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Juniper Networks acquires Mykonos Software

February 22, 2012

Juniper Networks has acquired Mykonos Software, a privately held company which offers tools and services to secure websites and web applications against hackers.
 

Anonymous says power grid concerns are U.S. gov't spin

February 21, 2012

The head of the National Security Agency is warning that Anonymous may be developing capabilities to target the U.S. power grid, but members of the hacktivist collective called such claims nothing more than fear mongering.
 

Anonymous hacks FTC over Google privacy, ACTA

February 17, 2012

The Anonymous collective has again targeted the Federal Trade Commission, bringing down some of its websites and claiming to have rooted hundreds of its servers.
 

New cyber security bill is bipartisan, but has its critics

February 16, 2012

A new version of a federal law designed to protect the nation's critical assets is toned-down from previous cyber security proposals, but business and privacy leaders have concerns.
 

Adobe patches Flash because of ongoing attacks

February 15, 2012

A cross-site scripting vulnerability being exploited in the wild has prompted Adobe to issue an update to its Flash Player, a move that may catch security pros off guard.
 

Internet Explorer patch heads Microsoft security update

February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day, IT administrators. Microsoft has showered you with nine security patches to remedy 21 vulnerabilities.
 

Stratfor subscribers targeted by malware-ridden emails

February 14, 2012

A letter addressed to the stolen email addresses of Stratfor customers claims to be a helpful reminder of malware scams, but is actually bait to spread the Zbot trojan.
 

Twitter turns on HTTPS by default to protect Wi-Fi users

February 14, 2012

Twitter has joined a short-list of major web brands that have turned on the secure browsing capability, HTTPS, by default.
 

Google Wallets app flaw could lead to compromise

February 14, 2012

Google has temporarily disabled the creation of prepaid payment cards while it investigates two security flaws in Google Wallet accounts on Android phones.
 

Google faces suit over proposed privacy policy

February 13, 2012

The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed suit in federal court seeking to compel the Federal Trade Commission to stop Google from enacting its new privacy policy prior to March 1.
 

Latest Product Reviews

Core Security Technologies Core Impact v12

February 01, 2012  |  star star star star star
Core Impact Professional started life as a pure-play penetration test tool.
 

eEye Digital Security Retina CS

February 01, 2012  |  star star star star star
The Retina CS from eEye Digital Security provides a multitude of vulnerability scanning and management features and functions.
 

Fortinet FortiScan-3000C

February 01, 2012  |  star star star star ½
The FortiScan-3000C from Fortinet provides full agent-based and agent-less vulnerability scanning, as well as patch management capabilities and remediation.
 

GFI LanGuard 2011

February 01, 2012  |  star star star star star
LanGuard 2011 from GFI is a powerful vulnerability management application.
 

Lumension Scan

February 01, 2012  |  star star star star
Lumension Scan is a part of the larger Lumension Vulnerability Management platform.
 
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