Latest news
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New IronKey secure USB flash and hard drives
26.03.2013
Imation expanded the IronKey secure USB product line with new hardware encrypted flash and external hard disk drives.
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Cisco devices saddled with weakened password encryption
21.03.2013
Instead of improving it, an implementation issue has left a "limited" number of Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE releases with a weaker password hashing algorithm, making new passwords more susceptible to brute-force attacks, Cisco warns in a recently released advisory.
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Scan, monitor and analyze SSL-encrypted communications
20.03.2013
SSL Locksmith exposes the contents of SSL-encrypted network communications, which eliminates a critical cyber security blind spot.
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Internal name SSL certificates could be exploited for MitM atacks
19.03.2013
The Certificate Authority practice of issuing “Internal Name” certificates for private domains which are currently non-resolvable by the Domain Name System could be misused by attackers once new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are introduced this year, warns the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).
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Encrypting Trojan targets users, demands $5,000
14.03.2013
Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users of an active ransomware campaign executed through brute force attack via the RDP protocol on target machines.
Spotlight

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Posted on 16 May 2013. | Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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