
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Fake Facebook "account blocked" notice doing rounds
24.04.2013
A new phishing campaign is targeting Facebook users, and it's after more than just their login credentials, warns Hoax-Slayer.
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How simulated attacks improve security awareness training
09.04.2013
Wombat released a new report that discusses how simulated phishing attacks can be an effective security awareness and training tactic to help companies educate employees how to avoid growing cyber security threats.
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Spear-phishing emails targeting energy companies
08.04.2013
Information over-sharing can lead to cleverly executed and dangerous spear-phishing campaigns, warns the US Department of Homeland Security and the ICS-CERT.
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Fake "PayPal account deleted" emails doing rounds
03.04.2013
A new email spam campaign targeting PayPal users is under way.
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Trojan phishes for credit card info through fake Facebook page
02.04.2013
An insidious Trojan is targeting Facebook users and getting them to share confidential personal and credit card information that will then be used to perform fraudulent transactions, warn Trend Micro researchers.
Spotlight

The security of WordPress plugins
Posted on 18 June 2013. | Checkmarx’s research lab identified that more than 20% of the 50 most popular WordPress plugins are vulnerable to common Web attacks, such as SQL Injection.

Information security executives need to be strategic thinkers
Posted on 17 June 2013. | George Baker, the Director of Information Security at Exostar, talks about the challenges in working in a dynamic threat landscape, offers tips for aspiring infosec leaders, and more.

Large orgs in denial about own security breaches?
Posted on 14 June 2013. | Over two thirds (66%) of large organizations said they either had not experienced a security incident in the last 12-18 months or were unsure if they had.

Vulnerability scanning with PureCloud
Posted on 12 June 2013. | nCircle PureCloud is a cloud-based network security scanning product built upon the companies' vulnerability and risk management system IP360.

Reactions from the security community to the NSA spying scandal
Posted on 11 June 2013. | Read on for comments on this scandal that Help Net Security received from a variety of security professionals and analysts.
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