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Internet users can take advantage of the speed of email and the security of digital encryption with Comodo's free Email Certificates
posted on 08/03/2010

When New York jeweler Harry Winston donated the famous Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, he shipped the 45.52-carat gem via US mail. Email users need to be warier than Winston. Unlike rocks, email messages scatter into tiny digital signals bouncing from computer to computer, owned and operated by different companies. Anyone along the way can imperceptibly alter or even destroy these messages. That's why Comodo provides free personal em... [more]

Cyber-Ark Labs to focus on researching emerging trends in technology and information security
posted on 24/02/2010

Cyber-Ark® Software's recently launched Cyber-Ark Labs is a new group dedicated to researching emerging trends in technology and information security. Housed in the company’s U.S. headquarters, one of the goals for Cyber-Ark Labs is to create an environment where innovative ideas can be nurtured into commercially-viable solutions. Cyber-Ark Labs will be headed by Shlomi Dinoor, who recently joined the company as its first vice president of eme... [more]

Don't fall victim to Valentine malware
posted on 12/02/2010

Valentine’s Day is coming up and hackers are preparing. This year, hackers will likely concoct a special Valentine potion that uses the promise of being secretly admired combined with our prevailing addiction to sharing personal information on social networks like Facebook. How will it work? First, hackers easily get a complete list of friends for many users. Then, hackers send to that certain someone a Valentine messages seemingly coming from... [more]

Third parties introduce many deficiencies exploited by attackers
posted on 08/02/2010

According to Trustwave's 2010 Global Security Report, the most notable trend of 2009 was the continued existence of attack vectors despite the security industry’s awareness of the associated vulnerabilities for a decade or more. Organizations large and small were found to be moving forward with plans to implement new technology, while leaving basic security threats overlooked in legacy environments and IT systems. The report analyzes data gath... [more]

Public sector needs to tackle key security issues to avoid costly data breaches
posted on 25/01/2010

Human error is considered the most likely cause of security breaches, but these could often be avoided if security and administration policies were put in place, and followed. Those working in the public sector need to tackle key security issues if they want to avoid costly data breaches that impact both finances and reputation, according to a new guide from Network Box. The guide - Securing the public sector – discusses the issues facing pub... [more]

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