Bad software patches cause critical IT failure

Bad software patches cause critical IT failure


Bad software patches cause critical IT failure

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Half of businesses have suffered at least one business critical IT failure as a result of installing a bad software patch, according to GFI Software. The research also revealed that a quarter of th...

"Free McDonald's meal" spam leads to malware

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Spam campaigns offering free stuff are usually rather effective, and the latest one touting a free breakfast at McDonald's on the 27th of June is likely to reel in many victims: There are quite a...

SSL Analyzer: Free scanning tool

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:05 AM PDT

Comodo announced the Beta release of its SSL Analyzer, a free web site scanning tool which provides an instant summary of web server security levels. After typing a domain name into the search box,...

Increase in stolen digital certificates used to sign malware

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:25 AM PDT

A report unearths how "trusted malware" is continuing to grow at an alarming rate. In Q2, AVG has seen an increase in the number of stolen digital certificates used to sign malware, before being distr...

WordPress users endangered by Trojanized plugins

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:55 AM PDT

Three popular WordPress plugins have been Trojanized by unknown individuals and made available for download, warned WordPress yesterday. "Earlier today the WordPress team noticed suspicious commits...

IT data management now a major enterprise initiative

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Evolving requirements for leveraging IT information have led to the emergence of IT data management (ITDM) as a major enterprise initiative, according to LogLogic. They also assert that ITDM is key...

SAP NetWeaver multiple vulnerabilities

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Some vulnerabilities have been reported in SAP NetWeaver, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, disclose sensitive information, and bypass certain securit...

Portable Microsoft endpoint for secure cloud computing

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:21 PM PDT

SPYRUS announced Secure Pocket Drive, the first and only licensed device that boots Microsoft's mobile, flagship operating system, Windows Embedded Standard 7, from an encrypting USB flash drive. T...

McAfee enhances security management solution

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

McAfee announced enhancements to their security management solution, providing automated and real-time security and risk analytics to proactively identify, assess, manage and report on enterprise secu...

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