The pace of information creation continues to accelerate, but the ability of infrastructure and information management to keep pace is coming within sight. Big Data is now considered a blessing rather than a curse.
Many companies are negligent about SAP security, researchers say
SAP has significantly improved the security of its products over the past few years but many of its customers are negligent with their deployments, which exposes them to potential attacks that could cripple their businesses, according to security researchers.
Massive Java update won’t get Oracle out of attackers’ crosshairs
Oracle released a huge update for the virtually ubiquitous software, but attackers aren’t done exploiting Java as the weakest link in the security chain, and Oracle isn’t securing it fast enough.
Source code for Carberp financial malware is up for sale at a very low price, researchers say
The source code for the Carberp banking Trojan program is being offered for sale on the underground market at a very affordable price.
Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements
Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned …
Largest ever DDoS attack directed at financial firm, Prolexic reports
DDoS attackers attempted to bring down an unnamed financial services firm earlier this week using one of the largest traffic …
Google pressures industry to make software flaws public faster
Google threw the gauntlet down before the software industry to clean up its mistakes faster than has been done in …
For security’s sake, upgrade to a newer version of Office
You probably should upgrade before next April. After that month, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates for Office 2003 …
BYOD: Keep your eyes on the enterprise
To protect your network and your data, you need complete and proactive enterprise visibility, says Paul Wright, Manager of Professional Services …
Rapid-growing mobile payments market is driving a financial fraud marketplace
The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed US$1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber-crime gangs …
Researchers uncover new global cyber-espionage operation dubbed Safe
Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyber-espionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government …
Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses users even more
Oracle has changed the numbering of its Java security updates, prompting one expert to say, “As if Java updates weren’t …
Spammers reverting to old tricks in Q1 2013, says Kaspersky
According to Kaspersky Lab’s latest spam report, spammers are reverting to old tricks in order to avoid detection from spam …
Learning the ropes
At its Universe event in Copenhagen, Teradata unveiled a new approach to big data which allows organisations to embrace the …
When payback strikes back for businesses
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, Director of Security Strategy for WatchGuard Technologies, discusses the act of striking back against cyber criminals. Between …
Tooling up
Teradata is pitching a new approach to big data, which allows organisations to embrace the technology in an easier and …
Hackers increasingly target shared Web hosting servers for phishing
Cyber criminals increasingly hack into shared Web hosting servers in order to use the domains hosted on them in large …
McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw
McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems’ Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document …
Facebook used as billboard for malware
A cybercriminal has taken to selling his malware and related services on Facebook, boldly choosing a public forum to reach …
Java security questions answered
Most of the products tested (except Windows Server 2012), use Oracle’s Java in one form or another, at least for client access and …