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• Barracuda updates web application firewall

  20.05.2013

  Barracuda Networks announced Barracuda Web Application Firewall 7.8, specifically aimed at reducing the impact of automated attack attempts from botnets.

• FinFisher spy kit's C&C servers are popping up around the world

  02.05.2013

  Some two months ago, Reporters Without Borders have identified UK-based Gamma International as one of the "enemies of the Internet" due to their FinFisher spyware tool kit being used by a number of oppressive governments.

• Reddit was downed by record DDoS attack, motive is unknown

  23.04.2013

  In order to relieve the curiosity of the huge Reddit community, systems administrator Jason Harvey has shared some details about the DDoS attack that recently hit the popular social news site and caused it to go down for a period of 50 minutes.

• WordPress sites targeted by mass brute-force attack

  15.04.2013

  US-CERT has issued an alert regarding the ongoing massive brute-force attacks against WordPress sites, warning users and administrators to keep their installation always updated and to change the username and password for their WordPress accounts - especially if they kept the default "admin" username and use an easy-to-guess, commonly-used password.

• ZeroAccess Bitcoin botnet shows no signs of slowing

  11.04.2013

  FortiGuard Labs observed that the Bitcoin mining botnet, ZeroAccess, was the number one threat last quarter.

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The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance

Posted on 20 May 2013.  |  Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

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.

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.