Vasco launches Digipass Go 7 strong user authentication. Vasco Data Security International, a software security company specialising in authentication products, has announced the launch of Digipass Go 7. Digipass Go 7 is a one-button authentication device allowing..

Ethical' Hacking Profession Showcased at the Fall Edition of ChicagoCon in October. Thanks to federal regulations, pen testing is basically required by law. ChicagoCon 2008f by TDCC features world-class security training followed by a 2-day Ethical Hacking Conference that prepares attendees..

Stonesoft Virtual Appliances Suited for Virtualization Environments. As organizations chart out their virtual architectures, security still remains an afterthought, putting these networks at unprecedented risk.

Consumer Affairs: Consumers have a cyber-attack defense. The United States Computer Readiness Team was established in 2003 to help Americans defend against cyber attacks.

Georgia hacking stirs fears of cyber militias. The attacks on Georgian Web sites took place just as Moscow deployed troops to crush a Georgian attempt to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia on Aug.

Hackers attack Iraq vulnerable to cybercrime. Maj. Ahmed Khathem, the head of Iraq's newly formed cybercrimes division, sits in a borrowed office, at a borrowed desk, working at a borrowed laptop one of his subordinates brought from home.

Parties at odds over cyber security. Three big computer security breaches over the past month did more than show how badly the Internet needs major repairs.

Shavlik Releases Virtualization Security Soultion for Virtual Machines. Shavlik Technologies announced the availability of Shavlik NetChk Protect 6.5. Shavlik NetChk Protect 6.5 is a virtual machine management solution that provides continuous patch assessment and remediation of..

D-I-Y CUs are quickly realizing, being Blacklisted is a Bad Thing. You've planned carefully, done the research. You've crafted creative copy guaranteed to make an impact.

Re: PHP] comments function being spammed, how do I stop it? On 26 Aug 2008, at 15:23, tedd wrote: At 3:14 PM -0700 8/25/08, Jim Lucas wrote: Here is the function that I added to a generic guest book script.

Cloudmark Warns of New Converged Threats Increase Risks for Subscribers. Cloudmark, a provider of carrier-grade messaging security, has warned of increased risk for converged operators from the online attacker community and urged service providers to review their security strategies..

Offers Computer Security Tips In Response to Major Consumer Magazine Report on E-Threats. In response to leading US consumer magazine's recent article indicating that U.S. consumers lost nearly $8.5 billion dollars to e-threats, BitDefender has released its top ten tips to secure computers against..

Common usernames get more spam. The use by spammers of dictionary attacks means those whose email address begins with a less common first character are liable to get less spam.

GoDaddy's spam filter is broken. GoDaddy is rejecting mail with URLs that appear in the Spamhaus PBL. As this thread on the Amazon EC2 forum notes, this is creating false positives, causing nonspam mail to be rejected.

Network Box: Mass phishing attacks down for third month in a row,.. Network Box: Mass phishing attacks down for third month in a row, says Network Box; But overall, threat levels are up more than 50 per cent RDATE:29082008 For the third month running, mass phishing attacks are..

Study: Common letters get more spam. Those whose names begin with common letter such as A, S, and M are more likely to receive spam that those who start with uncommon ones such as Z and Q, according to research.

Ageod Announces a Wargame about the First World War in November. "World War One : La Grande Guerre 14-18", the new AGEOD wargame will be released on November 11th, for the exact peace signature 90th anniversary of the Great War.

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team has issued a warning for what it calls "active attacks" against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys.

Malware rockets again. Last month saw more web-based malware blocked than the whole of 2007, an increase of a third, according to security as a service vendor ScanSafe.

7Search Sues McAfee For Red Flagging It. I don't have a good sense of how many lawsuits have been filed against anti-spyware vendors for classifying third party software as "adware" or "spyware." I've blogged on a few, and Ben Edelman maintains a..