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Imperva's Hacker Intelligence Initiative provides deeper insight on how cybercriminals conduct large scale cyber attacks
Imperva has announced its hacker intelligence initiative (HII), a research effort focused on providing deeper insight on how cybercriminals conduct large scale cyber attacks as well as shedding light on the evolution of the underground business of cybercrime. Part of Imperva’s Application Defense Center (ADC), the hacker intelligence initiative wil [...more...]
Throughput is the determining factor for how much customers are willing to pay for IDS IPS systems
According to Frost & Sullivan's recent update on the World Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems Markets, users of Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) are willing to pay 3 times more for higher throughput. The research provides figures for the average throughput per price band for IDS/IPS systems in 2009. When c [...more...]
IT security professionals consider off the shelf commercial applications to be riddled with code flaws and vulnerabilities
According to a survey conducted by Fortify Software, 83% of IT security professionals consider commercial applications, the ones you buy off the shelf, to be riddled with code flaws and vulnerabilities. 56% believe these flaws could allow hackers to exploit these software vulnerabilities. As a result, security professionals are making heavy inv [...more...]
Hackers exploit FaceBook's Like functionality to promote third-party websites
Sophos is advising Facebook users to be cautious following a widespread clickjacking attack that recently hit hundreds of thousands of users on the popular networking site. Affected profiles can be identified by having apparently ‘liked’ links with titles including: ‘LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS MESSAGE.’ [...more...]
Radware's APSolute Attack Prevention offers a combination of advanced security protections from hybrid network attacks in a single device
Recent attacks in 2009 and 2010, such as the July 2009 cyber attacks and Conficker malware show that attackers are using hybrid attack techniques that utilise multiple attack types and vectors. Today, organisations are deploying individual protection tools, such as Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Network Behavioral Analysis (NBA) and Denial of S [...more...]
RSA supplies real-time online threat intelligence feeds to Check Point's ZoneAlarm
RSA has announced a technology agreement with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. to provide consumers around the globe with enhanced, real-time protection against Trojan, phishing and other online attacks. RSA is supplying real-time online threat intelligence feeds from its RSA FraudAction Anti-Trojan and Anti-Phishing services to Check Poin [...more...]
Zions Bank deploys Trusteer's Rapport and Flashlight services to protect its online customers from financial malware attacks and fraud
Zions Bank is deploying Trusteer's Rapport and Flashlight services to help protect its online retail and business banking customers from financial malware attacks, fraud, and identity theft. Rapport silently protects data exchanged during web banking sessions including usernames, passwords, and account information against malware and financial [...more...]
Cybercrime industry has automated itself to improve efficiency, scalability, and profitability
The world of hacking has evolved into two major varieties: industrialized attacks and advanced persistent threats (APT). There has been a lot of discussion around the validity of APT recently - some have even connected APT with panties. But APT is a real threat. So, what’s the difference between APT and industrialized hacking, and how should you r [...more...]
Hampshire County Council Selects CRYPTOCard Two-Factor Authentication
Hampshire County Council has extended its five-year relationship with authentication authority CRYPTOCard to roll-out two-factor authentication for education staff across participating schools in the county. With CRYPTOCard’s innovative, user-friendly authentication service, the county’s teachers will be able to access education services, such a [...more...]
CRYPTOCard secures remote access at Laterooms online hotel booking service
Online hotel accommodation provider Laterooms.com has selected CRYPTO-MAS, the cloud-based two-factor authentication (2FA) solution from CRYPTOCard, to enhance security in its business and ensure PCI (Payment Card Industry)compliance - protecting its network from the risks of data integrity attacks, hackers and ID fraudsters, and enabling secure ac [...more...]
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