According to Global Phishing Report by APWG, there were around 67,677 phishing attacks worldwide during the second half of last year.
EC-Council to Launch New Center for Advanced Security Training (CAST) at TakeDownCon Dallas
EC-Council's new Center for Advanced Security Training (CAST) will make its official debut at TakeDownCon Dallas, May 15-17. TakeDownCon is a new technical IT security conference series developed by EC-Council.
Cyber Security Professionals at Sony Streamline Network Infrastructure after Intrusion Attempt
Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity services go offline after external intrusion attempt.
ENISA Releases Report on Pan-European Simulated Cyber-Attack Exercise
Recently, the European Network and information Security Agency (ENISA) released a report on a Pan-European cyber security exercise.
Researcher to Release “PlugBot” Pen-Test Tool at TakeDownCon Dallas in May
Security researcher Jeremiah Talamantes will release a new penetration testing tool called "PlugBot" at this year’s TakeDownCon Dallas, a new IT security conference designed by the EC-Council.
Identity theft and Phishing Rank Second in Annual Tax Scams List of IRS
Identity theft and phishing rank second in the annual list of 'dirty dozen' tax scams for 2011 released by IRS.
Google Plans to Add New Security Feature to Caution Users against Malicious Downloads
Recently, Google announced a new security feature in Chrome to facilitate safe downloads.
Google Mitigates High-risk Vulnerabilities in Chrome Identified by Security Professionals
Recently, Google updated Chrome Stable and Beta channels to 10.0.648.204. The update mitigates six high-risk vulnerabilities.
Comodo Issues Alert on Fraudulent SSL Certificates
Recently, Comodo Group, Inc., one of the leading certification authorities warned against fraudulent SSL certificates.
France Penalizes Google for Privacy Breach
Recently, French regulator CNIL fined Google for violating data protection laws.