This new threat exploits vulnerabilities in security subsystems and in some modes makes use of normally unused ports and channels, and can therefore move about on the net unnoticed and undetected. The bad news is: The next-generation threat is...
Richard Palmer, vice-president in Cisco's Security Technology Group, said in a statement: "The acquisition of Protego further emphasises Cisco's commitment to network security, and [Protego's] leadership in security monitoring, threat management...
That panel recommended cabin crews have "a method for immediate notification to the flight deck during a suspected threat in the cabin" that would permit pilots to take appropriate action, such as beginning an immediate landing.
Security tools from Microsoft and third parties offer protection against all current exploits of the flaw, according to Microsoft. Malicious code that exploits the Windows hole has already led to significant growth in the number of hijacked PCs...
Kimmo Alkio, CEO of F-Secure, recently rejoined the antivirus vendor from fellow Finnish company Nokia.silicon.com recently caught up with Alkio to discuss the security landscape, how governments should handle hackers, the need for a dot-bank...
Website attacks, which plant browser exploits to compromise users, are also becoming more a problem as they are able to target well known, high-traffic sites. A major threat is browser scripting attacks, which use web browsers to get through...