Chrome is the most secure browser, claims new study

Chrome is the most secure browser, claims new study


Chrome is the most secure browser, claims new study

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:28 AM PST

Microsoft's Internet Explorer does a better job protecting systems from attackers who already have gained some degree of access than Mozilla's Firefox, and Google's Chrome trumps both of them, says se...

PCI DSS is working, but there are challenges to overcome

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 09:00 AM PST

Recent figures from the UK Cards Association showed that banking industry initiatives, including PCI have been successful in decreasing the volume of card and bank account fraud. Payment card fraud lo...

2,000 live typosquatted domains discovered

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 08:20 AM PST

Customers of major high-street brands such as Argos, Debenhams, and John Lewis are falling victim to cybercriminals that target mistyped web addresses, a technique known as typosquatting. The poor fum...

Spam campaign bypasses Gmail filters, employs Google Docs

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 08:11 AM PST

Every now and then, online crooks and spammers use Google Docs to host phishing forms or documents with embedded malicious links. One such spam campaign is currently delivering a simplistic email with...

Premium SMS fraudulent apps target European users

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST

European mobile phone users should be on the lookout for premium SMS toll fraud apps as a great number of them has been lately discovered on file sharing sites, third-party online markets and even on ...

Pros losing confidence in hard tokens

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 05:14 AM PST

Almost a quarter of organizations, 23%, have suffered a security breach as a result of identity fraud which was linked to a lost or stolen authentication device, according to Entrust. The survey, w...

Personal info of US law enforcement agents published following hack

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 05:08 AM PST

The official website (Clearusa.org) of the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail has been attacked by a hacker that goes by the handle of "Exphin1ty" who claims to be a member of Anonymous. The a...

SMS Privato Spy: Another piece of bogus software for sale

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 04:32 AM PST

Every so often, a new piece of non-existent software gets advertised by scammers that are eager to part users with their hard earned cash. The latest one to be spotted is called SMS Privato Spy, wh...

The value of securing Internet enabled devices

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 03:01 AM PST

From the hottest new tablet to sleek smartphones and laptops, electronic devices are likely to be at the top of many consumers' Christmas wish lists this year. Understandably, most lucky recipients wi...

IT departments have easiest access to sensitive data

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:56 AM PST

CEOs of modern companies often lack access to their own sensitive data, according to Venafi. When asked who had the easiest access to their company's most sensitive data, 65 percent said that the IT d...

2012 network security trends

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:50 AM PST

Looking back on 2011, FortiGuard Labs saw a number of landmark developments in the world of network security. Huge botnets such as DNS Changer and Coreflood were permanently taken off line, 64-bit roo...

Rise of unencrypted cards

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST

71 percent of merchants were found to store unencrypted payment card data in 2011, which is an increase of 8 percent since 2010, according to a study by SecurityMetrics. Merchants who store unencry...

Week in review: Facebook bug gives access to private photos, zero-day exploited in ongoing attacks, and the new issue of (IN)SECURE Magazine

Posted: 11 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles and interviews: IT pros can't resist peeking at privileged information IT security staff will be some of the most inform...

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