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Flashback Botnet: Researchers Confirm 600K-Strong Flashback Botnet Is Mostly Mac

Flashback Botnet: Researchers Confirm 600K-Strong Flashback Botnet Is Mostly Mac Earlier this week, Dr.Web reported the discovery of a Mac OS X botnet Flashback (Flashfake). According to their information, the estimated size of this botnet is more than 500, 000 … Continue reading

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UID: The Showcase project for Indian IT Solutions!

UID: The Showcase project for Indian IT Solutions! GO INDIA GO….. In a Bangalore suburb that is its nerve centre, the Aadhaar project, which aims to give over 1.2 billion Indians a unique ID number, is proving in many respects … Continue reading

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Smartphones and enterprise security

Smartphones and enterprise security By Ian Kilpatrick. Smartphones are spreading throughout the business world. Their use is growing across organizations and at all levels within them. According to Gartner , sales of mobile devices in the second quarter of 2011 … Continue reading

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Control Systems Security Program (CSSP)

Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) US CERT, DHS has published a Cyber Security Evaluation tool for National Critical Infrastructure. Overview Critical infrastructures are dependent on information technology systems and computer networks for essential operations. Particular emphasis is placed on the … Continue reading

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PCI Council issues point-to-point encryption validation requirements

PCI Council issues point-to-point encryption validation requirements The PCI Security Standards Council issued point-to-point encryption validation requirements as part of a new program that aims to provide merchants with a list of certified products. The PCI encryption requirements document, PCI … Continue reading

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ISO/IEC 27005:2011 standard now available

ISO/IEC 27005:2011 standard now available ISO has announced that ISO/IEC 27005:2011 is now available. The standard provides a framework for implementing a risk management approach to managing threats to information security management systems. Information security risks pose a considerable threat … Continue reading

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Greg’s Cable Map

Greg’s Cable Map: An informative map showing physical routes of submarine data cables connecting different parts of the world.

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Apple Laptop Batteries Can Be Bricked, Firmware Hacked

Apple Laptop Batteries Can Be Bricked, Firmware Hacked Security researcher Charlie Miller, widely known for his work on Mac OS X and Apple’s iOS, has discovered an interesting method that enables him to completely disable the batteries on Apple laptops, … Continue reading

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iOS Hardening Guide

iOS Hardening Guide This guide provides instructions and techniques for Australian government agencies to harden the security of iOS 4 devices.

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Search Engine Poisoning explained

Search Engine Poisoning explained Search Engine Poisoning attacks manipulate, or “poison”, search engines to display search results that contain references to malware-delivering websites. There are a multitude of methods to perform SEP: taking control of popular websites; using the search … Continue reading

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