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  • Researchers demo exploits that bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot

    The Windows 8 Secure Boot mechanism can be bypassed on PCs from certain manufacturers because of oversights in how those vendors implemented the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, according to a team of security researchers.

    Written by Lucian Constantin02 Aug. 13 03:34
  • Top hacker dies days before scheduled Black Hat talk

    Noted hacker Barnaby Jack, known for exposing vulnerabilities in ATM machines and medical devices, died in San Francisco Thursday, just days before he was scheduled to speak on deadly security shortcomings in medical implants at next week's Black Hat security conference.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan26 July 13 20:14
  • IBM unveils vulnerability manager as part of QRadar SIEM

    IBM today announced vulnerability-management capabilities available with its security information and event management (SIEM) product, called QRadar, that will let security managers identify network assets and prioritize network vulnerabilities for remediation.

    Written by Ellen Messmer25 July 13 16:26
  • Report: Iran, Syria using Blue Coat gear to squelch dissent

    A report issued today by the Canadian group Citizen Lab says that network security hardware made by well-known manufacturer Blue Coat Systems is being used for political censorship by the repressive governments of Iran, Syria and Sudan.

    Written by Jon Gold09 July 13 23:17
  • What Google, Facebook and Twitter are doing right with website security

    The popular services of Google, Facebook and Twitter are improving in terms of security, says Scott Behrens, head of Neohapsis Labs, which took a security snapshot of them on May 28 through an analysis that included looking at server headers sent during responses to the websites.

    Written by Ellen Messmer03 June 13 15:22
  • McAfee sees surge in spam, Koobface samples, MBR attacks

    The first three months of 2013 have seen a surge in spam volume, as well as large numbers of samples of the Koobface social networking worm and master boot record (MBR) infecting malware, according to antivirus vendor McAfee.

    Written by Lucian Constantin03 June 13 13:19
  • Gartner security survey: McAfee up, Trend Micro down

    A Gartner report about the security software market shows that No. 2 ranked McAfee enjoyed the most overall growth last year, Trend Micro slipped but stayed No. 3, and Symantec held onto its top spot with 19.6 per cent of the $US19.1 billion market.

    Written by Ellen Messmer30 May 13 18:37
  • Signature-Based Endpoint Security on Its Way Out

    Signature-based blacklisting security technologies are losing the battle against malware, says McAfee, which has streamlined its endpoint security offerings to two suites that it says provide next-generation security for all endpoints, whether PCs, tablets or ATMs.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud29 May 13 14:32
  • McAfee rethinks consumer security service delivery

    McAfee, part of Intel, today announced a profound shift in how it distributes and prices its consumer security products by introducing LiveSafe, a service that combines anti-malware plus a score of other capabilities, such as anti-theft protection and a so-called "safety deposit box" in the cloud that can only be accessed by means of the user's face or voice biometric.

    Written by Ellen Messmer14 May 13 06:12
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