So far, the evidence suggests Windows 8 has hardly been the gleaming success that Microsoft no doubt hoped it would …
M2M poses security risks – watchdogs
Security watchdogs are now worried about a new attack vendor that cybercriminals could take advantage of – the growing number …
RSA launches Security Analytics in UAE
RSA last week launched its Security Analytics solution in the UAE, promising to leverage big data in order to provide …
Children found distributing malware
Following its latest threat report, security firm AVG has noted a “disturbing” new trend in the world of cybercrime – …
Financial malware authors return to basics
Financial malware authors are returning to traditional, phishing-like, credential-stealing techniques in order to evade detection, according to researchers from security …
Microsoft, Symantec take down botnet
Microsoft and Symantec on Wednesday announced that they have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal …
2012 ‘year of the exploit’
In a security landscape report released on Tuesday, security software maker F-Secure claimed that 2012 was the “year of the …
Chinese malware targets US drones
Security firm FireEye has claimed that a series of targeted malware attacks detected a year ago are almost certainly part …
New IBM security tool can catch insider threats
IBM has rolled out a tool it says can cull massive terabytes of data, including email — to help customers …
Losing the battle
Security shot up the priority list of not just CIOs but also higher management in 2012 as the world witnessed …
Researchers find another Java security flaw
Researchers from a Poland-based vulnerability research firm on Friday announced that they had found vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 11 …
Trojan disguised as latest Chrome update
Following Google’s recent upgrade of Chrome, a new wave of bogus updates has been set upon the Internet by cyber …
Keeping secure? Virtually impossible
The last 12 months has seen an incredible transformation from traditional IT towards a new, digitalised world which has begun …
Dexter malware infects point-of-sale systems worldwide:
Researchers from Israel-based IT security firm Seculert have uncovered a custom-made piece of malware that infected hundreds of point-of-sale (PoS) …
Researchers show proof-of-concept Microsoft ERP hack
Security researchers have presented proof-of-concept code capable of accessing the database driving a Microsoft ERP system and then diverting …
The moving target
The advent of mobility and its infiltration on enterprise has birthed a whole new type of security risk, and as …
BYOD puts the employee in control, says Blue Coat
With the advent of mobility and the influx of BYOD in enterprise, employers are struggling to keep control of their …
Security digital identities
In today’s digital world, the identity of users is defined by their digital credentials. The ability to demonstrate their identity, …
AccessData unveils new release of CIRT
Security vendor AccessData has launched version 2 of its CIRT (Cyber Intelligence and Response Technology) product, which is the only …
Scope ME partners up with NSFOCUS
Scope Middle East, a specialty distributor and technology solutions provider in the Middle East, has signed a distributorship agreement with …