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Facebook has passed eBay into second position in the list of organizations most often attacked by phishers, according to security firm Kaspersky Lab.

Google has launched the latest version of Chrome to mark the browser's second anniversary. Included in the release are several security fixes.

IT security vendor Webroot says it has discovered a pro-Israeli website apparently receiving passwords stolen by Koobface, the social networking worm that has been around for more than a year.

Microsoft's free tool to bring newer security protections to older platforms and applications is now available for download.

Heartland Payment Systems has closed the book on card brand-related lawsuits resulting from a 2008 system breach by agreeing to a $5 million settlement with Discover.

Monthly malware statistics released by Kaspersky Labs shows that malicious programs targeting the recently patched Windows shortcut vulnerability were among the most popular during August.

Research just released shows that IT security professionals think that a badly configured network is the main cause of network breaches.

Ransomware variant TotalSecurity is topping the malware charts, according to the latest threat report from security firm Fortinet.

Security firm McAfee has alerted the online community to a new Zeus botnet attack using bogus FedEx notification emails.

An agreement has been reached between CA Technologies and privately held Arcot Systems, whereby CA will acquire the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company for $200 million in cash.

Microsoft has released a work-around tool to ward off attacks that exploit dynamic-link library (DLL) loading vulnerabilities while administrators update affected applications.

Norwegian security researchers have claimed they can crack quantum cryptography, which could make the highly secure encryption technique vulnerable to hackers.

The Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) executive director says new certification program will assess IT practitioners’ cloud security knowledge.

India has moved past the US as the world’s largest producer of viruses according to data from security firm Network Box.

Spam technology turns on its head to filter useful email messages

India has delayed a threatened ban on BlackBerry services for 60 days to extend talks on giving security services access to users' emails and instant messages.

The non-profit society for IT professionals has taken the wraps off four new audit programs for cloud computing, crisis management, information security management, and Active Directory management.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a new program that is looking for fresh approaches toward insider threat detection on government and military networks.

A recent report from the Wall Street Journal says that ArcSight may be in the cross-hairs of some large software/hardware vendors looking to spend some of that pent up cash on its security software portfolio.

An 84MB update has been shipped by Apple for its Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, addressing 13 security vulnerabilities.