Microsoft has issued a security advisory confirming exploits of an unpatched vulnerability that affects web applications built on ASP.NET.

Data security and compliance specialist ArcSight has taken the wraps off a slew of product updates – Enterprise Security Manager 5.0, Identityview 2.0 and Logger 5.0 – with the offer of a $49.00 version of Logger, its universal log management software.

Intel is investigating how a master key for its High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) anti-piracy protocol was published online.

Adobe has issued an emergency update to address a critical security flaw in its software for the second time in two weeks, this time for its Flash Player.

Interpol chief Ronald Noble has admitted that criminals have stolen his identity by setting up two Facebook accounts in his name.

Europe has proposed a global internet treaty to protect the net from political interference and place into international law its founding principles of open standards, net neutrality, freedom of expression and pluralistic governance.

VMware is expected to acquire Novell’s Linux SuSE operating system (OS) unit as part of Novell’s reported plans to divest parts of the company.

A group of security gurus representing IBM convened for the sponsor’s keynote at this week’s Forrester Security Forum in Boston. The lively debate included several key topics on the minds of nearly all information security professionals.

Most businesses are failing to take security on smartphones as seriously as they do on laptops, says Howard Clegg, head of solution sales, Vodafone UK.

Cloud computing is challenging traditional IT security, but could be a key element in enabling a security policy to meet modern threats, says Eric Domage, research manager at IDC EMEA.