Ipswitch has launched the WhatsUp Event Log Management Suite, including its newly acquired WhatsUp Event Rover 3.0, two tools that it hopes will make it easier for customers to manage their networks by logging security events, while protecting files fo…
FCC presents National Broadband Plan to lawmakers
The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its new National Broadband Plan to the public yesterday, and shortly thereafter submitted its recommendations to the US Congress.
SQL injection attacks are in decline – or are they?
IBM’s X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk report claims to show an 11% fall in discovered vulnerabilities compared to 2008, including a decline in the largest categories, such as SQL injections and ActiveX.
Netflix cans anonymous data contest
DVD rental company Netflix has quietly cancelled a sequel to its Netflix Prize, a contest to enhance its movie recommendation technology using anonymous user data.
Sunbelt Software opens European headquarters
After several months of quietly hiring staff in the European IT security industry, Sunbelt Software has opened a new sales and research centre in Marlow.
Researchers crack RSA encryption via power supply
Researchers claim to have broken 1024-bit RSA encryption in the OpenSSL cryptography library, although the hardware-focused attack is difficult to carry out and involves disrupting power supplies.
St. Louis police department hit by cyber attack
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyber attack that may have compromised the information of 24 people.
Jericho Forum intros new IT security self-assessment evaluation tool
The Jericho Forum has taken the wraps off a self-assessment tool designed to evaluate the effectiveness of IT security products.
New zero-day Internet Explorer 6/7 vulnerability allows trojan to slip through
The steady stream of vulnerabilities discovered in Internet Explorer has continued with the revelation that a zero-day issue with IE 6.x and 7.0 allows a trojan that can steal personal and sensitive data to sneak on to a user’s PC.
Privacy is now a major concern for internet users.
Research just published claims to show that more than half of internet users do not trust privacy policies posted on websites, and that just 28.5% respond positively when asked: “do you believe that online sites will actually honour privacy policies th…