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Verodin carries out attacks safely to test network security

Startup can give security pros the chance to see how their operations center responds to attacks

Apr 18, 2016 3 mins

On getting your WordPress site hacked; pay now or pay more later

The risk of your WordPress (or Drupal or Joomla or whatever) site getting hacked has become non-trivial and the alternative is to "roll your own" ... it's pay now or pay more later.

Apr 17, 2016 2 mins

Internet Security

Hackers having a field day – time to rethink your blogging and publishing strategy

Blogging platforms such as WordPress and Drupal have evolved into publishing platforms but now they've become easy hacking targets

Apr 17, 2016 3 mins

Application Security Cybercrime Data Center

Schools put on high alert for JBoss ransomware exploit

More than 2,000 machines are ready to be infected, Cisco says

Apr 15, 2016 2 mins

Security Software Development

A new approach to detecting compromised credentials in real-time

It is hard to distinguish an authorized user from an attacker using compromised credentials. DB Networks says it has a way.

Apr 15, 2016 7 mins

Security

Almost all of IT budgets will soon be dedicated to cloud, Intel study finds

Intel says 80% of IT budgets are about to be aimed at cloud. One niggle, though, is a question over security.

Apr 15, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Security

Catastrophic cyber attack on U.S. grid possible, but not likely

Anything is possible in the cat-and-mouse game of probing and protecting the online weaknesses of the nation’s critical infrastructure. But security experts say the U.S. grid is resilient enough to make a “cyber Pearl Harbor,” highly unlikely

Apr 15, 2016 9 mins

Cybercrime Security