In ArcSight’s Silicon Valley office, Rick Caccia, the infosec firm’s vice president of product marketing, tells Infosecurity’s editor, Eleanor Dallaway, that in addition to the constant tide of cybercrime, it’s huge amounts of data that are driving thi…
Adobe issues security updates for Flash, hotfix for ColdFusion
Three security bulletins were released this week by Adobe outlining security updates for Flash Player, ColdFusion, and Flash Media Server.
Hackers are winning the cat-and-mouse game against anti-virus programmers
Ever since malware writers swapped worldwide infamy for hefty profits, they have become a larger problem to deal with. And, says Ron Clarkson, senior vice president of CoreTrace Corporation, as the game of cat-and-mouse with anti-virus software program…
Hackers are winning the cat-and-mouse game against anti-virus programmers
Ever since malware writers swapped worldwide infamy for hefty profits, they have become a larger problem to deal with. And, says Ron Clarkson, senior vice president of CoreTrace Corporation, as the game of cat-and-mouse with anti-virus software program…
E-crime victim charity to close
Veteran technology professional Jennifer Perry has announced that E-Victims.org, the charity she helped to found three years ago and which assists victims of electronic crime on the internet, is to close due to lack of funding.
How to take down rogue ISPs
McAfee has released the sixth edition of its security journal and has been fortunate enough to have a feature contribution from ex-Washington Post IT security writer Brian Krebs, who has written about his experiences in taking down ISPs and botnets tha…
German government looking to dump BlackBerry and other smartphones
Reports are coming in that the German government is becoming concerned over the security of the ‘push’ email features of several popular smartphones, including the RIM BlackBerry and the Apple iPhone.
Toshiba announces Wipe technology for self-encrypting disk drives
In a move that could upset a few security vendors, Toshiba has announced it has developed a new technology for self-encrypted hard disk drives and protecting sensitive information.
Bahrain refuses to join BlackBerry ‘ban wagon’
The country’s foreign minister told the AP that Bahrain has no plans to join other Gulf states in threatening to block BlackBerry services.
Android phones hit by text-based trojan
Google’s Android mobile operating system has been hit by its first text-based trojan, according to security firm Kaspersky Labs.