Avast, the central European IT security vendor, has acquired ITAgents, an Austrian developer of Google Android apps, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has already completed, Infosecurity understands.
Cybersecurity startups fail to hit venture capital sweet spot
Cybersecurity startups often fail to attract venture capital (VC) because investors want to invest in companies that will makes millions quickly, but not all information security startup are interested in that model, observed Chris Wysopal, founder and…
SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find
The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva’s Hacker Intelligence Initiative (HII) report.
Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers.
CA Technologies opens European research centre in Barcelona
CA Technologies has announced the creation of a European research centre in co-operation with Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC).
Check Point says social engineering attacks now a business reality
Research just released from Check Point claims to show that 42% of UK firms experienced 25 or more social engineering attacks in the last two years, including targeted attacks such as spear phishing.
(ISC)² foundation delivers cyber security education across the world
On the first day of the (ISC)² Congress 2011, (ISC)² announced that it has formed the (ISC)² Foundation – a new charitable organisation dedicated to delivering education and awareness programmes to communities around the globe to make the cyber world…
(ISC)² launches global chapter programme
On the opening day of the first (ISC)² Congress, collocated with ASIS 2011 in Orlando, Florida, the information security professional body announced the formation of the (ISC)² chapter programme.
Barracuda Networks launches ‘No Limits’ road show in Europe
Barracuda Networks has launched its No Limits road show in Europe, allowing clients to meet the security firm’s CEO Dean Drako, chief research officer Dr. Paul Judge and the rest of the senior management. The tour will also, says the company, provide e…
Morto worm likes playing games – with your remote desktop
A Symantec security expert has spotted a variant of the Morto worm that seems to parse requests through a Chinese online gaming server. The good news – from a UK perspective – is that the game it parses commands through are aimed at the Chinese communi…