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Hackers who posted a barebones proof-of-concept attack for a critical Windows vulnerability may have obtained some of the code from Microsoft or one of its antivirus partners, the bug's finder said today.
By Gregg Keizer | 17 March, 2012 06:25
Trustwave today announced it has entered into a deal to acquire M86 Security for an undisclosed price. Both firms are privately held, and the deal is expected to be concluded in a matter of weeks.
By Ellen Messmer | 07 March, 2012 04:48
Digital Certificate Authority (CA) Trustwave revealed that it has issued a digital certificate that enabled an unnamed private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network, an action that prompted the Mozilla community to debate whether the CA's root certificate should be removed from Firefox.
By Lucian Constantin | 09 February, 2012 00:32
An in-depth study of data-breach problems last year where hackers infiltrated 312 businesses to grab gobs of mainly customer payment-card information found the primary way they got in was through third-party vendor remote-access applications or VPN for systems maintenance.
By Ellen Messmer | 07 February, 2012 22:33
Point-of-sale payment processing devices for credit and debit cards are proving to be rich targets for cybercriminals due to lax security controls, particularly among small businesses, according to a report from Trustwave.
By Jeremy Kirk | 04 March, 2011 01:02
Managed security services have been growing in popularity over the past several years, and the latest task enterprises are looking to offload to an outside provider is security information management.
By Ellen Messmer | 22 January, 2010 08:05
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