The agreement, effective from February 4, 2013, gives the US networking giant the Webscreen technology plus some assets, while providing Accumuli with $10 million to invest in its core services.
ForeScout and AirWatch team up on enterprise-based BYOD solutions
Two vendors specializing in enterprise-based mobile security recently announced a partnership that will integrate their technologies for BYOD deployments
Malware monetization settles into four main vectors
When it comes to malware, threats are coalescing into four typical methods that cybercriminals are using today to extract money from their victims, according to Fortinet Labs. The research also showed increasing activity in mobile malware variants of t…
Visa to support generic EMV to bolster US smart card adoption
Card processing giant Visa is embracing the idea of a common US debit security approach by agreeing to partially open up the kimono on the technology behind its Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) chip card – hoping to facilitate EMV adoption in the process.
Chinese ties suspected in APT targeting aerospace and defense industries
An advanced persistent threat (APT) specifically targeting the aerospace and defense industries has been uncovered, with likely ties to Chinese hackers, security researchers say.
DroidCleaner: Android malware that infects PCs
DroidCleaner, an Android app that claims to free up smartphone memory but actually infects connected PCs, has been removed from Google Play but is still available from third-party app stores.
Iceland expelled FBI agents seeking to question a WikiLeaks volunteer
On Friday, Iceland’s interior minister revealed that two years ago he expelled FBI agents who had arrived unannounced in Iceland to interview an unidentified WikiLeaks associate in August 2011, and had instructed the police not to cooperate with the FB…
Twitter hacked – 250,000 user details may have been lost
Late on Friday afternoon Twitter announced that it had been breached and that attackers may have had access to usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted/salted versions of passwords for approximately 250,000 users.
Red October cyber-espionage campaign used highly sophisticated infiltration techniques
Red October (Rocra), the high-level cyber-espionage campaign that successfully infiltrated computer networks at diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organizations worldwide, has a more shadowy persona than the typical APT, security research…
Google submits anti-trust proposals to EU
Google has submitted anti-trust proposals to the European Union anti-trust regulator to stave off action that could potentially lead to a $4 billion fine.