Latest news
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Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
16.05.2013
Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern.
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Internet scams that dominated in 2012
15.05.2013
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the 2012 Internet Crime Report - a summary of reported fraudulent activity in the past year.
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Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
14.05.2013
NSS Labs released the results and analysis from its web browser security comparative evaluating the protection offered by five browsers - Safari 5, Chrome 25/26, Internet Explorer 10, Firefox 19 and Opera 12 - against malware downloads (also known as socially engineered malware).
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How employees use business email
14.05.2013
The conventional 9am–5pm working day and five-day working week is a thing of the past for the overwhelming majority of workers at SMBs, according to a new survey on work-related email habits.
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Android malware continues to rise
14.05.2013
The first quarter of 2013 was marked by firsts for Android malware that add complexity to the Android threat landscape.
Spotlight

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.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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