Executive Editor Dan Kaplan, based in New York, has been with SC Magazine since January 2006. He writes monthly features on varying IT security topics and contributes daily breaking news and multimedia items for SCMagazine.com. In addition, he is responsible for editing and managing editorial content on the website, and takes the lead role of editing the monthly magazine. He regularly meets with industry experts and leading vendors to discuss the latest trends in the marketplace. He previously worked as a reporter for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in journalism. He resides in Brooklyn.
May 16, 2013
Security researchers are studying an apparent new strain of Mac malware that turned up on the computer of a participant at the just-concluded Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human rights conference.
May 15, 2013
Mozilla has updated its Firefox web browser to repair 13 vulnerabilities.
The number of fraud complaints lodged with the Internet Crime Complaint Center actually fell in 2012, but the amount of alleged losses to victims rose.
May 14, 2013
Redmond also distributed a cumulative fix for the browser to prevent drive-by download attacks.
May 13, 2013
The U.S. security and privacy researcher was contacted to lend assistance to the government surveillance project. He declined the offer, and decided to expose the email exchanges he had.
