Your search for hit returned 425 results.

DeepNines’ Security Edge Platform (SEP) takes a new look at UTM. This device does not become the gateway, but instead works with an existing firewall and sits between the internet and the perimeter to stop attacks before they can hit the firewall. The U.S. Department of Defense has banned USB drives and other removable media after a worm hit military networks. The recent onslaught of Internet browsers to hit the market is a boon for user security according to Tim Callan, a product marketing executive from security firm Verisign. The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has admitted that the number of its customers hit by a data breach was much larger than previously stated. A security firm in Johannesburg has been hit by a hacker from Turkey.
Figures released by Sainsbury's Bank in the UK have shown that 4.1 million Britons have fallen victim to identity theft. Microsoft has issued a warning about a new exploit in all Windows versions except Windows 2003 that is actively being exploited by attackers. The social networking site has been hit by a legal complaint that claims it has failed to gain users' permission to distribute their information. The websites of both Democratic presidential candidates have been hit by cross-site scripting (XSS) exploits. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, father of the internet, has hit out at companies that try and sell customer’s browsing data.

Security vendors have warned of an increase in cybercrime during the holiday season. This year has not been a good one in terms of data breaches – from the loss of child benefit details to the loss of top secret information on known terrorists. The World Bank's internal networks have been compromisd by outside attackers at least six times in the last year, according to a recent report. Richard Turner, CEO of Clearswift speaks about the security industry’s most hyped concepts: Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
A unique breach of bank information has hit one of the world's largest banks. A Swedish security company announced Wednesday that two of its researchers have discovered a 'generic' flaw in the TCP stack that could result in denial-of-service attacks. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. The president's signature is the only thing standing in the way of a rare event: an IT-security related bill becoming law. The hacker who exposed portions of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email got her password by claiming to have 'forgotten' it. Spammers are using thousands of Google Groups to spread unwanted email and malware.