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Web application security

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

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• October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15

  Researchers find credential-stealing webmail server APT attack

  Security researchers have discovered a new and unique advanced persistent threat (APT) technique that involves a malicious module loaded onto a webmail server

• September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15

  Brit spooks snoop on users of the BBC, Facebook, Google and more

  Documents handed to The Intercept by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that GCHQ has harvested data from users of search engine, social media, news and adult websites, as well as online radio

• September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15

  Apple cleans out App Store after XcodeGhost malware breach

  Apple takes action after Chinese XcodeGhost malware affects an undisclosed number of apps on the company's App Store

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  Mobile networks hit by rise in Windows and PC malware, report shows

  Latest fixed and mobile network malware analysis from Alcatel-Lucent reveals growing threat posed by Windows PCs and laptops

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Security vulnerability management more than patching, warns Secunia

  Keeping track of what makes an IT environment vulnerable is an ongoing and complex task, according to Secunia

• August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15

  More legislation needed to bolster Asean cyber security

  Asean countries will need legislation to motivate organisations to step up their cyber security activities

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Is Australia's cyber security-focused government underestimating the insider threat?

  Canberra is strengthening its cyber security response, but there is conflicting evidence about where the main threat is coming from

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses

  The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems

• August 07, 2015 07 Aug'15

  Many firms still failing to test and secure web applications, says Rapid7

  Web application security is not getting the focus and attention it needs because of a lack of awareness of the risks by security professionals and developers alike, says Rapid7

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  Gartner warns of IoT threat to corporate data stored in personal clouds

  Market watcher cautions IT managers to beware the risk IoT and virtual personal assistants pose to corporate data stored in 'personal clouds'

• August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15

  BlackHat 2015: Firms must switch focus to data security, says Imperva

  Without using any exploits, hackers can turn synchronisation services such as Dropbox, GoogleDrive and Box into a devastating attack tool, warns Imperva

• July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15

  CipherCloud and CSA lead calls for cloud security open APIs

  The pair have teamed up to create a working group that will guide the industry on how to make the cloud more secure, but in an open way

• June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15

  Adobe patches Flash Player vulnerability CVE-2015-3113

  Security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux address vulnerability CVE-2015-3113 that allows attackers to control the system

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Google scolds businesses for citing security as a reason not to use cloud

  Search giant reckons on-premise data is more likely to be breached than information stored in the cloud